Dec 04, 2023
ORLANDO, Florida (Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023) — The Kansas State Wildcats will play the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl, Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan announced Sunday. The game will kick off at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, at Camping World Stadium and will air live on ESPN.The Wolfpack (9-3, 6-2 ACC) and 25th-ranked Wildcats (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) have never met on the gridiron, and Kansas State will be making its first Florida bowl trip and […]
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Dec 28, 2019
By Jordan Perez, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — Any college football coach knows 11 wins is a monumental accomplishment in a season. But when stacked among a series of strong seasons, an 11-win campaign adds up to even more. “Over the last three years 33 wins,” Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly pointed out after his team’s 33-9 Camping World Bowl win over Iowa State. “That’s a lot of success and a lot of life lessons.” With Saturday’s victory […]
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Dec 28, 2019
By Zach Seifter, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — Iowa State started the game perfectly. After Notre Dame received to begin Saturday’s Camping World Bowl, the Cyclones held the Fighting Irish to a short gain on the ground, followed by an incomplete pass, followed by another short run. Three-and-out — just like they drew it up. Iowa State’s defenders came to Camping World Stadium to play, after all, and the Cyclones faithful — a huge faction in an announced crowd […]
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Dec 27, 2019
By Jordan Perez, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — Notre Dame will bring the element of surprise to Saturday’s Camping World Bowl against Iowa State. It may even surprise itself. On December 11, the program announced it had parted ways with offensive coordinator Chip Long. That was just three days after the Fighting Irish learned their bowl destination. In the wake of the news, head coach Brian Kelly reassigned play-calling duties to quarterbacks coach and former Notre Dame signal-caller Tommy […]
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Dec 27, 2019
By Zach Seifter, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s rare to see Notre Dame play a school for the first time ever. Iowa State is one of just eight Power 5 teams the Irish have never faced. That short list will get even shorter when the Camping World Bowl kicks off here on Saturday. It’s a little more history for Notre Dame. And it’s a huge opportunity for Iowa State. “Many people don’t know how good this team is,” […]
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Dec 26, 2019
By Jordan Perez, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — Notre Dame football wants to put the “N” in B-I-N-G-O, and a new bowl week tradition may do just that. Bowl season makes no exceptions for the holidays, with travel schedules demanding players and coaches spend time away from the usual comforts of home. Thus, programming is built every year in order to boost the “second family”-like environment. Last year, Notre Dame’s trip to the Cotton Bowl included a round of […]
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Dec 26, 2019
By Zach Seifter, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — One year removed from a perfect regular season and a berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals, Notre Dame enters the 2019 postseason as one of the nation’s best teams once again. The 15th-ranked Fighting Irish come into Saturday’s Camping World Bowl against Iowa State at 10-2, giving them a double-digit win total for the third straight season for the first time since 1991-93. But if you think Notre Dame is […]
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Dec 25, 2019
By Zach Seifter, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — The phrase “football is family” is quite literal for some. You have the Mannings (Peyton, Eli and Archie), and the Barbers (Ronde and Tiki), and the Watts (J.J., T.J. and Derek), among others. This week, add Iowa State linebacker Mike Rose to the mix, too. The sophomore out of Brecksville, Ohio, grew up with a passion for football, in large part thanks to his grandfather, Chuck Lima. The two have always […]
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