Minnesota's football team ends boycott, will prepare for Holiday Bowl

— -- Minnesota's football team has ended its boycott and will resume preparations to play in the National Funding Holiday Bowl.

The Gophers had been protesting the suspension of 10 players connected to a sexual assault allegation, demanding that the players be reinstated immediately.

The announcement came after a late-night meeting Friday between Gophers players and university president Eric Kaler and other campus leaders.

The Gophers will face Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27. They were scheduled to leave for San Diego on Dec. 23.