Bowl Projections for BYU After Turbulent Bye Week

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports If it’s possible to have an exhausting bye week, the BYU Cougars did it over the Thanksgiving break. From the Washington Huskies scheduling hullaballoo to the insulting College Football Playoff rankings, the Cougars were a hot topic this week, for better or for worse. Several major pundits still have BYU in a New Year’s Six slot but others were greatly deterred by the disappointing ranking.

New Mexico Bowl vs. Fresno State (ESPN)

First of all, yuck. Imagine a (hopefully) 10-0 BYU squad having to play in New Mexico as their reward for one of the best seasons in school history. No thanks. Fresno State does not stir up much excitement either, despite the two teams…