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You may look from a far and wonder how in the world a 7-5 Iowa State was chosen to get to Orlando over 8-4 squads they lost to. You might not think of a traditional football powerhouse when you hear Iowa State but they’ve got a following that would lead you to believe otherwise.
When chinstraps are finally buckled, mouth pieces are in and the Camping World Bowl gets here on December 28, Notre Dame and Iowa State will be playing for the first time in each-others history.
What needs to be known about Notre Dame’s next opponent as preparations for the season-finale are now upon us?
Here are five things to know about the 7-5 Iowa State Cyclones.
A Loyal Following Helped Earn Them This Invite
At this point you’re aware Notre Dame will be headed to the Camping World Bowl to take on a Big XII opponent on December 28.
What we don’t know is who they’ll be playing when they get there.
At this point you’re aware Notre Dame will be headed to the Camping World Bowl to take on a Big XII opponent on December 28.
What we don’t know is who they’ll be playing when they get there. Although we will know by the early afternoon Sunday, here’s the experts final projections as to who the opponent will be:
247Sports – Brad Crawford: Texas
The Athletic – Stewart Mandel: Kansas State
Bleacher Report – Kerry Miller: Kansas State
College Football News – Pete Fiutak: Texas
ESPN – Bonagura and Schlabach both: Texas
Stadium – Brett McMurphy: Iowa State
Final Tally:
Texas 4
Kansas State 2
Iowa State 1
Oklahoma State 0
We’ll find out officially in a few hours. FWIW I’ve had it being Texas for a couple weeks now.
Enjoy your Sunday.
