It's Official:FSU vs. UCLA In The Emerald Bowl

In one of the marquee match-ups of the 2006 Bowl season, UCLA will oppose Florida State in this year's Emerald Bowl game.

Emerald Bowl Executive Director Gary Cavalli, UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero and Florida State Director of Athletics Dave Hart, Jr. made the joint announcement Tuesday.

Emerald Bowl V will be played Wednesday, December 27 at AT&T Park in downtown San Francisco. ESPN will televise the game nationally with kickoff at 5 p.m. [PST], 8 p.m. [EST].

UCLA becomes the first Pacific-10 Conference team to play in the Emerald Bowl.