After the WAC stopped sponsoring football in 2012 , Mountain West inherited its spot as host , reaching agreement with the bowl to provide a team , starting with the December 2013 edition . The bowl featured MAC vs. Mountain West matchups in the 2013 through 2015 games . In 2016 , the bowl invited in-state Idaho of the Sun Belt Conference in place of a MAC team . The 2017 edition returned to MAC vs. Mountain West , while in the 2018 edition , independent BYU was invited in place of a Mountain West team . In late July 2019 , it was announced that the Mountain West and Mid-American Conferences would maintain their tie-ins to the bowl through the 2025-2026 football season
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