DALLAS – Conference USA will be sending four schools to play in bowl games this holiday season. CUSA Champion Liberty leads the group of four in the VRBO Fiesta Bowl, and are joined in the postseason by Jax State, New Mexico State and WKU.
Liberty (13-0, 8-0 CUSA), No. 23 in the College Football Playoff rankings, will face No. 8 Oregon (11-2, 8-1 Pac-12) in the VRBO Fiesta Bowl on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at noon CT on ESPN from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This marks the first time a CUSA team has earned a New Year’s Six spot in the league’s history.
New Mexico State (10-4, 7-1 CUSA) posted double digit wins for just the second time in program history, and first time since 1960. Head coach Jerry Kill’s team is also bowling for the second consecutive season. The Aggies will take on Fresno State (8-4, 4-4 MWC) in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque at 4:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, Dec. 16, on ESPN.
Jax State (8-4, 6-2 CUSA) made waves in its first FBS season, winning eight games under second year head coach Rich Rodriguez. The Gamecocks, who rank fifth in the country in rushing (232.2 yards per game, will face off with Louisiana (6-6, 3-5 Sun Belt) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 1:15 p.m. CT on ESPN.
WKU (7-5, 5-3 CUSA) reaches a bowl game for the 10th time in the past 12 seasons and will take on Old Dominion (6-6, 5-3 Sun Belt) in the Famous Toastery Bowl in Charlotte on Monday, Dec. 18, at 1:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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