The Texas A&M Aggies play the West Virginia Mountaineers on Monday in the 2014 Liberty Bowl. Kickoff is at 2:00 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream or listen to the radio broadcast via the links provided below.
Texas A&M (7-5) struggled down the stretch of the season, losing five of their last seven games, including the final two of the regular season. Although the Aggies' first season post-Johnny Manziel concluded with 23-17 loss at home against LSU, they have the chance on Monday to head into the offseason on a high note if they can defeat the 7-5 Mountaineers.
"For us, as I say every year, we look at bowl games the same way," said Aggies coach Mike Sumlin, via ESPN. "It's a culmination of our year, and for our seniors it's a way for them to leave a legacy of who they are. You like for them to go out on a winning note. We've always treated the bowl game as the beginning of next season."
The bowl game will be additional experience for freshman quarterback Kyle Allen, who took over the starting job for the last four games of the season after sophomore Kenny Hill's three-game slump. In Allen's four starts, he completed 61.3 percent of his passes for 764 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions.
"He keeps getting better each day," said Aggies offensive coordinator Jake Spavital. "West Virginia has an aggressive scheme at times. They will mix it up a lot. Kyle has to know when to get the ball out of his hand and make the right decisions but still show that poise he's been showing lately."
West Virginia also finished the regular season with a 7-5 record, losing three straight games before their 37-24 season-finale win at Iowa State. Sophomore quarterback Skyler Howard will star the bowl game in place of senior Clint Trickett, who announced his retirement Friday after suffering five concussions over the last 14 months.
Watch the live stream HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE.
