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The Champs Sports Bowl is a postseason college football game featuring a Big Ten team against a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game dates to 1990, when Raycom Sports organized it as the Blockbuster Bowl and played it at Pro Player Stadium (now Dolphins Stadium) near Miami. The game was moved to Orlando's Citrus Bowl starting with the 2001 game. Other corporate sponsors of the game have included the Carquest Bwol, the MicronPC Bowl and the Mazda Tangerine Bowl. The game is scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day each year and is televised throughout the country on ESPN.
The Champs Sports Bowl is a postseason college football game featuring a Big Ten team against a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game dates to 1990, when Raycom Sports organized it as the Blockbuster Bowl and played it at Pro Player Stadium (now Dolphins Stadium) near Miami. The game was moved to Orlando's Citrus Bowl starting with the 2001 game. Other corporate sponsors of the game have included the Carquest Bwol, the MicronPC Bowl and the Mazda Tangerine Bowl. The game is scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day each year and is televised throughout the country on ESPN.
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'Jags' has Eagles soaring
Rare is the football coach who publicly reflects on how far he's come in the days before the biggest game of the season. So it's a little surprising when the man everyone calls "Jags" admits that this season has been the most satisfying step of his...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Teaching and Learning, Basketball
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Here's to Old Blue: Pasqualoni's intensity works well for defense
Paul Pasqualoni's approach to defense?
"Win your head-to-head matchup in your little area," Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell says. "Everything is forward. You whup your guy, and keep it moving. Old school."
Which is appropriate. After all, while just about...Tags: Donovan McNabb, Football, Joey Porter, Will Ferrell, Rugby League
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Orlando's Champs Sports Bowl to wait before picking ACC team
Sentinel Staff WriterFlorida State fans dying to know where the Seminoles will end up bowling will have to wait until Sunday evening. Officials at Florida Citrus Sports said Wednesday they will "respect the system" and wait until the Bowl Championship Series picks are made...Tags: Florida State University, Florida State Seminoles
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Spot in Humanitarian Bowl another possibility for UM
A spot and a likely opponent emerged for Maryland yesterday in the Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 30, but the Terrapins might have another bowl possibility. The Humanitarian Bowl opening was created when undefeated Ball State opted not to play in the game...Tags: Football, Hartford Wolf Pack, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Maryland Terrapins
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Florida State appears headed to Orlando's Champs Sports Bowl
Sentinel Staff WriterCollege football's mostly clear but delayed bowl-selection process began sorting itself out on Tuesday, and for Orlando's Champs Sports Bowl it points to an Atlantic Coast Conference team with in-state ticket appeal: Florida State. With only one ACC team...Tags: Football, Florida State University, Capital One Bowl, Virginia Tech, Florida State Seminoles
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Florida State appears to be headed to Orlando for Champs Sports Bowl
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando hasn't been able to secure Florida State for a postseason appearance in 22 years, but the Seminoles appear headed for the Champs Sports Bowl here on Dec. 27. Two Atlantic Coast Conference bowls that pick ahead of the Champs Sports are prepared to...Tags: Orange Bowl, Football, Florida State University, Capital One Bowl, Virginia Tech
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Terps eye bowl possibilities
After watching his team lose Saturday for the third time in four games, Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen was left guessing yesterday - just as Terrapins fans were - which bowl the team might be invited to.
In a 20-minute media conference call, Friedgen...Tags: Football, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Maryland Terrapins, Ralph Friedgen
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Delay of game? Orlando leaders play catch-up on venues financing
Sentinel Staff WritersRenovation of the aging Florida Citrus Bowl stadium won't begin until at least 2010 -- a year late -- and may have to wait even longer, Orlando officials acknowledge. A global credit crunch has made the sale of a bond issue almost impossible, they say....Tags: Culture, Capital One Bowl, Tourism and Leisure, Buddy Dyer, Arts
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ACC bowl madness
Even the end of the regular season couldn't bring clarity to the Atlantic Coast Conference. At least this is clear: Boston College and Virginia Tech have emerged from their respective divisions and will play Saturday for the ACC championship in Tampa,...Tags: Football, Florida State University, Hartford Wolf Pack, Ralph Friedgen, Colleges and Universities
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Northwestern campaigning hard for quality bowl game
Tribune reporterWalking through Northwestern's athletic center, Jim Phillips' eye caught a photograph hanging on a wall. The framed picture was an aerial shot of the 1996 Rose Bowl, capturing a moment in the game and some telltale evidence about Northwestern's fan...Tags: Orange Bowl, Photography, Ohio State University, Iowa Hawkeyes, Citrus Bowl
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Hurricanes lose battle of young QBs
South Florida Sun-SentinelThere has been a debate all season about which Miami Hurricanes freshman quarterback was better. Is it Jacory Harris? Or is it Robert Marve? Saturday, the answer was more like none of the above, while another young quarterback in a different uniform...Tags: Randy Shannon, Miami Hurricanes, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters
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