ORLANDO, Fla. — If this was Russell Wilson’s football finale, he sure made the most of it.
Wilson threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns Tuesday night, lifting North Carolina State over No. 22 West Virginia 23-7 in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Wilson also had 41 yards rushing, Josh Czajkowski made three field goals and the Wolfpack (9-4) won nine games for only the second time in school history.
Geno Smith had 196 yards passing and a hobbled Noel Devine ran for 50 yards for the Mountaineers (9-4), whose five second-half turnovers ended a comeback.
Wilson, who earned the bowl’s MVP honor, may have played his last football game for the Wolfpack.
Wilson spent much of the summer playing second base in the Rockies’ minor-league system and now will have to decide whether to come back for his senior season or move on to a baseball career.
Wilson was 28-for-45 passing and had no interceptions.
Iowa 27, Missouri 24
TEMPE, Ariz. — Fill-in freshman Marcus Coker ran for 219 yards and two scores, and Micah Hyde scored on a meandering, 72-yard interception return in the fourth quarter to help Iowa beat Missouri in the Insight Bowl.
Undermanned because of injuries and suspensions, Iowa (8-5) turned to Coker, who set school records for yards and carries (33) in front of an Insight Bowl-record 53,453 fans.
Missouri (10-3) rolled up 512 yards of offense, including a school bowl-record 434 passing by star quarterback Blaine Gabbert.
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