USA TODAY is covering all the action from kickoff to trophy ceremony, but there's still time to experience the game in-person. Here's everything you need to know about the Rate Bowl before the Lobos and Golden Gophers take the field.

The Gophers will be shorthanded at receiver and cornerback for the Rate Bowl against New Mexico at Chase Field on Friday. Senior wideout Le’Meke Brockington, who led Minnesota with 46

New Mexico looks to tie the program record with 10 wins and Minnesota looks to win a ninth straight Bowl game and stay undefeated in bowls under coach P.J. Fleck when they face off in the Rate Bowl on Friday,