I think it will be pretty cool,” said Iowa State’s star senior receiver Jaylin Noel, who hopes to help his No. 18 team beat No. 13 Miami in Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. Pop-Tarts Bowl — and to the victors go the oversized ultra-processed food spoils.

In the new age of college football with the 12-team playoff, there were concerns over whether the bowl games would still mean anything.

No. 13 Miami and No. 18 Iowa State will clash in one of only three bowl games outside the College Football Playoff including two ranked teams. As you'd expect in this situation, it's also a battle between two teams who came up just short of their goals.