Central Michigan (7-5) makes the two-hour trek to Detroit to face Minnesota (5-7) in the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field on Monday. Both teams played difficult schedules but managed to squeak into the postseason.
The Chippewas arrived by winning five of their last six games. The Gophers slipped into the Big Ten’s final bowl spot despite a losing record thanks to the lack of enough teams with winning records to fill the always-growing list of postseason destinations. Nonetheless, it’s football, and football with two relatively new head coaches and exciting players.
Here are a few reasons why you should tune in Monday at 5 p.