Hyundai Sun Bowl Preview

Played in El Paso, Texas, the Hyundai Sun Bowl offers a matchup of Georgia Tech from the ACC against Pac-12 newcomer Utah. Georgia Tech opened the year 6-0 for the first time since its national title season of 1990 but lost four of its last six games to finish 8-4. The Yellow Jackets will be looking to end the season on a high note and also end a six-game bowl losing streak behind their powerful triple-option rushing attack that was second in the nation in rushing yards at 316.8 yards a game. Unfortunately for Georgia Tech, they are going up against a team perfectly suited to counter them. Utah has the nation’s 7th-best defense against the run, yielding only 98.3 yards a game. Furthermore, the Utes are one of the few teams in the country who are used to facing the triple-option having spent years going up against Air Force in the WAC and Mountain West prior to moving to the Pac-12. In their first year in the Pac-12, the Utes struggled at first, starting out 3-4 and 0-4 in conferen...