No. 21 Utah will try to extend the longest bowl winning streak in the nation to 10 at the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 22.
The Utes earned the trip after pulling off wild, comeback wins over San Diego State and BYU to close out the regular season at 10-2. This will be Utah's final game as a member of the Mountain West Conference as the Utes join the Pac-12 next year.
Utah' opponent in the Las Vegas bowl has yet to be announced, but Nevada is a possible candidate should it beat Louisiana Tech on Saturday. There has also been speculation that Boise State could end up in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Utah is 2-0 in the event, having won the 1999 Las Vegas Bowl over Fresno State, 17-16, and the 2001 edition over Southern California by a score of 10-6.
Nevada = bad news, BSU = scary, given the Utes mediocre performance as of late. This is the first year since Whit took over that the team hasn't gotten better towards the end of the season; that's been the key to their bowl success. I'm not sure how they will fare...
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