Overview
- Kickoff is set for Saturday, Dec. 27 at 2:45 p.m. PT at University Stadium in Albuquerque with television on ESPN and radio on San Diego Sports 760 AM.
- North Texas enters 11-2 after falling 34-21 to Tulane in the AAC title game, while San Diego State finished 9-3 following a four-way Mountain West tie decided by a computerized tiebreaker.
- The Aztecs allow about 266 yards and 12.6 points per game, facing a Mean Green attack that averages roughly 504 yards and 44.8 points behind QB Drew Mestemaker’s 4,129 yards and 31 touchdowns.
- SDSU accepted its first bowl bid since 2022, capping a major turnaround that matched the program’s best single-season improvement since records began in 1921.
- Coaching movement frames North Texas’ lead-up, with reports noting head coach Eric Morris accepted the Oklahoma State job and Yahoo reporting he will coach the bowl, while NBC San Diego reports Neal Brown has been named as his replacement.