Pop-Tarts Bowl officials ‘feel blessed’ to get BYU-GA Tech matchup in Orlando

December 11, 2025

By Jay Drew, Deseret News: As it sits right now, the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl will be remembered as the bowl game Notre Dame turned down after the Fighting Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff on Sunday.

Georgia Tech and No. 12 BYU, the schools that will be clashing on Dec. 27 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, hope to rewrite that narrative. That’s especially true of the No. 22 Yellow Jackets, who got the call after Notre Dame “wasn’t in the pool (of teams) when it came time to pick,” said Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan on Sunday evening.

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Snubbed by the College Football Playoff committee for second-straight year, No. 12 BYU taking a 'positive' approach to playing No. 22 Georgia Tech in Pop-Tarts Bowl

Officials believe Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando featuring No. 12 BYU and No. 22 Georgia Tech will be one of the better non-CFP games of the bowl season

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