Bowl invitation expected for San Jose State

All signs point to San Jose State getting a bowl bid when invitations officially are extended Sunday.

Nebraska and Minnesota also will be playing in bowl games with 5-7 records. Championship Saturday began with 75 bowl-eligible teams and two more teams got there, three short of what was needed to fill a record 80 bowl games. Kansas State took care of business by beating West Virginia 24-23 to finish 6-6. Georgia State beat Georgia Southern 34-7 for its sixth victory. South Alabama fell short of six, though, losing 34-27 to Appalachian State, which appears to pave the way for an SJSU bid. There are only 77 teams with at least six victories and a .500 record, the minimum to be eligible for a…