Overview
- Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. ET in Phoenix, with the game on ESPN and streaming via the ESPN app and Fubo.
- Minnesota enters 7-5, while New Mexico is 9-3 under first-year coach Jason Eck after a six-game winning streak.
- Oddsmakers make Minnesota a slight favorite at about -2.5, with totals around 43.5 to 44.5.
- Gophers running back Darius Taylor says the transfer portal is "not an option" and plans to play, and edge rusher Anthony Smith is weighing an NFL draft decision.
- ESPN’s broadcast team is Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport, and this is the programs’ first-ever matchup at Chase Field.