ORLANDO - Senior place-kicker Josh Czajkowski had a memorable finish to a productive career.
N.C. State’s defense bounced back from some late-season struggles against the pass. And the Wolfpack delivered the first bowl win in coach Tom O’Brien’s four seasons in a 23-7 defeat of No. 22 West Virginia on Tuesday night in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Updated, 8:40 p.m.: West Virginia to play the Wolfpack.
Orlando, Fla., will be the holiday destination for N.C. State, as the Champs Sports Bowl this evening formally invited the Wolfpack to the Dec. 28 game.
The game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium and will be televised by ESPN.
West Virginia (9-3) will be the Wolfpack's opponent. It's the most high-profile bowl trip for N.C. State (8-4) since its Jan. 1, 2003 win over Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl.
The Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando has been elevated to the number three spot in the ACC's contracted bowl selection order for 2010 through 2013, conference officials announced Wednesday.
That position behind the BCS/Orange Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Bowl previously had been occupied by the Gator Bowl, whose longstanding relationship with the ACC is in jeopardy.
