The Las Vegas Bowl, between Northwestern (7-5) vs. Utah (8-4), will be staged Saturday (Dec. 23, 2023) in Nevada at 7:30 p.m. ET.
ABC will televise the game, but if you don’t have cable you can watch it on fuboTV, a live streaming service which caters to sports nuts. FuboTV currently has a free trial for new customers who want to check out all the provider has to offer.
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AP Story
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said he has never experienced a season with so many injuries like this one.
Northwestern coach David Braun was hired in January as the defensive coordinator, unaware he would be called upon to take over a program engulfed in a hazing controversy.
Both coaches navigated their circumstances to meet Saturday in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Utah (8-4) had major injuries at every offensive unit and was forced to go to their fifth-string quarterback at one point. The defense wasn’t immune, with end Jonah Elliss and linebacker Lander Barton suffering season-ending injuries.
“It’s been challenging, but our guys answered the bell,” Whittingham said. “Every week, it seemed to be a little shuffling of the lineup, but they handled it as well as possibly could be handled.”
Braun had to step into a turbulent situation when coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired July 10 as a result of an investigation into a hazing scandal.
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Not only did Braun have to find a way to keep the team from falling part over the off-field controversy, he also had to do with a team that went 1-11 the season before. The Wildcats are 7-5.
“He told us we’ve got a chance to write a really special story,” Wildcats linebacker Bryce Gallagher said. “There was the initial phase of shock, but that’s a credit to Coach Braun for keeping this team…
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