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EL PASO, Texas – In what could be one of the most memorable Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl games in 89 years, the Pitt Panthers (9-4) beat No. 18 UCLA (9-4), 37-35 in front of 41,104 fans in Sun Bowl Stadium on Friday, Dec. 30.
It was back-and-forth and it took a 47-yard field goal with 10-seconds on the clock for the Panthers to pull off the victory. Pitt’s Ben Sauls, who earned the John Folmer Special Teams MVP finished the day kicking five field goals, a new Sun Bowl record.
“The crowd was amazing, the weather was perfect, and the game was the best!” exclaimed Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “We are truly thankful to our title sponsor, Kellogg’s for supporting this annual event and also thankful to the community and fans in and around the Borderland.”
The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl was exciting from start-to-finish as Pitt quarterback Nick Patti got things going on the third play of the game as he scampered off a 41-yard run, which happened to be the longest run of season by a Pitt quarterback. That helped lead to both teams scoring on their first two possessions. Pitt kicked two field goals while UCLA scored two touchdowns to take an early 14-6 lead.
UCLA was the more dominant team in the first half as it entered red zone in each of its four first half possessions (three touchdowns, one interception) and did not punt once in the opening half. Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson Robinson was on an MVP pace in the first half as he was responsible for all three Bruins’ touchdowns with two passing and one rushing.
The second half was a bit different as UCLA gave up 20 unanswered points to Pitt. The Panthers trailed for most of the game and were down by one with less than a minute to play. Panther quarterback Nick Patti willed himself and his team to a first down on a crucial second-down play to set up the go-ahead and game winning field goal.
“It was fun and exciting to see these quarterbacks showcase their talent and toughness in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl,” said Olivas. “We could see these guys and some of their teammates in the NFL soon.”
The UCLA quarterback (Thompson Robinson) went into the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl 285 passing yards shy of becoming the programs’ career leading in passing yards but was just short as he left the game early due to an injury. He finished day with 271 yards passing hitting 16-of-24 attempts with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
The Panthers went into the game playing without five starters who opted out of the game, but took advantage of five UCLA turnovers, including four interceptions to win one of the most exciting Sun Bowl games in history.
The Panthers improved to 3-2 in Sun Bowl appearances and 15-22 overall in bowls with their first victory in El Paso since 1989. UCLA is also 3-2 in Sun Bowl appearances and is 16-17-1 overall in bowl games.
GAME BOOK/STATS – FINAL – 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
C.M. Hendricks MVP: Rodney Hammond Jr. (Pitt, RB)
Jimmy Rogers Jr. MVP Lineman: Jay Toia (UCLA, DE)
John Folmer MVP Special Teams Player: Ben Sauls (Pitt, PK)
Attendance: 41,104
CBS Broadcasters: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTS – by CBS SPORTS
GAME PROGRAM
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EL PASO, Texas – As the Tony the Tiger Fan Fiesta presented by El Paso LIVE was cancelled due to the humanitarian efforts that are currently being held in the El Paso Convention Center, the Sun Bowl Association is now hosting the Battle of the Bands and other events from the Fan Fiesta at Freedom Crossing beginning at 4 p.m. (MT) on Thursday, Dec. 29.
The event is free and open to the public and fans can catch a glimpse and even get a picture with Tony the Tiger, the Sun Queen and the Sun Court. The highlight of the event is the Battle of the Bands between the Pitt and UCLA Marching Bands. Both bands will march to Marshall Road and perform outdoors Freedom Crossing at 6 p.m.
“We didn’t want to lose one of the fan favorite events in the Battle of the Bands, so we were able to find an alternative location,” said Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “Once again, this shows how the community of El Paso has bought into the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and all the events that surrounds it. We cannot be more thankful.”
Fans and patrons attending the Sun Bowl Battle of the Bands event, should enter Fort Bliss through Buffalo Soldier, Cassidy, or Sheridan Gates’ left lanes. Adults must have valid identification.
All non-DoD cardholders (18 & older) must present a current identification card that is REAL ID compliant, per DHS policy. https://www.dhs.gov/real-id.
Note: Weapons of any kind are prohibited on the installation to include anyone with carry conceal permits.
WHAT: Sun Bowl Battle of the Bands
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022
TIME: 4-7 p.m. (MT)
PLACE: Freedom Crossing (1611 Haan Rd, Fort Bliss, TX 79906)
Media interested in attending should RSVP no later than noon (MT) on Friday, Dec. 29 by calling 915-449-6095. (Media Contact for Fort Bliss: Virginia Reza; Email: virginia.g.reza.civ@army.mil). Be at Buffalo Soldier Gate no later than 3:30 pm, Thursday, Dec. 29, to be escorted to Freedom Crossing.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
• Mariachis – 4 p.m.
• Sun Bowl Sun Court (introduction of Queen, Lady-in-Waiting and Princesses) – 5 p.m.
• Tony the Tiger – 5:15 p.m.
• Pitt and UCLA Mascots – 5:30 p.m.
• Pitt/UCLA cheering squads – 5:30 p.m.
• Pitt and UCLA Battle of the Bands – 6 p.m.
The 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is set for a 12 p.m. (MT) kickoff on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 and will feature Pitt taking on UCLA in Sun Bowl Stadium. Televised on CBS Sports and can be heard on Bowl Season Radio.
EL PASO, Texas – Kent State hoisted the 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational trophy after defeating UTEP 47-46 in the Don Haskins Center on Thursday, Dec. 22.
This is the second time Kent State won the Sun Bowl Invitational title with the first coming in 1999. With the win, the Golden Flashes moves to 5-2 on the season while the Miners fall to 8-4 overall. NM State finished the tournament winning the Consolation Game, defeating North Carolina A&T 85-74. NM State heads into conference play with a 7-5 overall record and NC A&T finishes the week at 5-8.
“The competition at this year’s tournament was unbelievable, from top-to-bottom,” said Executive Director of the Sun Bowl Association, Bernie Olivas. “Kudos to Basketball Chairman Barry Kobren for leading the way on this event and a special thank you to the title sponsor, WestStar. We cannot continue this great holiday tournament without our sponsor.”
All-Tournament Team
Demetric Horton – North Carolina A&T
Xavier Pinson – NM State
Shamar Grievance – UTEP
Miryne Thomas – Kent State
Tae Hardy – Don Haskins Award
Sincere Carry – Barry Kobren MVP Award
RECAPS FROM DAY TWO
Consolation Game
The Aggies of New Mexico State beat North Carolina A&T 85-76 after shooting 50-percent from the field. Both Marchelus Avery and Xavier Pinson ended the tournament scoring 20 points in the game, leading the way to a victory. The NM State Aggies, who started the game with a 20-3 lead, had five finishing with double-figures in scoring. Joining Avery and Pinson were Doctor Bradley (15), Kyle Feit (13) and Issa Muhammad (12).
NM State controlled the inside game, posting 44 points as a team inside the paint. NC A&T struggled offensively shooting 37 percent from the field.
Championship Game
The game between Kent State and UTEP was tied multiple times and had 17 lead changes; however, the final lead change went to Kent State. With 53 seconds left on the clock, UTEP forward Kevin Kalu gave the Miners a 46-45 lead. That was followed by defensive stops from each team. The Golden Flashes had the ball with 18 seconds on the ticker when Kent State guard Sincere Carry, Tournament MVP, was fouled. He hit both of the free throws he attempted to seal the victory.
