Thor Nystrom tracks players opting out of upcoming bowl games as well as the coaching changes around the college football landscape. Thor will update the article through the remainder of the season to keep you updated on bowl games, college prospects, and the 2023 NFL Draft.
And below we’ll take a closer look at the upcoming bowl game: Frisco Bowl.
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Frisco Bowl: College Football News, Player Opt-Out Tracker & Game Preview (Boise State vs. North Texas)
Frisco Bowl | Frisco, TX
- Saturday, December 17 | 8:15 PM
- Boise State (-10.5) vs. North Texas | Total: 58
- ATL: BSU -7.2 | ATT: 63
Boise State
- QB Hank Bachmeier (Transfer portal)
- RB George Holani (Injury)
- WR Stefan Cobbs (Injury)
- WR Cole Wright (Injury)
- WR Austin Bolt (Injury)
- TE Tyneil Hopper (Transfer portal)
- LB Marco Notarainni (Injury)
RB Holani hurt his shoulder in the MWC title game. But he returned to practice last week and is expected to play. WR Cobbs missed the last two games of the regular season. He, along with WR Wright, are both questionable. WR Bolt and LB Notarainni, meanwhile, will both miss this game after suffering season-ending injuries.
North Texas
- RB Oscar Adaway (Injury)
UNT QB Austin Aune will play in this game. But he’s already announced that he’ll declare for the NFL Draft after it. RB Adaway was North Texas’ RB1 up until suffering an injury against WKU in late-October. He hasn’t played since. His status for this game is unknown.
Coaching News
North Texas fired HC Seth Littrell despite reaching the CUSA title game. The program named DC Phil Bennett interim head coach for this game.
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