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WVU to play in Phoenix’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl Against Minnesota
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – It was announced on Sunday afternoon that West Virginia will take on Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
ActionNetworkHQ‘s Brett McMurphy reported that WVU Football (6-6) will see the Big Ten’s Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4).
Phoenix, Az. will set the scene for a warm Dec. 28 bowl game. Kickoff is set tentatively at 10:15 p.m. EST and will welcome the Mountaineers to this specific bowl for the third time.
West Virginia vs. Minnesota in Guaranteed Rate Bowl, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ
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— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 5, 2021
This would mark the first time these two teams have met in program history, and both would enter the bowl game on two-game win streaks to end the regular season. McMurphy has the spread in the Golden Gophers’ favor by two points and the West Virginia Football account confirmed the match-up.
Desert Bound 🌵
West Virginia vs. Minnesota@RateBowl | #TrustTheClimb pic.twitter.com/I2wxrFNTeR
— West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) December 5, 2021