Kent State vs UTEP Box Score _ 12 22 22
Highlights available on YouTube: @SunBowlAssociation
EL PASO, Texas – The 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational continues with the Consolation and Championship games set to tipoff at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. (MT) respectively in the Don Haskins Center.
After mid-major powerhouse Kent State (9-3) defeated New Mexico State (6-5) in game one by the score of 73-63. The Golden Flashes will face local school, UTEP, in the Championship Game of the Annual Holiday Tournament. The Miners took on a tough North Carolina A&T (5-7) team and took down the Aggies 75-62 for the chance to hoist up the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational trophy.
“What a great first day of college basketball we all got to watch in this awesome holiday tournament,” said Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “The competition level is very high and it shows on the court. We are grateful to our Title Sponsor, WestStar, for continuing to support this tournament.”
This marks the third time Kent State and UTEP will face off in the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Championship game. The Golden Flashes won the title in 1999, defeating UTEP 90-80. The Miners got revenge in 2014 when they defeated Kent State 78-75. The Golden Flashes are now 5-2 all-time in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational.
Tip-off for the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Championship is set for 7:30 p.m. (MT).
The Consolation game between North Carolina A&T and the Aggies of NM State is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. (MT), while both games can be seen on Sun Bowl Association’s YouTube page.
RECAPS FROM DAY ONE
Game One
Kent State was able to overcome foul trouble to beat New Mexico State 75-62 while Malique Jacobs led the Golden Flashes and all scorers with 17 points. Sincere Carry also chipped in 15 points and played tough defense, grabbing four steals.
NM State fell behind by as many as 15 points in the second half but clawed back and got to within one point. Aggie forward Issa Muhammad helped to kick start the potential comeback and finished the night with 17 points.
The Aggies held the Flashes to 40-percent shooting from the field while putting up 16 second chance points, but that was not enough as Kent State took the victory to head into the Championship game.
Game Two
The UTEP Miners followed the lead of Shamar Givance and Derick Hamilton to defeat North Carolina A&T 75-62 in the second game of the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. Givance tallied 18 points, all in the second half while Hamilton worked hard in the paint putting up 11 points and halting the NC A&T momentum at key moments of the game.
The Miners were able to pull off the victory by shooting 50-percent from the field, while holding the Aggies to under 40-percent from the floor. The Miners shot well from the free throw line hitting 14-of-19 attempts.
UTEP takes on Kent State at 7:30 p.m. (MT) in the Don Haskins Center for the Championship Game of the 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational.
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Consolation Game (NM State vs. North Carolina A&T)
7:30 p.m. – Championship Game (Kent State vs. UTEP)
In the Don Haskins Center
Games available on YouTube: @SunBowlAssociation
NC A&T v UTEP Box Score 12 21 22
NM State vs Kent State Box Score – 12 21 22
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EL PASO, Texas – The 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is set for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 21-22, in the Don Haskins Center with Kent State (8-3), New Mexico State (6-4), North Carolina A&T (5-6) and UTEP (7-3) participating.
Bradley won the 2021 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational defeating UTEP in the final, although UTEP has the most WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational tournament wins at 89 while the Miners have won the tournament 32 times, most recently in 2019.
This will be the first time the NM State Aggies have played in the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational since 1961, while Kent State is 4-2 overall in this tournament, while winning it in 1999.
“We couldn’t be anymore excited for this year’s tournament and the competition that we will all get to witness,” said Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “With the Aggies coming to town and the Miners looking to pick up more great quality wins, we are in for some fun and competitive college basketball.”
The Miners are led by junior guard Tae Hardy, junior guard Mario McKinney and sophomore forward Otis Frazier III, while putting up 72.3 points per game as a team while grabbing 34.9 boards per game.
Kent State is putting up 77.5 points per game while pulling in 35.9 rebounds per contest. Kent State also plays tough defense and posts 10.6 steals a game.
North Carolina A&T is scoring 71 points a game and hitting over 33-percent of three pointers attempted. NC A&T grabs 33 rebounds a game and averages just over nine steals per game. NC A&T is led by sophomore guard Kam Woods, junior forward Marcus Watson and senior guard Demetric Horton.
The NM State Aggies are back in the Borderland after a long road trip that spanned over 7,000 miles. The Aggies defeated Northern New Mexico on Sunday night with forward Marchelus Avery getting his first start and tallying a career-high 26 points and eight rebounds. Forward Shakiru Odunewu finished that game with 10 points and 10 rebounds in just 13 minutes of action to post his second career double-double.
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022
5:30 p.m. – NM State (visitor) vs. Kent State (home)
7:30 p.m. – NC A&T (visitor) vs. UTEP (home)
In the Don Haskins Center
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Consolation Game (loser of game one vs. loser of game two)
7:30 p.m. – Championship Game (winner of game one vs. winner of game two)
In the Don Haskins Center
We cannot wait for you to arrive in El Paso, Texas!
#BowlWeek in the Sun City starts on Dec. 26 and wraps up with the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Dec. 30!
#BowlSeason IS HERE AND IT’S GR-R-REAT!
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Tickets
Two-Night, Four-Game Packages available now.
Single-Night, Two-Game Packages available
Tickets available Through UTEP Athletics
Ticket Sales Information Contact:
• Website: UTEPMiners.com/tickets
• Phone: (915) 747-UTEP (8837)
• Email: tickets@utep.edu
The 2022 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 21-22.
Participating Teams
Kent State
New Mexico State
North Carolina A&T
UTEP Miners
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Kent State vs. New Mexico State
7:30 p.m. – North Carolina A&T vs. UTEP
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022
5:30 p.m. Consolation Game (loser of game one vs. loser of game two)
7:30 p.m. Championship Game (winner of game one vs. winner of game two)
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., December 8, 2022 — Tony the Tiger® and Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes® are back in El Paso, Texas at this year’s Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl along with Albertsons Foundation to announce a game-changing donation to kids at Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School through education nonprofit DonorsChoose. Presented during the Sun Bowl matchup between University of Pittsburgh and No. 18 University of California Los Angeles at noon (MT) on Dec. 30, 2022, the Mission Tiger funds will help the school purchase new equipment and gear for their sports programs, maintenance tools and more for strength training.
Tony the Tiger became part of the Sun Bowl in 2019, making it a bowl game with a mission and returning the game to its roots of supporting youth sports. Four years later, Tony the Tiger and the Sun Bowl Association are creating more opportunities for kids to play sports locally and beyond.
“The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl was always designed to highlight the game’s focus on helping kids play sports. Mission Tiger is thrilled to return to El Paso for this year’s Sun Bowl and help provide better access to sports to local middle school kids,” said Laura Newman, Senior Director of Brand Marketing, at Kellogg Company. “At Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, we are dedicated to helping middle school students everywhere have the chance to play like tigers, and that includes the El Paso community.”
“Once again, our amazing Title Sponsor proves why we are lucky to have the partnership we have here at the Sun Bowl,” said Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes continues to give back to the students, schools and people of El Paso, year after year and we cannot be more grateful.”
Tony the Tiger and Albertsons are providing Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School students and coaches with a Mission Tiger donation to help their sports programs continue to thrive, enabling them to purchase new equipment including soccer goals, footballs, training gear, pads, water bottles and much more.
