Dec. 13, 2025, 6:03 a.m. ET
If it looks like the common season in school soccer simply ended, properly, it did. However that doesn’t imply we will’t soar proper into the bowl season, proper?
The primary bowl groups take the sphere at SoFi Stadium Saturday night. The sport matches two colleges that share a little bit of historical past with a former coach in frequent. Within the spirit of the vacations, it may also be seen as a go to from the ghosts of Pac-12 previous and future, with a former convention member squaring off towards a group sure for the newly reconstructed league subsequent season.
Right here’s a take a look at the members and what it’s good to know to take it in.
LA Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington
Time/TV: Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, ABC, Boise, Idaho.
Why watch: One would possibly name this the Chris Petersen Bowl, identify checking the coach who helped make Boise a perennial winner earlier than heading to Seattle to teach the Huskies and make them the Faculty Soccer Playoff. They’ve met on the sphere six instances, with Washington holding a 4-2 collection benefit. So far as this assembly is worried, will probably be a fast turnaround for the Broncos, recent off repeating as Mountain West champions with a win towards UNLV eight days earlier. The Huskies’ Huge Ten marketing campaign was a blended bag with occasional offensive outages amongst some explosive performances. Boise State was completely happy to get QB Maddux Madsen again for the MWC finale. Washington’s protection, backed by DB Alex McLaughlin, might show more durable to unravel. Huskies QB Demond Williams has thrown for 21 TDs and run for six extra. He should know the whereabouts of DB Ty Benefield, the Broncos’ defensive chief, always.
Why it might disappoint: As talked about, Boise is on a lot shorter relaxation, and the Broncos haven’t fared particularly properly this season towards sturdy out-of-conference competitors. Washington struggled towards high-end defenses, so we’ll quickly be taught if Boise qualifies in that class.
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