Northwestern vs. Utah: Free live stream, TV, how to watch Las Vegas Bowl
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Bowl season rolls on with the Las Vegas Bowl between Northwestern and Utah on Saturday night.
Utah is a moderate favorite (-6.5) over Northwestern with the over/under set at 41.5. Fans looking to watch this college football bowl game can do so for free on fuboTV, which offers a free trial (as well as RedZone, for you NFL fans) or on DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV has promotional offers available, as well. Through the end of 2023, fuboTV is also offering $20 off the first two months of subscription (in addition to the 7-day free trial).
The game will also air on ABC for conventional television viewers.
Who: Northwestern vs. Utah
When: Saturday Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada
Stream: fuboTV (free trial); or Sling; or DirecTV Stream
Conventional TV: ABC
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Utah (8-4, 5-4 Pac-12) vs. Northwestern (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten), Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m. ET
LOCATION: Las Vegas
TOP PLAYERS
Utah: QB Bryson Barnes (1,517 yards passing, 12 TDs in 10 games); RB Ja’Quinden Jackson (742 yards rushing, 4.8 yards per carry); RB/DB Sione Vaki (five total TDs on offense, 51 tackles, one INT on defense); DE Jonah Elliss (12 sacks).
Northwestern: QB Ben Bryant (1,585 yards passing, 11 TDs in eight games); RB Cam Porter (618 yards rushing, four TDs); LB Bryce Gallagher (110 tackles); LB Xander Mueller (102 tackles, five sacks).
NOTABLE
Utah led the country in time of possession (34:03) and lost just one fumble during the season. The Utes also ranked second in the Pac-12 in yards rushing per game and averaged 199.8 yards on the ground over the final six games.
Northwestern made the biggest one-year improvement at the FBS level after going 1-11 last season. Coach David Braun had the interim tag removed and was given the permanent job. The Wildcats won their final three games.
LAST TIME
Northwestern leads the series 2-1. The last meeting was the 2018 Holiday Bowl when the Wildcats won 31-20.
BOWL HISTORY
Utah is headed to a bowl game for the 17th time under coach Kyle Whittingham and will play in the Las Vegas Bowl for the sixth time. The Utes are 4-1 in the previous bowl trips to Las Vegas, the last coming in 2015 when Utah beat BYU.
The Wildcats are making their first bowl appearance since the 2021 Citrus Bowl when they beat Auburn. Northwestern is 6-10 all-time in bowl games, but has won its last four.
The Associated Press contributed to this article