This may not be the bowl game of the Gophers dreams, but the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix provides them with a match-up against a Big 12 opponent and a warm weather destination.
Kickoff: 9:15 p.m. in Phoenix, Ariz.
TV: ESPN. Radio: 100.3 FM, webstream. Sirius/XM: Ch. 372, 375
Line: Gophers by 5. Over/under: 45
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Rosters: Gophers | West Virginia
Schedules, results: Gophers | West Virginia
Team stats: Gophers | West Virginia
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