Georgia Tech heading to Orlando for Champs Sports Bowl

<p>Georgia Tech will finally play a bowl game that's not so far from home.</p><p>After three straight years of being sent out West, the Yellow Jackets (6-5) formally accepted an invitation to the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday.</p><p>The announcement had been expected since the weekend, when Virginia said it would not play in a bowl between Dec. 13-21 because of exams.</p><p>The Champs Sports Bowl, formerly known as the Tangerine, will be held Dec. 21. The Yellow Jackets will meet a still-to-be determined team from the Big 12.</p><p>Georgia Tech played the last three years in the Seattle, Silicon Valley (San Jose, Calif.) and Humanitarian (Boise, Idaho) bowls. But the Yellow Jackets, who lost their last two games to Virginia and Georgia, caught a couple of major breaks.</p><p>First, Clemson withdrew from bowl consideration as punishment for an ugly brawl in its final regular-season game against South Carolina. Then, Virginia's class schedule prevented an appearance in the Orlando game, which had fourth pick among Atlantic Coast Conference teams.</p><p>Instead, the Cavaliers are expected to play in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., on Dec. 28. That game has an opening because the Southeastern Conference doesn't have enough eligible teams to meet its bowl commitments.</p>

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