“Sports teach our students that every step they take, every minute of practice, and every chance to play brings them closer to reaching their goals,” said Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School teacher Alejandro De La Peña. “We are grateful for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Mission Tiger and Albertsons Foundation for helping us invest more in our athletic programs to provide our students with more opportunities to work hard and play the sports they love.”
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School Principal Dr. Angela Reyna said her campus and the Ysleta Independent School District are “grateful that Mission Tiger is providing this very generous donation, which will go toward providing student-athletes with the necessary athletic equipment to help them develop their minds, bodies and souls as they compete.”
“This is a much-deserved gift for our humble students, many of whom come from challenging home-life circumstances,” Dr. Reyna added. “However, we inspire and consistently teach our students that with a hustle-and-heart mentality, their dreams are limitless — and Tony the Tiger and his mission to fund athletics in schools is a prime example of that.”
Students and teachers from Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School will join Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Tony the Tiger and Albertsons on the field during the 2022 Sun Bowl game to accept the donation in their own backyard — helping to raise awareness about the importance of middle school sports on a national stage.
“At Albertsons, we are deeply committed to helping our neighbors in the local communities we serve,” said Michelle Larson, president, Albertsons Southwest Division. “Together with Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Mission Tiger, we are thrilled to be able to help kids in the El Paso community have brand new sports equipment they need to play the sports they enjoy.”
Since it launched in 2019, Mission Tiger has helped more than 1 million kids1 across the country by repaving courts, refurbishing sports facilities, providing new training equipment and more. Fans can help schools in their local communities by joining the mission, grabbing a box of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes and uploading their receipt to MissionTiger.com to spark a $2 donation* to DonorsChoose. For more information, visit FrostedFlakes.com or MissionTiger.com.
Follow along with Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes during the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and learn more at MissionTiger.com. Ticket packages for the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting SunBowl.org or calling 915-533-4416. Tune in to watch the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on CBS starting at noon MST.
About Kellogg Company
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2021 were nearly $14.2 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods and noodles. As part of our Kellogg’s® Better Days ESG strategy, we’re addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
About Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes® Mission Tiger™
Mission Tiger launched in August 2019 with a $1 million commitment to DonorsChoose, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting public school educators nationwide. For every Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes® box purchased, a $2 donation* is sparked by uploading a receipt to MissionTiger.com. Thanks to fans coast to coast, students at middle schools nationwide have better access to play sports. If a favorite athletic program has been cut or a local team needs new uniforms, visit MissionTiger.com today to see requests from middle schools seeking funds and join our team. Mission Tiger middle school sports projects are fulfilled by Tony’s partner, DonorsChoose.
Kellogg is donating $2 per purchase to DonorsChoose with Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes receipt upload. Min. Donation $250,000 – Max. $500,000. Go to missiontiger.com for instructions. Applies to purchases between 1/1/22 and 12/31/22; must upload within 30 days of purchase.
About DonorsChoose
DonorsChoose is the leading way to give to public schools. Since 2000, 5.6 million people and partners have contributed $1.3 billion to support over 2 million teacher requests for classroom resources and experiences. As the most trusted crowdfunding platform for teachers, donors, and district administrators alike, DonorsChoose vets each request, ships the funded resources directly to the classroom, and provides thank-you’s and reporting to donors and school leaders. Charity Navigator and GuideStar have awarded DonorsChoose, a 501©3 nonprofit, their highest ratings for transparency and accountability. For more information, visit donorschoose.org.
About Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School
The 1,200-student Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School is the only Ysleta ISD middle school located in the northeast area of El Paso, Texas. Designated as a 2022 Texas School to Watch by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP), the campus is led by 2020-2021 Regional Middle School Principal of the Year Dr. Angela Reyna and is committed to providing students with a superb academic program. Students from “The Park” not only exemplify what it means to survive and overcome, but they embody the true meaning of success! The school’s outstanding faculty members teach the global skills necessary to overcome adversity in an ever-changing society. Through extracurricular opportunities, including a dynamic athletic program, Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School students demonstrate hustle and heart every day through sportsmanship, leadership, and grit. The school’s mission says it best: “Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes. It begins with us.”
About The Sun Bowl Association
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based nonprofit 501©(3) organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events, culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl football game.
The Sun Bowl Association was founded in 1935 with a threefold purpose: 1) to present a football attraction of national importance, 2) to promote El Paso and the Southwest and 3) to generate tourist income for the area. On Oct. 18, 1934, at a meeting of the El Paso Kiwanis Club, Dr. Brice Schuller suggested that the club sponsor a football game on New Year’s Day, matching an El Paso High School All-Star Team against a worthy opponent. The motion was passed unanimously. It was decided to ask for public suggestions as to the name of this annual game, and the name “Sun Bowl” was submitted by Dr. C.M. Hendricks, who became the first president of the Sun Bowl Association.
EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Brandon Foster for finishing first during the CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK for the Chick-Fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Foster wins two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, which will feature No. 18 UCLA (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12) taking on Pitt (8-4, 5-3 ACC).
Foster was the only one who picked 8-of-10 games correctly and was off by just one point of the total points from both the ACC and Pac-12 Football Conference Championship Games.
“We are very grateful for this year’s sponsor of this contest, Chick-Fil-A,” said Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “Thank you to all the contestants who played this year! We could not do anything without the fans and followers of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. You all are GR-R-REAT!”
The 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at 12 p.m. (MT) in Sun Bowl Stadium.
WINNERS:
Brandon Foster – First place prize of:
Two (2) Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) parking pass
David Jones – Second Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Premium section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass
Victor Cortez – Third Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Preferred section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass
Jesus Valenzuela – Fourth Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Stadium section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass.
Matt Brennar – Fifth Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Sun Seats section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass.
TONY THE TIGER SUN BOWL
All game information can be viewed online at www.sunbowl.org. Customers and fans can also call the Sun Bowl Association office (915-533-4416) but are also invited to stop by the Sun Bowl Association office located at 4150 Pinnacle Street, Suite 100 in El Paso to purchase tickets.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association, Kellogg’s and Tony the Tiger have announced that Pittsburgh (ACC) is set to meet No. 18 UCLA (Pac-12) in the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, Friday, Dec. 30 at 12 p.m. (MT) in Sun Bowl Stadium with the game being televised on CBS.
Pitt (8-4, 5-3 ACC) will make its fifth appearance in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and will try to get over the .500-mark in Sun Bowl games. The Panthers fell to Stanford in their most recent Sun Bowl game, 14-13 in 2018.
The UCLA Bruins (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12) are in the top-20 and will also be making their fifth appearance in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The last time UCLA played in the second-oldest bowl game in college football, it defeated Virginia Tech 42-12.
“We cannot be more excited for our match-up between Pitt and No. 18 UCLA,” said Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “It’s wonderful to bring back two teams who enjoy making the trip to El Paso and cannot wait to show them the Sun Bowl Hospitality everyone is familiar with.”
This is UCLA’s 38th overall bowl invitation after finishing the 2022 season with nine wins. The Bruins now have a chance to become the 10th Bruin team to record 10 wins for a season, the most in school history. UCLA finished the year as the nation’s No. 3-ranked offense and was fourth in the nation in rushing offense and rushed for at least 200 yards in nine games this season.
This will mark the 15th all-time meeting between Pitt and UCLA, but the first since 1972.
