Turns out, the uniforms weren’t holding the Wildcats back. Avery Johnson and Dylan Edwards led K-State to a 44-41 win that will go down as one of the biggest turnarounds in K-State bowl history. And they killed the uniform curse in the process.

Rutgers football ended its up-and-down 2024 season with one last roller-coaster ride. The Scarlet Knights suffered a crushing 44-41 loss to Kansas State at the Rate Bowl on Thursday, blowing a 17-point second-half lead to the Wildcats and falling in another shootout at Chase Field during their second trip to this bowl game.

The sport’s tastiest tradition returned as Iowa State topped Miami in a 42-41 thriller, earning the right to pick its Pop-Tart of choice for the postgame celebration.

But winning the Pop-Tarts Bowl doesn't come with any old bowl game trophy. It's something that No. 19 Iowa State will experience on Saturday, should Matt Campbell and the Cyclones defeat No. 16 Miami in the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl at 2:30 p.