Salt Lake Tribune: BYU boosts Vegas Bowl ticket sales

By Patrick Kinahan and Michael C. Lewis

Less than one week after inviting Brigham Young, the Las Vegas Bowl is selling tickets at a brisk pace, executive director Tina Kunzer-Murphy said. As of Monday, 21,881 tickets had been sold for the Dec. 22 game. BYU has sold almost 14,000 tickets. "It's going great," said Kunzer-Murphy. "We're keeping up with the requests. BYU is just being terrific, just terrific."  Bronco Mendenhall's team returns to practice this afternoon. The Las Vegas Bowl has to wait until Sunday to announce BYU’s opponent.  Kunzer-Murphy will invite the Pac-10's California Golden Bears if the Bowl Championship Series doesn't take conference member Oregon. The eighth-ranked Ducks are hoping for a Fiesta Bowl invitation.  Minus the Pac-10 option, Las Vegas may go after Nevada or a team from Conference USA or the MAC.