Who will win the Rate Bowl? Minnesota Gophers or New Mexico Lobos?!

The Minnesota Gophers will look to move to 7-0 under P.J. Fleck in bowl games on Friday when they take on the New Mexico Lobos in the Rate Bowl. Who will win the game and why? What matchups favor the Minnesota Gophers and what matchups are a cause for concern? Thor Nystrom and Ross Brendel preview the game, look at Gophers in the pros and provide some thoughts on the college football playoff. 1:30 – Thor says the wrong team is favored. It should be New Mexico.4:00 – Why New Mexico can win.7:30 – Logan Loya may have a say if the Gophers win. 10:15 – Matchups that favor the Minnesota Gophers and matchups that are a cause for concern17:35 – The Rate Bowl could be a very close game21:00 – What Gopher exceeded expectations and who didn’t meet them in 2025?23:53 – Darius Taylor should return to school and wait on the NFL.28:55 – Thoughts on optouts and transfers.37:10 – College football playoff talkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.