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The #8 UCF Knights will face the 11th-ranked LSU Tigers in the 2019 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona on January 1st:
#CFBPlayoff New Year's 6:
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 2, 2018
No. 8 @UCF_Football vs. No. 11 @LSUfootball in the @Fiesta_Bowl. pic.twitter.com/vHQC9LHPmw
IT’S OFFICIAL: @LSUFootball and @UCF_Football are heading to the 2018 @PlayStation #FiestaBowl! ☀️
— Fiesta Bowl (@Fiesta_Bowl) December 2, 2018
Get your tickets NOW: https://t.co/ptP1p2bwSU#GeauxTigers | #ChargeOn | #GreatnessAwaits pic.twitter.com/ErEehxOCHG
The Knights’ reaction to seeing their matchup:
Arizona bound, baby!
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) December 2, 2018
Our 3rd NY6 bowl in 6 seasons ⚔️#UCFiesta #ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/9CyAsyTreb
Wyatt Miller spoke afterwards:
Senior offensive tackle Wyatt Miller is excited for the @Fiesta_Bowl, but he also made it very clear: #UCF deserved to be in the #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/YEvUDtjgNl
— Brian Murphy (@Spokes_Murphy) December 2, 2018
LSU finished 9-3 and third in the SEC West, with losses to Florida, Alabama and Texas A&M.
This will be the first match-up between these two schools.
UCF beat SEC foe Auburn last year in the Peach Bowl to complete their undefeated campaign.
It’s also the Knights’ second trip to the desert for New Year’s Day. UCF wrapped up the 2013 campaign on New Year’s Day with a 52-42 victory over Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl:
Here’s the phone call from the game’s Executive Director, Mike Nealy, to UCF A.D. Danny White:
Well, this is ... awkward at points. #UCF https://t.co/9suyjar0Fu
— Brian Murphy (@Spokes_Murphy) December 2, 2018