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The Pop-Tarts Bowl is spiraling back into town this week, this time featuring a Georgia Tech versus Brigham Young University face-off just in time for the new year.

The 2025 game sees the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets take the BYU Cougars in their fifth all-time matchup and the first since 2013. The annual post-season college game typically pits a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference against one from the Big 12 around the end of December or very beginning of January. As usual, the bragging rights of winning “The People’s National Championship” are up for grabs.

This Bowl game has been going since 1990, and has been bolstered by a slew of different sponsors (and snacks). The Pop-Tarts iteration, though, has been especially lively. In addition to the footballing, this year’s game also features a record six mascots — “Team Sprinkles” and “Team Swirls” — who will go head-to-head in a first-of-its-kind (well, not counting Japan) showdown. After the final whistle, an entire team of Edible Mascots will be selected to be devoured by the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl Champions. Sure, all very normal and athletic!

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl Place, poptartsbowl.com, $57-$300.

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This article appears in Dec. 24-30, 2025.

Chloe Greenberg is the Digital Content Editor for Orlando Weekly.