MEMPHIS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Officials of the AXA Liberty Bowl have reached an agreement to matchup Colorado State and Texas Christian University.
The Rams, Mountain West Conference champions, were 10-3 overall, and were ranked in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll for much of the season.
They fell eight spots to No. 21 after Saturday's 36-33 upset loss to UNLV.
The Horned Frogs, currently unranked, won Conference USA with a 6-2 league record, and earned a share of the C-USA title with a 27-20 win over Memphis on Saturday. They can win the crown outright if Cincinnati loss to East Carolina on Friday.
The game will feature two of the country's top running backs, CSU's Cecil Sapp, known as "The Diesel," and TCU freshmen sensation Lonta Hobbs.
Sapp set the Rams single-season rushing record this season with 1,495 yards. He also was the MVP of the Liberty Bowl in 2000.
Hobbs ran for 287 yards and three touchdowns in the season finale to power the Horned Frogs to their first Conference USA Championship.
The game's halftime highlight features the world's largest American Flag, and its annual patriotic theme will be the Pledge of Allegiance.
