Texas State (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt) will take on Rice (6-6, 4-4 American Athletic) in the SERVPRO First Responders Bowl at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on the campus of SMU. The opening kick is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN.
San Jose State will look to close out the season with a seventh consecutive win after a 1-5 start. It will be the Spartans third bowl appearance in the last four years, which is a first in program history.
Not for Florida State players and coaches who were driven to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff and play for another title. The Seminoles had to settle for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, which followed a perfect regular season. “Nobody can take that from us,” senior defensive back Jarrian Jones said.