When Kansas State football faces North Carolina State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 28 in Orlando, it will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the football field and also the Wildcats’ first bowl appearance in Florida.
Kickoff for the game, which will be televised by ESPN, is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. CT at Camping World Stadium.
K-State finished the regular season at 8-4 with a 42-35 loss to Iowa State on Nov. 25 and tied for fourth in the Big 12 with a 6-3 record. The Wildcats were ranked No. 25 in the final College Football Playoff poll.
North Carolina, 9-3 overall, closed the regular season on a five-game winning streak and finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 6-3.
Here are five things to know, plus a prediction, ahead of the Pop-Tarts Bowl:
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NC State coach Dave Doeren no stranger to Kansas
North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren has plenty of ties to the state of Kansas.
He was born in Shawnee, his first coaching job was as an assistant at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, and he served as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kansas in 2005 under Mark Mangino.
Mangino, a former K-State assistant, is not Doeren’s only connection to the Wildcats. He also was an assistant at Wisconsin under Brett Bielema, a former K-State defensive coordinator.
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Publish date : 2023-12-04 00:40:15
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