Marcus Outzen played in the 1998 national championship game in place of Chris Weinke, who was out with a neck injury. It will mark the second time in five years Florida State will go into a bowl game without its starter at quarterback. Since McPhersonвЂ™s dismissal, Walker and Rix have shared an equal number of practice repetitions, Bowden said. 'I would not wish this on anybody, but IвЂ™m looking forward to just playing this game.' 'ItвЂ™s been a long road, but every time something comes up it seems to have a positive outcome to it,' said Walker. Walker, who threw for 8,281 yards and 81 touchdowns in high school, started his collegiate career at Florida State, but was forced by NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference regulations to get a junior college degree before he re-enrolled. Walker, 22, has played in three games, completing five of eight passes for 74 yards. Walker, who is from Americus, Ga., will be backed up by Matt Henshaw, and wide receiver Anquan Boldin, a high school quarterback, would be third string. Florida State on Tuesday declared starting quarterback Chris Rix ineligible for the Sugar Bowl because the former Santa Margarita High player had overslept and missed a final exam last week.

'You never know whatвЂ™s going to happen,' Walker said Tuesday. Sophomore Fabian Walker, who has only a handful of collegiate snaps, becomes the new starter for Florida State.

IвЂ™m in good academic standing and am on track to graduate on time.' 'I apologize to my teammates, coaches and the fans,' Rix said in a statement. He did not elaborate about what was troubling him. Rix said heвЂ™s been concerned about personal issues at home and overslept after a restless night. 'ItвЂ™s an academic decision, thereвЂ™s no chance for him to play in the Sugar Bowl,' coach Bobby Bowden said.

RixвЂ™s failure to take an exam is an automatic suspension under the stateвЂ™s so-called Deion Sanders rule named after the former Seminole star who played in the 1989 Sugar Bowl despite not taking any final exams. 30 against Florida after Adrian McPherson was kicked off the team and led the Seminoles (9-4) to a 31-14 win over the Gators. 4 Georgia after he overslept and failed to take a final exam. Florida State quarterback Chris Rix was suspended Tuesday for the Jan.

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