All game information can be viewed online at www.sunbowl.org. Customers and fans can also call the Sun Bowl Association office (915-533-4416) but are also invited to stop by the Sun Bowl Association office located at 4150 Pinnacle Street, Suite 100 in El Paso to purchase tickets.
VISITING TEAM: Pitt Panthers
HOME TEAM: No. 18 UCLA Bruins
Appearances in Sun Bowl
Pitt (2-2)
Win vs. Kansas, 33-19 (Dec. 26, 1975)
Win vs. Texas A&M, 31-28 (Dec. 30, 1989)
Loss vs. Oregon State, 3-0 (Dec. 31, 2008)
Loss vs. Stanford, 14-13 (Dec. 31, 2018)
UCLA (3-1)
Win vs. Illinois, 6-3 (Dec. 31, 1991)
Loss vs. Wisconsin, 21-20 (Dec. 29, 2000)
Win vs. Northwestern, 50-38 (Dec. 30, 2006)
Win vs. Virginia Tech (Dec. 31, 2013)
EL PASO, Texas – The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is hosting a Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Selection Sunday gathering on Sunday, Dec. 4 at Sunland Park Racetrack starting from 12:30-2:30 p.m. (MT). The event is free and open to the public.
Find out which two teams will be playing in the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at approximately 1 p.m. (MT) as Sun Bowl Football Chairman John Folmer, Sun Bowl Association President Robert Dunlop and Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie Olivas make the announcement.
“We want the entire community to join us for a GR-R-REAT time at Sunland Park Racetrack as we will all find out who will be playing in the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl,” said Bernie Olivas. “We will have some giveaways and of course, one can enjoy all Sunland Park Racetrack has to offer while there.”
WHAT: Selection Sunday
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022
TIME: 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (MT)
PLACE: Sunland Park Racetrack
The 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl will feature a team from the ACC taking on a team from the Pac-12 in Sun Bowl Stadium on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 with kickoff set for 12 p.m. (MT).
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EL PASO, Texas – On what seemed like an almost perfect-weather day for a huge gathering, over 200,000 people sat along a three-mile route on Montana Ave. for the 86th Annual Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, which was televised once again for the world to watch on KTSM New Ch. 9 on Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving morning.
KTSM TV produced an Emmy Award Winning Virtual Parade in 2020 due to the pandemic but the pre-pandemic crowds lined filed on the sidewalks and in the yards of businesses and residences to take in the longstanding tradition of the holiday parade.
“First, we’d like to thank the community for supporting the Sun Bowl Association and events such as the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade,” said Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “We could not do this without our Sponsor, Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers and without our parade TV partner, KTSM TV. Also, a huge thank you to the over 700 volunteers that make the event great and possible. We are thankful for the wonderful business and organizations that help us out year-after-year.”
This was the second parade with Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers as the title sponsor and the group hopes to return next year to give the people what they want, “The People’s Parade.”
The community expressed its gratitude in being able to sit and enjoy the sights and sounds of the event. There were 65 units in the parade, which included floats, military, high school bands and many other various entries.
The community can view photos online for free on the Sun Bowl Association Facebook Page.
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.8578560048851011&type=3
“With all the tragedies happening around our country, we cannot express enough gratitude, appreciation and thanks to the Office of Emergency Management, the City of El Paso, the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso Fire Department and all others who made it possible for the community to come out and feel safe," said Olivas.
Noe Valles, Lawyer at Glassheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers stated before the start of the parade, "It’s an honor for us to be the Sponsor of this parade. Growing up, watching the parade as a kid, it was exciting! Now to be a part of the parade, it’s an awesome experience.”
Just about every year, awards have been given for different categories in the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade and this year’s winners are listed below.
Floats Category
JIM LAWRENCE SWEEPSTAKES AWARD: “Mardi Gras Alphas Baseball Style” presented by Maria Mendoza & the Alpha Insurance Services
QUEEN’S AWARD: “Mardi Gras El Paso Style” presented by Premier Windows & Doors ELP
GRAND MARSHAL’S AWARD: “Mardi Gras Turkey Style” Presented by Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers
GENERAL’S AWARD: “Together We Can Mardi Gras” presented by the Downtown Lions Club
PRESIDENT’S AWARD: “I am community Solar” Presented by the El Paso Electric company
PRINCESS AWARD: “Mardi Gras RoboTRON Style” presented by Robert Barron
DUCHESS AWARD: “2022 Sun Court Mardi Gras Court Style” Presented by the Cielo Vista Mall
GOVERNOR’S AWARD: “Frosted Flakes and Gumbo” Presented by the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
JUDGE’S AWARD: “Mardi Gras Southwest Baseball Style” Presented by the Southwest Baseball League
Bands Category
Winner: Young Women’s STEAM Academy Drum Line
ROTC Category
Winner: Gadsden High School NJROTC
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ABOUT GLASHEEN, VALLES & INDERMAN INJURY LAWYERS
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers was recently voted the Best Law Firm in El Paso by The City Magazine readers. The injury attorneys in El Paso are here to protect your rights and get justice for those injured in El Paso and the surrounding areas. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers have worked for years and gained the expertise, network, and resources to properly and effectively represent our clients who have been injured in an accident. The injury attorneys in El Paso work tirelessly for those they represent. Plus, throughout the legal process, the client will never pay one penny unless the case is settled, and the client gets the money deserved. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers understand that every case is different; that is why the firm provides free consultations, so the injury lawyers can hear the client’s story and evaluate the case to see if Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers would be the right option to represent you. The injury and accident lawyers in El Paso, as well as the staff members, will lead clients through the legal process and work tirelessly to get justice.
If an injury has affected the lives of you or a loved one, no matter where you live, our accident lawyers in El Paso will gladly provide you with a free consultation and hear your story, so we can evaluate your case. For immediate contact, call Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers directly, 915-301-9441 or go to GVILAW.COM
Get an update on the ACC & Pac-12 football conferences. Listen in to find out the POSSIBLE teams that could play in the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
For tickets call 915-533-4416.
EL PASO, Texas – The Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade is set for this Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. (MT) on Montana Ave. in El Paso, Texas, with many ways to follow along and catch the sights and sounds of this wonderful El Paso tradition.
The parade will air live on KTSM News Channel 9 in El Paso and the surrounding areas. It will also be broadcast worldwide online at https://www.ktsm.com.
“We are glad to provide coverage of this awesome parade once again and we are excited to showcase the great floats and our awesome sponsor,” said Executive Director Bernie Olivas.
There will be Instagram LIVE segments at 10 a.m. (MT) and approximately 11:15 a.m. (MT). Followers can view portions of the parade on Instagram stories (@tonythetigersunbowl) and on Snapchat (TheRealSBA_1935).
A photo album will be added to Facebook at a later date, as well as a highlight video on YouTube (Sun Bowl Association).
This year marks the 86th edition of the annual parade, which is held on Montana Ave. from Ochoa to Copia and will be televised on KTSM News Channel 9 once again.
The Sun Bowl parade started its humble beginnings on New Year’s Day in 1936 and has stood the test of time as an annual tradition here in El Paso. The Sun Bowl Association made the switch to a Thanksgiving Day celebration in 1978 and has been the tradition since.
