In a bowl game that should’ve been dubbed the “Hyundai Snow Bowl,” the Miami Hurricanes fell victim to a Pac 12 school, Washington State, in the Hyundai Sun Bowl, 20-14.
The ‘Canes haven’t won a bowl game since 2006 and have now lost their sixth-straight bowl game. Wazzu hadn’t won a bowl game since 2003.
On the day after Christmas Day (Dec. 26), in temperatures dipping into the 20’s and with a healthy mix of snow and rain, both teams looked hot early on, scoring on their opening drives. Quarterback Brad Kaaya hit Stacy Coley on a 4-yard touchdown pass on 4th down, capping off a 15-play, nearly 7 minute, 69-yard drive to tie the Cougars, 7-7.