'Is it a real functional toaster?': Behind the scramble to engineer the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy - ESPN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shortly after Iowa State's win in the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl, Cyclones receiver Jaylin Noel, in a celebratory mood, went to grab the game's trophy to lug it home. But this trophy is different from any other and, as such, required Josh Price, an engineer who helped build the thing, to deliver some safety instructions. Noel wasn't interested.