For complete information on the newly named Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Sun Bowl Parade go to the SBA website or click on the following link. http://sunbowl.org/events/parade
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+ABOUT GLASHEEN, VALLES & INDERMAN INJURY LAWYERS +
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers was recently voted the Best Law Firm in El Paso by The City Magazine readers. The injury attorneys in El Paso are here to protect your rights and get justice for those injured in El Paso and the surrounding areas. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers have worked for years and gained the expertise, network, and resources to properly and effectively represent our clients who have been injured in an accident. The injury attorneys in El Paso work tirelessly for those they represent. Plus, throughout the legal process, the client will never pay one penny unless the case is settled, and the client gets the money deserved. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers understand that every case is different; that is why the firm provides free consultations, so the injury lawyers can hear the client’s story and evaluate the case to see if Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers would be the right option to represent you. The injury and accident lawyers in El Paso, as well as the staff members, will lead clients through the legal process and work tirelessly to get justice.
If an injury has affected the lives of you or a loved one, no matter where you live, our accident lawyers in El Paso will gladly provide you with a free consultation and hear your story, so we can evaluate your case. For immediate contact, call Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers directly, 915-301-9441 or go to GVILAW.COM
ABOUT THE SUN BOWL ASSOCIATION
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based nonprofit 501©(3) organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events, culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl football game.
The Sun Bowl Association was founded in 1934 with a threefold purpose: 1) to present a football attraction of national importance, 2) to promote El Paso and the Southwest and 3) to generate tourist income for the area. On Oct. 18, 1934, at a meeting of the El Paso Kiwanis Club, Dr. Brice Schuller suggested that the club sponsor a football game on New Year’s Day, matching an El Paso High School All-Star Team against a worthy opponent. The motion was passed unanimously. It was decided to ask for public suggestions as to the name of this annual game, and the name “Sun Bowl” was submitted by Dr. C.M. Hendricks, who became the first president of the Sun Bowl Association.
EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Tony Valenzuela for winning week 12 of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Canalda won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Valenzuela automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Valenzuela was one of 17contestants to pick 9-of-10 games correctly and was closest to the total number of points scored during the No. 8 USC vs. No. 12 UCLA game, which was 93 points.
This week’s games:
Arizona State vs. Arizona – Friday, November 25 at 1 p.m. (MT)
No. 24 NC State vs. No. 13 UNC – Friday, November 25 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 16 UCLA vs. Cal – Friday, November 25 at 2:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 23 Oregon State – Saturday, November 26 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Wake Forest vs. Duke – Saturday, November 26 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 18 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 USC – Saturday, November 26 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Syracuse vs. Boston College – Saturday, November 26 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Pittsburgh vs. Miami – Saturday, November 26 at 6 p.m. (MT)
Virginia vs. Virginia Tech – Saturday, November 26 at 7:45 p.m. (MT)
No. 17 Washington vs. Washington State – Saturday, November 26 at 8:30 p.m. (MT)
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Objective of Contest
General. The objective of the Promotion is to correctly select the “winning team” for each U.S. college football game offered during the thirteen (13) weeks of the Promotion Period: Week fourteen (14) will be used to determine an overall contest winner. Each weekly winner will automatically be entered into the “Championship Week” where they will have to correctly select the “winning team” of the selected conference championship games.
• Week 13 (Thurs., Nov. 24)
• Week 14 Championship Week (Thurs., Dec. 1)
Complete Rules and Regulations
1. This contest is open to all persons 18-years-of-age and older. Employees and agents of the Sun Bowl Association and their immediate family members are prohibited from winning any prizes awarded in this contest. Limit to one entry per person per week.
2. Eligible entries must be received no later than the kick-off time of the selected games for each week of the NCAA College football season.
3. No purchase necessary.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association presented awards at the opening of the Sun Bowl Art Exhibit on Thursday, Nov. 10 at the International Museum of Art.
The Sun Bowl is the Southwest’s longest running art exhibit. Originally dubbed the Sun Carnival Art Exhibit at its inception in 1949, the International Museum of Art continues the long El Paso tradition of the integration of artistic and athletic excellence.
“It was a spectacular turnout and once again, we all have the opportunity to see what great artists we have here in the Borderland,” said Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie Olivas.
Below are the list of winners. (Place – artist – Title of Piece)
Best of Show – Robert Dozal – “Pears with Energy”
First Place – Mario Ulloa – “Vicente”
Second Place – Belinda Mary Subraman – “Desert Bramble”
Third Place – Luis Karo – “Love Hate”
Honorable Mention – Neil Gunn – “Perserverancia”
Honorable Mention – Raafat Ayoub – “Lost in Her”
The International Museum of Art is located at 1211 Montana Ave, El Paso, Texas and is open to the public.
The 2022 Sun Bowl Art Exhibit features the following artists:
Christopher Alexander – Kimberly Arellano – Martha Arzabala – Raafat Ayoub – Nancy Bissell – Bill Bissell – Elaine Bryant – Dorian Clouser – Sergio Delgado -Marcella Dominguez – Robert Dozal – Jan Wisbrun Dreher – Paul Dumond Jr – Antonio “Tony” Galvan III – Susan K. Guile – Patrick “Neil” Gunn – James Hernádez – Jean Holzenthaler – Luis Karo – America Korn – Mindy Loudem – Verónica Lozano – John Mackenzie – Sahyly Martinez – Darrell McGahhey – Raquel A. Monday – Erica Murrill – Carmen Navar – Sue Nichols – Ramiro Ordonez – Joanna Marie Overton – Treavor Pence – Luisa Ricaud – Frank Rimbach – Krystyna Robbins – Henry Schulte – Ellie Smith – Maria Socorro Munoz – Michele Stone – Michelle Sturdivant – Belinda Subraman – Mario Ulloa – Ramon Valenzuela – Pámela Vigo Sánchez – Linda Warren Anderson
EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Christian Canalda for winning week 11 of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Canalda won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Silva automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Canalda was one of two contestants to pick 8-of-10 games correctly and was closest to the total number of points scored during the Washington vs. No. 8 Oregon game, which was 71 points.
This week’s games:
Duke vs. Pittsburgh – Saturday, November 19 at 10 a.m. (MT)
Oregon State vs. Arizona State – Saturday, November 19 at 12:15 p.m. (MT)
No. 16 NC State vs. Louisville – Saturday, November 19 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Miami vs. No. 10 Clemson – Saturday, November 19 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Washington State vs. Arizona – Saturday, November 19 at 2 p.m. (MT)
Georgia Tech vs. No. 15 North Carolina – Saturday, November 19 at 3:30 p.m. (MT)
Syracuse vs. Wake Forest – Saturday, November 19 at 6 p.m. (MT)
No. 8 USC vs. No. 12 UCLA – Saturday, November 19 at 6 p.m. (MT)
Colorado vs. No. 25 Washington – Saturday, November 19 at 7 p.m. (MT)
No. 13 Utah vs. No. 6 Oregon – Saturday, November 19 at 8:30 p.m. (MT)
Terms and Conditions
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR VIEWING IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT PROCEED WITH THIS PROMOTION IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.
Objective of Contest
General. The objective of the Promotion is to correctly select the “winning team” for each U.S. college football game offered during the thirteen (13) weeks of the Promotion Period: Week fourteen (14) will be used to determine an overall contest winner. Each weekly winner will automatically be entered into the “Championship Week” where they will have to correctly select the “winning team” of the selected conference championship games.
