Pop-Tarts Bowl lives up to hype once again, feeding memes and thrills in equal amounts
CNNCNN — The Pop-Tarts Bowl gave fans a little bit of everything. Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA Today Sports/Reuters Ward finished the first half 12-of-19 passing for 190 yards and three scores before sitting out the second half. ‘Has anyone ever opted out at the halftime of a bowl game?’ With the Hurricanes struggling on both sides of the ball, the decision to have Ward on the bench drew the ire of many including football analysts David Pollack and Todd McShay. Iowa State’s best season in 133-year history Why even play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl if you won’t want to celebrate with the Pop Tart mascots after clinching a program-defining win. Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA Today Sports/Reuters Becht was named the Most Valuable Player of the bowl game and selected a cinnamon roll Pop-Tart mascot to go up to the giant toaster, where it was baked for the quarterback and his head coach Matt Campbell to enjoy.