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| A First Team Big 12 Selection, Cannon is a 2014 Mount Pleasant High School graduate. |
The game will feature a matchup between two of the nation's most high-powered offenses, with the Bears and Broncos each ranking in the top-20 nationally in total yards per game.
Both teams are looking for redemption after late-season struggles. Boise State (10-2, 6-2 Mountain West) lost its season finale against Air Force, effectively eliminating its chances of playing in the conference championship. Meanwhile, Baylor (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) will look to right the ship after dropping its final six games of the season, all of them against conference foes.
The Broncos will be making their 15th-straight bowl appearance, and despite failing to meet their goals of winning the conference championship and going to a New Years Six bowl game, they are not underestimating their Cactus Bowl opponents.
"We're trying to finish this season the right way and take everything we've learned and apply it, and go out there and be a much better football team than we were in the last game," Boise State coach Bryan Harsin said at a pre-bowl press conference.
Harsin noted just how dangerous the Bears are on offense, saying "they're explosive... these guys can score," and singled out wide receiver KD Cannon as someone they will put special focus on.
"[He's] one of the best in the country," Harsin said of the first team All-Big 12 selection. "Just pop on the tape and you can see exactly why."
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