Probably the likely opponent in the Cheez-Nip Bowl (yes, I know it's Cheez-It, but what's the difference?). I don't know a lot about them except that they won 10 games this year, including the last 7, and their only losses were to Boise State by 11 & Navy by 9. They beat Colorado in OT early in the year. Probably not a team to take lightly (WSU should never take any team lightly). Like other service academies, they run the ball over and over. Only completed 64 passes all year for about 1500 yards. Ran the ball for nearly 3700 yards and had 4 players rush for more than 500 yards. I can see Cougars moving the ball and scoring, but they'll need to do better with run defense than what we usually see. If WSU gets behind in the 4th quarter, I can see AF grinding it out to the end. As usual, avoiding turnovers will be a key for the Cougs.
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