Athlons: Ranking All 41 Bowls for 2015: From Must-See to Must-Miss (#37. Quick Lane)

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per Athlons:

37. Quick Lane Bowl – Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7)

Dec. 28 – 5 p.m. ET, ESPN2

The ACC failed to have enough bowl-eligible teams, opening the door for Central Michigan to make the short trip from Mount Pleasant to Detroit for its postseason destination. The Chippewas – led by new coach John Bonamego and prolific quarterback Cooper Rush – are trying to win more than seven games for the first time since 2009. Tracy Claeys was promoted from interim to full-time coach after Jerry Kill retired during the regular season. Claeys was unable to guide Minnesota to a winning record, but the Golden Gophers are still making their fourth consecutive bowl trip. Minnesota’s secondary has allowed only 13 passing scores this season, and this group will be tested by Rush and top receiver Jesse Kroll.

http://athlonsports.com/college-foo...ollege-football-bowls-2015-must-see-must-miss

Go Gophers!!

 

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ESPN: Best to worst: Ranking the Big Ten bowl games

10. Quick Lane Bowl: Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 5 p.m., Dec. 28

This is a game that only a diehard Minnesota fan could love. But on one (slightly) interesting note, the teams did share a common opponent -- Kent State – and the Chippewas got the better of them, 27-14, compared to Minnesota’s 10-7 win. What does that mean? Probably nothing. Just like this bowl.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/128252/best-to-worst-ranking-the-big-ten-bowl-games

Go Gophers!!