Quick Lane Bowl 2018, Georgia Tech vs. Minnesota: Where, when, and team info
The game in Detroit now has its matchup.
Who’s playing in the 2018 Quick Lane Bowl?
Georgia Tech (7-5, 5-3 in ACC)
Tech has settled into a predictable existence under Paul Johnson, the influential coach who’s going to retire right after leading his team in this bowl game. Pretty much every year under Johnson, the Jackets made a bowl (as they just did for the ninth time in 11 years), and they’ve run the Johnson flexbone, and they’ve win seven-ish games with occasional dips and jumps. Johnson has built a frustrating team to play against, and it’ll be fun to watch him work one last time. Once he leaves, Tech might take on a drastically different look.
Minnesota (6-6, 3-6 in Big Ten)
The Gophers are hard to figure out. They had a couple of brutal performances, most notably road losses to Maryland and Nebraska. But they also beat Fresno State in September, a win that looks great now. They gave Ohio State a hard time into the second half in Columbus. In the last three weeks of the season, they both destroyed the Purdue team that had previously destroyed Ohio State and beat Wisconsin for the first time since 2003. For a team that started the year with (and gave a lot of snaps to) the first true freshman walk-on QB since Baker Mayfield, that’s not bad at all.
Where is the Quick Lane Bowl?
Ford Field in Detroit. The Detroit Lions call Ford Field home on Sundays.
When is the Quick Lane Bowl, and how can I watch it?
5:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 26. ESPN for TV, and WatchESPN for streaming.