• Week 12 (Thurs., Nov. 17)
• Week 13 (Thurs., Nov. 24)
• Week 14 Championship Week (Thurs., Dec. 1)
Complete Rules and Regulations
1. This contest is open to all persons 18-years-of-age and older. Employees and agents of the Sun Bowl Association and their immediate family members are prohibited from winning any prizes awarded in this contest. Limit to one entry per person per week.
2. Eligible entries must be received no later than the kick-off time of the selected games for each week of the NCAA College football season.
3. No purchase necessary.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association and the Rotary Club of El Paso are announcing the Third Annual Kick-Off Par-Tee sponsored by El Paso Electric. The event, the only event where fans can interact with players, is set for Monday, Dec. 26 at Top Golf in El Paso, Texas.
This fundraising event helps the Rotary Club of El Paso with its 101st Annual Children’s Christmas Party, which serves 4,500 Head Start children in Region 19 and is held each year at the El Paso County Coliseum.
“This is a spectacular event and an opportunity for all who sign up to interact with the players from each of the participating universities,” said Bernie Olivas, Sun Bowl Association Executive Director. “It’s also a great opportunity for community members to give back to children here in the Borderland region.”
There are multiple ways to participate in the event with sponsorship availability. (Please see the attached Sun Bowl Top Golf Packet.) An individual ticket costs $200 while a five-player bay rate is $1,000.
“The Rotary Sun Bowl Top Golf event is a favorite of the football players coming to El Paso to play in the Annual Sun Bowl Game. It is the only Sun Bowl event where the public can interact with the players. Please join us for this outstanding fun event. Not only will you have a “GR-R-REAT” time, you will be helping support Rotary’s annual Christmas party for over 4,500 Region 19 children which has been held for over 100 years,” said Mike Adkins, Rotary Club of El Paso/Sun Bowl Top Golf Chairman.
The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl features a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) taking on a team from the Pac-12 conference. The 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is set for Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at noon (MT). For tickets, call 915-53-4416.
DOWNLOADABLE/PRINTABLE REGISTRATION PACKET: 2022 Rotary Club Top Golf event – registration packet
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rotary-tony-the-tiger-sun-bowl-kickoff-par-tee-tickets-444561153377
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EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Art Exhibit opens, Thursday, Nov. 10 at the International Museum of Art with awards being presented by Sun Bowl Association Executive Director, Bernie Olivas at 6 p.m. (MT).
This is a great opportunity to capture photos and showcase the great artists that are in El Paso. The event starts at 5 p.m. with refreshments and hors d’oeuvres being served. The awards ceremony starts at 6 p.m.
Date: Thursday, Nov. 10
Time: 5-7 p.m. (Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m.)
Public Exhibit: November 10 – December 30 • Free Admission
Place: International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana Street
The Sun Bowl is the Southwest’s longest running art exhibit. Originally dubbed the Sun Carnival Art Exhibit at its inception in 1949, the International Museum of Art continues the long El Paso tradition of the integration of artistic and athletic excellence.
Contact: Emily Leedom, imoadirector@gmail.com, 915-543-6747
EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Ralph Silva for winning week 10 of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Silva won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Silva automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Silva was one of two contestants to pick all 10 games correctly and hit the total number of points right on the money during the No. 20 Wake Forest vs. No. 21 NC State game, which was 51 points.
This week’s games:
Pittsburgh vs. Virginia – Saturday, November 12 at 10 a.m. (MT)
Arizona State vs. Washington State – Saturday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Miami vs. Georgia Tech – Saturday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Boston College vs. No. 22 NC State – Saturday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Washington vs. No. 8 Oregon – Saturday, November 12 at 5 p.m. (MT)
No. 17 North Carolina vs. No. 21 Wake Forest – Saturday, November 12 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Florida State vs. No. 20 Syracuse – Saturday, November 12 at 6 p.m. (MT)
California vs. No. 23 Oregon State – Saturday, November 12 at 7 p.m. (MT)
Stanford vs. No. 14 Utah – Saturday, November 12 at 8 p.m.
Arizona vs. No. 12 UCLA – Saturday, November 12 at 8:30 p.m. (MT)
SBA Executive Director Bernie Olivas gives an update on the ACC and the Pac-12. Find out the POSSIBLE teams that might be coming to El Paso, Texas for the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
IRVING, Texas – In a press release sent out by the National Football Foundation, it was announced that 2000 Legend of the Sun Bowl Inductee Vince Dooley passed away at the age of 90 on Oct. 28, 2022.
The College Hall of Fame football coach led three teams to the Sun Bowl during his extensive coaching career at Georgia. The Bulldogs, under Dooley, were 1-1-1 in the Sun Bowl: Dec. 26, 1964 (Georgia 7, Texas Tech 0); Dec. 20, 1969 (Nebraska 45, Georgia 6); Dec. 28, 1985 (Georgia 13, Arizona 13).
“It was a great honor to have a coach like Vince Dooley come and participate in the Sun Bowl,” Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas said. “It’s coaches like Coach Dooley who make the Sun Bowl such a rich tradition in College Football and Bowl games.”
In 25 seasons, Dooley led his teams to 20 bowl games, six Southeastern Conference Championships and one national championship. He compiled 201 victories, for which he ranked third in the nation among active coaches at the time of his retirement. He has served as Georgia’s Athletic Director since 1979. Georgia placed second in the 1998-99 Sears Directors Cup competition, which recognizes the top athletic programs in the nation each year. During his role as Athletic Director, Georgia teams won 15 national championships and 64 SEC team championships.
“Coach Dooley made a great impact on the Sun Bowl and in all of College Football,” said John Folmer, Chairman of the Sun Bowl Football Committee. “He was honest, truthful, respectful and always remembered his time in El Paso and always mentioned the good people of the Sun Bowl and El Paso.”
Dooley was a standout football and basketball player at Auburn, from which he earned his bachelor’s degree in business management and master’s degree in history. He became head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs in December 1963 at the age of 31 after serving in the Marines and as an assistant coach at Auburn.
GAME RECAPS FROM THE THREE SUN BOWLS DOOLEY COACHED IN
Game Day: December 26, 1964 (was Sun Bowl nationally televised, by NBC)
Georgia vs. Texas Tech
http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/31
Game Day: December 20, 1969
Nebraska vs. Georgia
http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/36
Game Day: December 28, 1985 (then a record, sell-out crowd of) 50,203
Georgia vs. Arizona
http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/52
VIDEO LINKS ON VINCE DOOLEY
Georgia Bulldogs vs Arizona Wildcats (12-28-1985) Sun Bowl “The Dawgs & Wildcats Tie-Up” by Sports Odyssey — https://youtu.be/RqQXFjYiCAI
1964 Sun Bowl by Mark Maxwell – https://vimeo.com/219146745
(Appears in 2:04, 2:18, 2:30, 6:37)
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EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Rachel Correa for winning week eight (8) of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Correa won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Correa automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Correa was one of 11 contestants to pick all 10 games correctly but was closest to the total number of points scored during the Notre Dame vs. No. 16 Syracuse game, which was 65 points. She predicted 62 points.
