(Pullman, WA)  --  The Washington State Cougars will be rewarded for their 8-and-4 season by playing Minnesota in the Holiday Bowl.  The game will be played in San Diego on December 27th.  The Cougars ended the regular season with an Apple Cup loss to Washington, who's headed to the College Football Playoff to take on top-ranked Alabama in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta.  KREM-TV reports Mike Leach is the first head coach in the program's history to lead the Cougars to three bowl games in his first five years.