2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl
The third annual Papajohns.com Bowl will be played on December 29th at 3:00 pm, at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL. On Dec. 29. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN and broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio.
The 2007 matchup featured the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Cincinnati Bearcats. As with last year’s game, the participants were a former Conference USA member (Cincinnati) and a current C-USA member (Southern Miss).
The 2008 game sees a 6-6 (SU) North Carolina State team face off against a 7-5 (SU) Rutgers team.
If you had said in mid-October that the North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights would be playing in the Papa John’s.com Bowl, it would have sounded crazy. NC State was 2-6 and Rutgers was 2-5, but both reeled off winning streaks to earn this December 29 game at Legion Field. Oddsmakers currently have the Scarlet Knights listed as 7-point favorites versus the Wolfpack, while the game’s total is sitting at 55½.
These two teams have never previously met. Both teams are a combined 16-2 ATS in their last 18 games. Rutgers has won and covered bowl games the past two seasons, including a 52-30 win over Ball State in last year’s International Bowl.
Dec. 29
ACC vs. Big East
Birmingham, Ala.,
Legion Field
ESPN 3:00 p.m.
NC State vs. Rutgers
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