For the second straight season, a big-name player will be sitting out the Sun Bowl.
Last year at this time, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey was opting to make himself a healthy scratch for the game so as not to affect his draft stock. Nearly a year to the day later, North Carolina State has confirmed that Bradley Chubb will do the same and not play in the Sun Bowl game against Arizona State Friday afternoon.
The All-American defensive end made the decision to sit out the bowl game a couple of weeks ago as he preps for the 2018 NFL draft, but made the trip to support his teammates.
Bradley Chubb will not play in today's game. Dave Doeren says that after meeting with Chubb & his family, he "understands and supports his decision."
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) December 29, 2017
Chubb’s 26 tackles for loss were second nationally this season. The Nagurski Trophy winner is widely projected to be a Top-10 pick in the draft, with many having him going inside the Top Five.
