With leading wideout Le'Meke Brockington not playing in Friday's Rate Bowl, Minnesota needed someone to step up in a relatively thin receiver room. Jalen Smith leaped at the opportunity. The redshirt ...

The 2025 college football season wraps up with more than 40 bowl games over the rest of December and into January. That can make it hard to keep track of just when and where all the games are taking ...

Chase Field transformed into a football madhouse on Friday afternoon, as the 2025 Rate Bowl brought all the energy and vibes to one of the most unique events in college football. The roof was closed, ...

Minnesota and New Mexico will meet in the Rate Bowl at Chase Field on Dec. 26, the Fiesta Sports Foundation announced on Sunday, Dec. 7. It will be the first meeting between the teams. Kickoff, ...

PHOENIX — The college football season is almost over as teams prepare for bowl games and Chase Field once again transforms from a baseball diamond into a football venue for one of the more intriguing ...

It's officially college football bowl season. The time of year when getting doused in mayo or pelted with oranges is a sign of success. It's also the final game of the year for a number of programs, ...

The New Mexico Lobos got to enjoy a historic kick return touchdown during their matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Rate Bowl on Friday night. Going into the matchup, New Mexico stood ...

PHOENIX — Minnesota thrives in an era of bowl opt-outs, even when a national championship is out of reach. These Golden Gophers dig the postseason. Jalen Smith scored his second touchdown on a diving ...

At Bub's in the Ballpark a few blocks from Petco Park in San Diego I sat down at a barstool with a Gopher fan to take in the Rate Bowl. It was the Minnesota Gophers taking on the New Mexico Lobos.

PHOENIX — A part of Brian Urlacher must have appreciated the defensive rock fight the Rate Bowl turned into on Friday at Chase Field. But the outstanding ex-New Mexico and Chicago Bears linebacker, ...