Time: 6 p.m. TV: ESPN.
Line: Oregon State by 2 1/2.
Series: Oregon State leads 5-3.
Last meeting: Oregon State won 10-7 in 1986.
What’s at stake: Oregon State lost its bid for the Rose Bowl in the regular-season finale with a loss to Oregon. The Beavers will try to extend a five-game bowl win streak. BYU is making its fifth straight appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl, having split the last four. Last year, the Cougars finished with a 31-21 loss to Arizona.
Key matchup: BYU’s defense vs. the Rodgers brothers. Jacquizz and James Rodgers earned first- team all-Pac-10 honors, and BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said when one brother isn’t making a big play, the other likely has the ball and is doing the same. Jacquizz Rodgers has rushed for 1,377 yards and 20 touchdowns this year. James Rodgers has 1,004 receiving yards and nine scores to lead the Beavers’ receivers. BYU has allowed 21.7 points and 219.1 passing yards a game.
Oregon State’s last bowl: 2008 Sun, 3-0 win vs. Pittsburgh.
BYU’s last bowl: 2008 Las Vegas, 31-21 loss vs. Arizona.
The Associated Press
