The Oregon State Beavers' first trip to a bowl game in nearly a decade is officially on, and the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl presents a special opportunity for OSU.

On the latest episode of the Beaver Banter podcast, The Oregonian/OregonLive's Nick Daschel and Aaron Fentress give an initial look at the inaugural bowl game and the opponent, Utah State.

Kimmel, the late night host, offers the schools a chance to promote their brands to a big-time audience. What's that mean for OSU?

On this episode:

• The pros/cons of this bowl and matchup for OSU
• Initial thoughts on Utah State
• Some notable player absences (No Avery Roberts, for example)
• Can OSU shake its less-than-stellar record away from Reser?
• Some early men's/women's basketball thoughts

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