Overview
- Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT at Amon G. Carter Stadium, TCU’s home field in Fort Worth.
- Rice entered the bowl field at 5-7 after Iowa State and Kansas State declined bids, with each reportedly fined $500,000, creating openings for 5-7 teams.
- Texas State reached bowl eligibility by winning its final three games and is in a third straight postseason under coach G.J. Kinne.
- The Bobcats parted ways with defensive coordinator Dexter McCoil and defensive line coach Mike O’Guin and announced 19 early signees as they prepare to join the Pac-12 next season.
- This is a rematch of Texas State’s 2023 bowl win over Rice; the Owls make a third bowl in four years under Scott Abell and seek their first bowl victory in 11 years.