According to a report from FOX Sports’ Stewart Mandel, the Idaho Potato Bowl will feature the Idaho Vandals against a Mountain West opponent.
The move means that Idaho would take the place of a Mid-American Conference team.
The news came within moments of the announcements by ESPN’s Brett McMurphy that Miami would play Mississippi State in the St. Petersburg Bowl and that Houston would play the Mountain West Champion (eventually San Diego State) in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Louisiana-Monroe lost to Louisiana-Lafayette, ending NIU’s bid to qualify as a 5-7 team, which would have most likely prevented this scenario of losing the Potato Bowl.