K-State football to play in Pop-Tarts Bowl
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MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Wildcats final game of the 2023 season will be played in Florida.
Kansas State will play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, the bowl game announced on social media. Formerly the Cheez-It Bowl, the first annual 'Pop-Tarts Bowl' will be played on Dec. 28 at 4:45 p.m. CT in Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
The Wildcats will play against the NC State Wolfpack in the matchup.
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It's the third-straight season Kansas State will play in a bowl game. Kansas State lost to Alabama in the Sugar Bowl in 2022 and beat LSU in the Texas Bowl in 2021. It will mark the first time in program history in which K-State will play a bowl game in Florida.
The Wildcats are expected to turn to Avery Johnson at quarterback for the bowl game, after senior QB Will Howard announced plans to transfer.
K-State finished the regular season 8-4 overall and 6-2 in Big 12 play.