These players will dominate at the 2023 LA Bowl between UCLA and Boise State

Boise State Broncos head coach Spencer Danielson celebrates with running back Ashton Jeanty after 44-20 victory over the UNLV Rebels in the Mountain West Championship at Allegiant Stadium.

After a tumultuous decision process to determine whether or not Boise State would have the opportunity to even play in the Mountain West conference championship game, the Broncos proved their superiority with a massive 44-20 win over the UNLV Rebels. Now, they get their biggest test, a date with the UCLA Bruins in the LA Bowl.

The UCLA Bruins won’t have to travel very far for their 2023 bowl game. The game’s location, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California is less than 25 miles from the Rose Bowl. That said, the Bruins have not been particularly great at home this year. UCLA has lost each of their last two games at home and only put up 14 points combined in those games, suffering embarrassing losses to Cal and Arizona State. Obviously, SoFi Stadium is not the Bruins’ actual home field, but it may as well be with Boise State traveling across multiple states for the game.

Boise State is on a hot streak. They have won four straight games and have scored over 40 points in three of those games. They also have not allowed a single opponent to score more than 20 points in any game during their win streak. Of course, they have not faced a team from a Power 5 conference in that span though.

Depending on whether or not Chip Kelly and the rest of the UCLA coaching staff has figured their offense out over the last three weeks will determine whether or not this will be a shootout or a one-sided battle. Here are the players to watch out for in this game.

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Players to look out for at the 2023 LA Bowl – UCLA vs. Boise State:

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Publish date : 2023-12-15 14:14:06

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