North Carolina State will take on Arizona State for the 84th annual Sun Bowl

Adrian Broaddus

adrian broaddus / The Prospector The Sun Bowl association representatives announced NC State and Arizona State as the two teams who will play in the 2017 Sun Bowl.

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief • December 3, 2017

Teams are locked in and slated for the 84th annual Hyundai Sun Bowl as the North Carolina State Wolfpack will take on the Arizona State Sun Devils on Friday, Dec. 29, at 3:00 p.m. MT.

NC State (8-4) is coming into the matchup as the second place team in the ACC Atlantic Division and ranked no. 24 in the nation. They have notable wins under their belt including a 27-21 win over Florida State, a 39-25 win over Louisville and a 33-21 win over rivals North Carolina.

Arizona State (7-5) will return to the Sun Bowl with a much different storyline than they had in 2014 when they came to El Paso. They recently fired head coach Todd Graham, who has a 46-31 overall record through six seasons with the Sun Devils. Although they fired him, Graham will still coach in the Sun Bowl as the program seeks his replacement during the off-season. When the Sun Devils came into the Sun Bowl, they participated in a back-and-forth game against Duke, eventually emerging with a 36-31 victory.

About the Contributor

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor

Adrian Broaddus is the sports editor for The Prospector. He is a junior multimedia journalism major with a minor in political science. Adrian was born and raised in El Paso, TX, and is a graduate of Franklin high school. He entered college in the fall of 2015 in hopes to better his career in journalism. Along with sports, Adrian enjoys writing music reviews, perspective columns and news stories on politics. Although he is pursuing his degree in journalism, Adrian would like to go to law school and be an attorney while doing part-time work in journalism.