This week’s games:
Duke vs. Boston College – Friday, November 4 at 5 p.m. (MT)
No. 24 Oregon State vs. Washington -Friday, November 4 at 5 p.m. (MT)
No. 17 North Carolina vs. Virgina – Saturday, November 5 at 12 p.m. (MT)
Washington State vs. Stanford – Saturday, November 5 at 3:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 22 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh – Saturday, November 5 at 3:30 p.m. (MT)
Florida State vs. Miami – Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. (MT)
Arizona vs. No. 12 Utah – Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 20 Wake Forest vs. No. 21 NC State – Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m. (MT)
California vs. No. 9 USC – Saturday, November 5 at 10:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 10 UCLA vs. Arizona State – Saturday, November 5 at 10:30 p.m. (MT)
Terms and Conditions
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR VIEWING IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT PROCEED WITH THIS PROMOTION IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.
Objective of Contest
General. The objective of the Promotion is to correctly select the “winning team” for each U.S. college football game offered during the thirteen (13) weeks of the Promotion Period: Week fourteen (14) will be used to determine an overall contest winner. Each weekly winner will automatically be entered into the “Championship Week” where they will have to correctly select the “winning team” of the selected conference championship games.
• Week 10 (Thurs., Nov. 3)
• Week 11 (Thurs., Nov. 10)
• Week 12 (Thurs., Nov. 17)
• Week 13 (Thurs., Nov. 24)
• Week 14 Championship Week (Thurs., Dec. 1)
Complete Rules and Regulations
1. This contest is open to all persons 18-years-of-age and older. Employees and agents of the Sun Bowl Association and their immediate family members are prohibited from winning any prizes awarded in this contest. Limit to one entry per person per week.
2. Eligible entries must be received no later than the kick-off time of the selected games for each week of the NCAA College football season.
3. No purchase necessary.
Get an update on College Football from SBA Executive Director Bernie Olivas. Don’t forget to get your Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Tickets by calling 915-533-4416. For more information go to www.sunbowl.org.
EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Brandon Foster for winning week eight (8) of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Foster won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Foster automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Foster was one of two contestants to pick all 10 games correctly but was closest to the Total number of points scored during the No. 9 UCLA vs. No. 10 Oregon game was 75 points.
This week’s games:
Virginia Tech vs. No. 24 NC State – Thursday, October 27 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 14 Utah vs. Washington State – Thursday, October 27 at 8 p.m. (MT)
Notre Dame vs. No. 16 Syracuse – Saturday, October 29 at 10 a.m. (MT)
Georgia Tech vs. Florida State – Saturday, October 29 at 10 a.m. (MT)
Miami vs. Virginia – Saturday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. (MT)
No. 8 Oregon vs. California – Saturday, October 29 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 10 USC vs. Arizona – Saturday, October 29 at 5 p.m. (MT)
Arizona State vs. Colorado – Saturday, October 29 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Pittsburgh vs. No. 21 North Carolina – Saturday, October 29 at 6 p.m. (MT)
Stanford vs. No. 12 UCLA – Saturday, October 29 at 8:30 p.m. (MT)
MESSAGE FROM SUN BOWL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BERNIE OLIVAS – OCT. 20, 2022
EL PASO, Texas – There are still opportunities for marching bands, ROTC groups, specialty groups to be a part of the Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, which is set for Thanksgiving morning in El Paso, Texas.
There are a few spots left for marching bands and ROTC units as well as spots for themed entertaining groups such as: Ghostbuster Club, Star Wars Club, Roller Derby, Lucha Libre Wrestling League, Matachines, Ballet Folklorico and El Maida Shriners.
Unacceptable groups include the following: • Car Clubs (cars, trucks, jeeps etc.), Student Councils, any Sports Teams (youth or adult), any cheer groups, any other non-theatrical walking groups, other groups that don’t fit into what is acceptable.
For more information about applying to enter the parade, please contact Sun Bowl Association Special Events Director Joe Daubach at 915-490-5975 or by email at joe@sunbowl.org.
What: Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade
Purpose: apply to enter parade (Marching Bands, ROTC, Specialty Units)
Contact: Joe Daubach
Phone: 915-490-5975
Email: joe@sunbowl.org
The Sun Bowl parade started its humble beginnings on New Year’s Day in 1936 and has stood the test of time as an annual tradition here in El Paso. The Sun Bowl Association made the switch to a Thanksgiving Day celebration in 1978 and has been the tradition since.
For complete information on the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Sun Bowl Parade go to the SBA website or click on the following link. http://sunbowl.org/events/parade
The Sun Bowl Association puts on multiple events throughout the year, leading up the the Annual Sun Bowl Football game. Check out this video to catch a glimpse of what the Sun Bowl Association does in and around El Paso, Texas.
For information on any Sun Bowl Association events or to purchase tickets to the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game, call 915-533-4416.
VIDEO EDITED BY Trystan Urquidez-Rodriguez
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/VrGmRVeuS_Y
EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Matt Brennar for winning week seven (7) of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Brennar won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Aguilar automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Brennar was the only contestant to pick all 10 games correctly.
This week’s games:
Virginia vs. Georgia Tech – Thursday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 14 Syracuse vs. No. 5 Clemson – Saturday, October 22 at 10 a.m. (MT)
Duke vs. Miami – Saturday, October 22 at 10:30 a.m. (MT)
UNLV vs. Notre Dame – Saturday, October 22 at 12:30 p.m. (MT)
Boston College vs. No. 13 Wake Forest – Saturday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 9 UCLA vs. No. 10 Oregon – Saturday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Arizona State vs. Stanford – Saturday, October 22 at 2 p.m. (MT)
Pittsburgh vs. Louisville – Saturday, October 22 at 6 p.m. (MT)
Colorado vs. Oregon State – Saturday, October 22 at 6 p.m. (MT)
Washington vs. California – Saturday, October 22 at 8:30 p.m. (MT)
A message from Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas.
For tickets to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, call 915-533-4416.
EL PASO, Texas – With the sun setting upon Sun Bowl Stadium, the Sun Bowl Association hosted the Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass & Kick on Tuesday, Oct. 11 with children from the ages of 6-15 competing for some great prizes.
The free event featured five separate age divisions for both girls and boys to compete in. Each contestant took to the field to punt, pass and place kick a football. After the competition completed, the scores were totaled with Sun Bowl Association handing out first, second and third place medals to the top three finishers in each of the boys’ and girls’ divisions.
The first-place finisher in each of the boys’ and girls’ division will be featured at the Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Sun Bowl Parade on Nov. 24, 2022. Those first-place finishers also received two tickets to the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and will be recognized at the game on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon (MT).
“We’d like to thank Peter Piper Pizza for their wonderful partnership with this event,” Executive Director Bernie Olivas said. “Because of Peter Piper Pizza we are able to host this youth event in Sun Bowl Stadium, distribute some really nice medals and award the winners with tickets to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game.”
All participants also received a free t-shirt and a water bottle courtesy of Peter Piper Pizza.
The winners, who will be riding on the float and attending the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, are: Cristiano Padilla (boys 6/7), Dominic Perez (boys 8/9), Ricky Middaugh (boys 10/11) Robert Torres (boys 12/13), Dante Lewis (boys 14/15), Natalia Hernandez (girls 6/7), Jenna Middaugh (girls 8/9), Natalia Zugasti (girls 10/11), Aaliyah Russell (girls 12/13), Amberly Mercado (girls 14/15).
The community can give congratulations to the winners on Thanksgiving morning during the Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade on Montana Ave. at 10 a.m. (MT) and again at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 10 a.m. (MT).
For more information on all Sun Bowl Association events go to www.sunbowl.org. To buy tickets for the review stands for the Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Sun Bowl Parade or for the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, call 915-533-4416.
