Insight Bowl: Kansas vs. Minnesota

The Kansas Jayhawks (7-5) and Minnesota Gophers (7-5) will ring in the New Year by facing off in the Insight Bowl at 5:30pm EST on New Year’s Eve. The game is played in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ and will air on the NFL Network.

Kansas will be making a bowl appearance for the second straight year, a first in school history. Last year they beat Virginia Tech 24-21 in the FedEx Orange Bowl to complete their 12-1 season.

Minnesota is returning to the Insight Bowl two years after their 44-41 overtime loss to Texas Tech in 2006. Second-year coach Tim Brewster has turned the Minnesota program around from its 1-11 record in 2007.

Kansas and Minnesota will be meeting for the seventh time ever, with the series tied at three games apiece, but their last meeting was in 1973, when Kansas won 34-19.