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Fiesta Bowl college football playoff teams set

It's deja vu all over again for the 2019 College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, featuring two teams that previously met in a Fiesta Bowl playoff back in 2016. No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Clemson will play to determine on.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 8th, 2019

Oklahoma"s desperate trick play backfired spectacularly in the College Football Playoff semifinal

AP Photo/John Amis LSU got off to a dominant start against Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl on .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 28th, 2019

Back to Atlanta: LSU-Oklahoma set for Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

LSU is headed back to Atlanta. No. 1 LSU is set to face No. 4 Oklahoma in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 28, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers will return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium after.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 8th, 2019

SEC Championship Preview: How Georgia and LSU stack up off the field

Georgia’s football team won’t have to go through Alabama to reach the national championship game but a formidable roadblock in LSU stands in the Bulldogs’ path. Both teams are vying for a spot in the College Football Playoff when they meet .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 3rd, 2019

Game on: Where UTSA and other Texas college football teams rank

College football is big business in Texas. Even in San Antonio, where the UTSA Roadrunners have only eight seasons of pigskin play under their belts, the Alamo City is reaping the benefits of a Football Bowl Subdivision program. The Alamodome get.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 24th, 2019

Arizona tourism industry saw strong 1Q despite no Final Four, Super Bowl of College Football Playoff

Even though the state was not home to any mega event during the first quarter of 2018, Arizona’s hotel industry put up strong growth numbers this year......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 24th, 2018

We ranked the 9 teams still alive for the College Football Playoff based on which have the best shot to make it

Joe Robbins/Getty Images Only nine teams still have a shot to make the College Football Playoff. We have ranked the nine teams based on which have the best shot to make the playoff. This week we have a new No. 1 t.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 22nd, 2018

Oklahoma is the big winner in latest College Football Playoff ranking and 8 teams are still alive

ESPN The College Football Playoff co.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 28th, 2018

Iowa Hawkeyes and Mississippi State Bulldogs named as Outback Bowl 2019 teams

The Iowa Hawkeyes and Mississippi State Bulldogs will face off at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa during the 2019 Outback Bowl. The college football bowl game will be played on Jan. 1, 2019. Both teams are 8-4. It will be the first time these tea.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 2nd, 2018

Under Armour pays homage to Notre Dame"s legacy with College Football Playoff uniforms (PHOTOS)

Under Armour Inc. provided a first look Friday at the new uniforms Notre Dame University's football team will be wearing in the Cotton Bowl later this month. The Fighting Irish finished 12-0 in the regular season and became the first Under Armour.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 7th, 2018

Delta, Southwest add flights for Alabama"s Orange Bowl game

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) have added flights at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to South Florida for the University of Alabama's College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl in Miam.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 11th, 2018

What changes could be on the way for Charlotte"s Belk Bowl?

When the next round of contracts begin in 2020, organizers of Charlotte’s college football bowl game plan on adding a third conference of schools to choose participating teams from, adding to the current lineup consisting of ACC and SEC members. .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 14th, 2018

Charlotte"s Belk Bowl could see changes ahead

When the next round of contracts begin in 2020, organizers of Charlotte’s college football bowl game plan on adding a third conference of schools to choose participating teams from, adding to the current lineup consisting of ACC and SEC members. “T.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 14th, 2018

American, United add direct flights to National Championship

Two airlines have added nonstop flights from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to California for the College Football Playoff National Championship game following Alabama’s victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. Alabama will squa.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 31st, 2018

Gene Smith stepping down from College Football Playoff committee

After two years as part of the committee that chooses college football's playoff teams, Ohio State University Athletics Director Gene Smith will no longer take part. Just one year shy of a three-year term, Smith announced he was resigning from the Co.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 8th, 2019

Former UofL football coach Howard Schnellenberger dies at 87

Howard Schnellenberger, the former University of Louisville head football coach who led the team to a 1991 Fiesta Bowl win, died Saturday at age 87, news partner WLKY has reported. Schnellenberger coached the Cardinals from 1985 until 1994 and the Schne.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 27th, 2021

Here"s how many people watched Ohio State lose to Alabama

The College Football Playoff's championship game, featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes and Alabama Crimson Tide, brought in millions fewer viewers than last year's title game. ESPN reported that 18.7 million viewers tuned into the 2021 championship ga.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 14th, 2021

DISRUPTED: Sports agent"s NFL prospects await ‘virtual draft’ amid pandemic

Cincinnati sports agent Jimmy Gould represents three college football players hoping to graduate to the NFL, but Covid-19’s impact has limited their ability to impress teams in advance of the “virtual draft” that begins Thursday......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 21st, 2020

Pandemic forces Valero Alamo Bowl into waiting game

While the Alamo Bowl has changed title sponsors multiple times, the game has gone on uninterrupted since the event's inception in 1993. That could change this year if the college football season falls victim to a COVID-19 pandemic that has brought .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 9th, 2020

Super Bowl side-by-side: How the 49ers and Chiefs compare on business terms

With the teams going head to head Sunday in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, we offer a comparison of the team's business operations (and some football stuff, too)......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 31st, 2020

Learn about momentum from the Kansas City Chiefs" run to Super Bowl

Are you a football fan? I'm devoted to my hometown Kansas City Chiefs. During the AFC divisional round playoff game, the Houston Texans shocked Chiefs Kingdom by scoring 24 points in the first quarter — the result of a blocked punt, an unlikely dropped.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 26th, 2020