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Northwestern to play Mississippi State in Gator Bowl

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Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald high-fives Ibraheim Campbell in a 2011 game in Nebraska. Fitzgerald's Wildcats will play in the Gator Bowl against Mississippi State on New Year's Day.

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Northwestern is going to the Gator Bowl. "It's going to fun," Wildcats coach Fitzgerald said. "You always love to compete, and when you get to compete against a friend, it kind of makes it that much more special. ... It's not about us. It's about the young me in our program."