Bowl, College football and Pop-Tarts
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The 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl between BYU and Georgia Tech on Saturday was 3.5 hours of must-watch football and mascot chaos.
There were eight nationally televised bowl games, highlighted by the one that has become the standard-bearer for bowls outside of the College Football Playoff ecosystem: College football’s Orlando-based bowl game took on the Pop-Tarts Bowl label in 2023.
Notre Dame, ranked No. 11 in the final CFP rankings, was the first team out of the 12-team field and decided to sit out of bowl season following the CFP snub. Specifically, the Fighting Irish opted out of the Pop-Tarts Bowl and all the fun that comes with it.