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North Carolina State University

New D.C. bowl has N.C. State on its radar

By Dane Huffman

Nov 25, 2008

How about a trip to Washington for the N.C. State football team?

That’s a possibility, a spokesman for the new EagleBank Bowl confirmed Tuesday morning. The new bowl, which will be played Dec. 20 at 11 a.m. at RFK Stadium, will feature Navy against an ACC school.  RFK seats 46,000, bowl spokesman Shaun May said Tuesday.

May said the EagleBank "would love" to have N.C. State, in part because the bowl would be only a five-hour drive from Raleigh and would be accessible for Wolfpack fans. He said the bowl expects Navy to bring a strong crowd.

While the EagleBank might sound like a low-level bowl, the game would have some appeal for the Wolfpack and its fans. Tom O’Brien played football at Navy, which would give the game a good storyline.

NCSU is 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the ACC. State needs to beat Miami on Saturday at noon to be eligible for a bowl. The EagleBank Bowl has ninth choice among ACC schools. The game will be televised on ESPN.