ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Official announced the matchups for all three bowl games being played in Orlando on Sunday afternoon with some heavy hitters coming to Camping World Stadium.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a look at the matchups:<\/p>\n
StaffDNA Cure Bowl<\/p>\n
Old Dominion and South Florida will square off in the 2025 StaffDNA Cure Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Kickoff of scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the Orlando Sports Foundation, we are honored to welcome Old Dominion and South Florida to the StaffDNA Cure Bowl,\u201d said Alan Gooch, Orlando Sports Foundation CEO and StaffDNA CureBowl Executive Director. \u201cGameday is going to be special, as college football fans, cancer survivors and supporters, both team\u2019s bands and the Orlando Community come together for the Owens Corning March 2Cure at T-Mobile Fiber Fan Fest before entering Camping World Stadium to watch the ODU Monarchs compete against the USF Bulls.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Monarchs (9-3, 6-2 Sun Belt), runners-up in the Sun Belt East Division, will make their fourth bowl appearance. The Bulls (9-3, 6-2 American), who finished fourth in the American Conference, are headed to their 13th bowl game. It will be the first Cure Bowl appearance for either program and the first meeting between the two teams.<\/p>\n
To purchase tickets, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Pop-Tarts Bowl<\/p>\n No. 12 BYU and No. 22 Georgia Tech will meet in the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl, Florida Citrus Sports announced Sunday.<\/p>\n The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, at Camping World Stadium.<\/p>\n The matchup marks the fifth all-time meeting between the Cougars (11-2, 8-1 Big 12) and the Yellow Jackets (9-3, 6-2 ACC), and the first since 2013. BYU has won three of the previous four contests.<\/p>\n BYU, the runner-up in Saturday\u2019s Big 12 championship game, will make its first Pop-Tarts Bowl appearance and third overall bowl trip to Orlando. The Cougars lost in two previous Citrus Bowl games, falling to Ohio State in 1985 and Oklahoma State in 1976.<\/p>\n Georgia Tech will play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl for the third time. The Yellow Jackets defeated West Virginia in the 1997 game before the contest relocated to Orlando, and later beat Syracuse in the 2004 edition. Georgia Tech also topped Nebraska in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 1991, earning a share of the national championship.<\/p>\n Dubbed \u201cThe People\u2019s National Championship,\u201d the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl will be the 36th edition of the game and the 25th played in Orlando after 11 years in South Florida. Iowa State edged Miami 42-41 in last year\u2019s contest, the second to feature Pop-Tarts as title sponsor. In 2023, Kansas State defeated NC State 28-19 in the first bowl game to introduce an Edible Mascot.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s game will also include a record six mascots \u2014 Team Sprinkles and Team Swirls \u2014 squaring off in a first-of-its-kind showdown. Following the final whistle, an entire team of Edible Mascots will be chosen to be devoured by the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl champions.<\/p>\n