In the Middle of the Desert, a Bowl Game Appears

Washington, Boise State will provide final football game for Sam Boyd Stadium

The Las Vegas Bowl kickoff isn't far off. The Washington and Boise State football teams are on the field going through warmups. The stands aren't very full. Overcast skies dominant this desert setting.

Sam Boyd Stadium, barring any unforeseen developments, is about to host its final football game. Formerly the home of UNLV football, this athletic facility is best described as similar to a Texas high school football stadium. It's quaint.

Desert mountains provide a sprawling backdrop. The casinos are 10 miles away. There are a lot of wide-open spaces surrounding this place.

The new Allegiant Stadium will host the relocated Raiders, UNLV and this bowl game in 2020.

Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. PT, with the telecast on ABC. In the video, we give you a brief tour of Sam Boyd.

Published Dec 22, 2019

DAN RALEY

Dan Raley has worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, as well as for MSN.com and Boeing, the latter as a global aerospace writer. His sportswriting career spans four decades and he's covered University of Washington football and basketball during much of that time. In a working capacity, he's been to the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, the MLB playoffs, the Masters, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and countless Final Fours and bowl games.

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