Football
It was a few seconds past 5 p.m. Monday in the Rush Tower lobby of the Golden Nugget downtown. Boise State football coach Chris Petersen and his Arizona State counterpart, the soon-to-be-unemployed Dennis Erickson, were smiling for the traditional photo one always sees before bowl games, the one with the team helmets and the trophy in the foreground. At least this time, the showgirls stayed home.
The Las Vegas Bowl, now in its 20th year, has evolved from a means to plug slow visitation to a valuable week on the city’s special events calendar.
No. 8 Boise State will play Arizona State in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas on Dec. 22 at Sam Boyd Stadium, it was announced Sunday.
When Boise State played in last year’s MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, the 10th-ranked Broncos were the highest-rated team to appear in the local game.