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Huskies will play Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl

Washington quarterback Jake Browning (3) runs onto the field with his team and through a cloud of purple smoke before an NCAA college football game against California Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Seattle. Washington won 38-7. Photo: Associated Press/Elaine Thompson


GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Fiesta Bowl gets another marquee match-up with No. 9 Penn State against No. 12 Washington. Washington will meet the Lions for the first time since the Aloha Bowl in 1983, a 13-10 victory.

The Nittany Lions and Huskies had College Football Playoff aspirations early in the season and both finished 10-2. The Fiesta Bowl will take place Saturday, December 30th in Tempe, Arizona.

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