San Diego State football will play in the New Mexico Bowl at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque on Dec. 21, an announcement was made Sunday.
The Aztecs (9-3) will face Central Michigan (8-5) who fell in the Mid-American Conference championship 26-21 to Miami (Ohio) last Saturday.
Aztecs head coach Rocky Long said he found out what bowl game his team is in via text and was also waiting for the announcement on TV.
“Actually, the first text I got was from the bowl director of New Mexico that he told me we’re going there,” Long said. “I didn’t know that for sure yet because I was waiting for it to go on TV.