The University of Wisconsin has accepted an invitation to face Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl Dec. 27 in Orlando.
The Badgers (7-5), who make their fifth consecutive bowl appearance in the Sunshine State and third trip to Orlando in four years, square off against legendary coach Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles at 3:30 p.m. in a game televised on ESPN.
Wisconsin is appearing in its seventh straight bowl game, the longest streak in school history and second-longest active streak in the Big Ten behind Ohio State. Florida State (8-4) plays in its 27th consecutive bowl game, the longest active streak in college football. The Badgers have never played the Seminoles, but are 5-2 all-time against teams currently in the ACC.
While Florida State stumbled down the stretch and lost three of its final five games, the Badgers had to rally
The Badgers won four of their last five games, but the victories came after a devastating four-game losing streak in the middle of the season that featured wrenching losses at Michigan, against Ohio State and Penn State and at Iowa.
Wisconsin also drew interest from the Insight Bowl in Phoenix. Florida State was considered for the Gator Bowl, but organizers chose Clemson instead.
Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
