[6] It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season.
The College Football Playoff Selection Committee selected #9 Ole Miss Rebels and the #6 TCU Horned Frogs to participate in the game.
Ole Miss was an at-large team, finishing in 3rd place in the SEC West, while TCU was the Big 12 Conference co-champions.
This was the seventh overall meeting between these two teams, with Ole Miss previously leading the series 5–1.
Its inclusion in the College Football Playoff marked its ascendance to major-bowl status.