Yesterday, the official college football bowl pairings were announced, and among them were the Outback Bowl’s selections. This year, the annual tilt in Tampa, Florida pits the SEC East champion Florida Gators — with an impressive final record of 8-4 — against the Iowa Hawkeyes, who finished the season with an underwhelming tally of 8 wins and 4 losses.
While this matchup may seem lopsided in favor of the Gators, Outback Bowl President and CEO, Jim McVay, couldn’t be happier for the Florida-Iowa matchup.
“Our goal for bowl selections this year was pretty simple: get Florida, then get a team that Florida would have no trouble kicking all over the field,” said McVay.