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EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association (SBA) has announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 that natives of El Paso and longtime volunteers and board members, John Folmer and Jimmy Rogers Jr. will be the 2022 Grand Marshals for the 86th Annual Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, which will be held Thanksgiving morning, November 24 at 10 a.m. (MT) in El Paso, Texas.
Jimmy Rogers, Jr. has been involved with the Sun Bowl Association for over 60 years and has served on the Sun Bowl Association Board of Directors and is the organization’s CBS liaison as well as the title sponsor liaison. He is also the chair emeritus of the Board of Directors, for which he has been a member for over 50 years. Rogers served as president of the Sun Bowl Association in 1970.
Most recently, Bowl Season inducted Rogers into the Bowl Season Leadership Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals or groups who, through their actions have contributed significantly to College Football Bowl organizations specifically, and to the entire bowl system in general. It also commemorates the history and tradition of college football bowl games by saluting the people who devoted themselves to furthering the benefits of bowl games for the advancement of their communities and college football.
“What a tremendous honor to be even considered as the Grand Marshal of the (Sun Bowl) parade, much less selected. I am humbled,” said Rogers. “The Sun Bowl Association has been near and dear to my heart for over 50 years. This means the world to me.”
One of the Sun Bowl trophies awarded after each bowl game is named in honor of Rogers – the Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman Trophy. He has participated in CBS Television negotiations throughout the 50-plus year relationship with the network and was involved in negotiations for the bowl’s sponsorships with both John Hancock, Wells Fargo and Helen of Troy.
Rogers was honored with the Bud Dudley Bowl Executive Award at the All-American Football Foundation’s Banquet of Champions XVIII in 1999. Rogers has served as UTEP Touchdown Club President (1968) and UTEP Athletic Advisory Committee Chairman (1972). He was formerly the chairman of the El Paso Sports Council and was named to the El Paso Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.
Chairman of the Sun Bowl Football Committee, John H. Folmer became involved with the Sun Bowl Association in 1971 and has served on the football committee for 50 consecutive years. He has been chairman of the committee since 1981 and served as the president of the Sun Bowl Association in 2006.
“I am honored and humbled to be named as one of the Grand Marshals of the 2022 Sun Bowl Parade. I have always enjoyed my work with the bowl because it means so much to the citizens of El Paso and has showcased our city in such a positive way to the entire country. It has also kept me involved in the game that has meant so much to me,” Folmer stated.
The John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player Trophy was established in his honor in 1994. The All-American Football Foundation honored Folmer with the Bud Dudley Bowl Executive Award at the Banquet of Champions in 1999. Folmer has been part of the Sun Bowl Association’s basketball committee, and was one of the charter members of the College All-America Golf Classic committee.
A graduate of Ysleta High School, Folmer went on to serve as team captain for the Arizona State University football team. He was a three-year letterman for the Sun Devils (1963-64-65). Folmer was honored in El Paso sportswriter Ray Sanchez’s book, “El Paso’s Greatest Sports Heroes” and was inducted as a Sun Bowl Legend in 2001.
“The Sun Bowl Association itself might not be in existence without Jimmy Rogers, Jr. and John Folmer. Jimmy was very instrumental in brokering the CBS Television relationship that is now going on 54 consecutive years and also spearheaded the drive to allow the Sun Bowl football game to receive rental car tax to help defray the costs of putting on the national game,” said SBA Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “John’s relationship with so many athletic directors and football coaches across the country helped secure two Power 5 conference schools to play in the game before they were Power 5 conferences. I am extremely proud to honor these two men as Grand Marshall’s of the Glasheen, Valles, & Inderman, Injury Lawyers Thanksgiving Day Parade.,”
This year marks the 86th edition of the annual parade, which is held on Montana Ave. and starts at Ochoa Street. It will be televised on KTSM News Channel 9 once again.
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Past Grand Marshals include Aaron and Alivn Jones who played in the NFL and have the A&A All the Way Foundation (2020), WWII Veterans (2017), former W.B.A. light middleweight Boxing Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (2013), legendary UTEP men’s basketball player Nolan Richardson (2014), former UTEP men’s basketball coach Don Haskins, former PGA player Lee Trevino and the 1966 NCAA Champion-UTEP men’s basketball team (2015).
The Sun Bowl parade started its humble beginnings on New Year’s Day in 1936 and has stood the test of time as an annual tradition here in El Paso. The Sun Bowl Association made the switch to a Thanksgiving Day celebration in 1978 and has been the tradition since.
For complete information on the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Sun Bowl Parade go to the SBA website or click on the following link. http://sunbowl.org/events/parade
ABOUT GLASHEEN, VALLES & INDERMAN INJURY LAWYERS
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers was recently voted the Best Law Firm in El Paso by The City Magazine readers. The injury attorneys in El Paso are here to protect your rights and get justice for those injured in El Paso and the surrounding areas. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers have worked for years and gained the expertise, network, and resources to properly and effectively represent our clients who have been injured in an accident. The injury attorneys in El Paso work tirelessly for those they represent. Plus, throughout the legal process, the client will never pay one penny unless the case is settled, and the client gets the money deserved. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers understand that every case is different; that is why the firm provides free consultations, so the injury lawyers can hear the client’s story and evaluate the case to see if Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers would be the right option to represent you. The injury and accident lawyers in El Paso, as well as the staff members, will lead clients through the legal process and work tirelessly to get justice.
If an injury has affected the lives of you or a loved one, no matter where you live, our accident lawyers in El Paso will gladly provide you with a free consultation and hear your story, so we can evaluate your case. For immediate contact, call Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers directly, 915-301-9441 or go to GVILAW.COM
ABOUT THE SUN BOWL ASSOCIATION
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based nonprofit 501©(3) organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events, culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl football game.
The Sun Bowl Association was founded in 1934 with a threefold purpose: 1) to present a football attraction of national importance, 2) to promote El Paso and the Southwest and 3) to generate tourist income for the area. On Oct. 18, 1934, at a meeting of the El Paso Kiwanis Club, Dr. Brice Schuller suggested that the club sponsor a football game on New Year’s Day, matching an El Paso High School All-Star Team against a worthy opponent. The motion was passed unanimously. It was decided to ask for public suggestions as to the name of this annual game, and the name “Sun Bowl” was submitted by Dr. C.M. Hendricks, who became the first president of the Sun Bowl Association.
The Sun Bowl Association visited Ms. Sapien and Ms. Smith with a program called Extra Yard for Teachers. They presented them with a football, a gift card to purchase school supplies for their classroom, a t-shirt, tickets to the Sun Bowl, and an invitation to participate in the Sun Bowl parade.
EL PASO, Texas – The Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass & Kick is set for, Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. (MT) in Sun Bowl Stadium on the UTEP campus. The free event is open to youth (ages 6-15) in and around the Borderland.
The winners from each age group will receive tickets to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 and will also be honored in the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade that runs on Thanksgiving morning.
The first 200 kids to check-in at the event (Tuesday, Oct. 11) will receive a T-shirt and water bottle. Sizes are limited.
WHAT: Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass & Kick
WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022
TIME: Registration: 4 – 7 p.m.
Competition Starts: 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Sun Bowl Stadium on the campus of UTEP
Registration is now open. Participants can register at any El Paso Peter Piper Pizza or simply register online at www.sunbowl.org.
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EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Ernesto Aguilar for winning week four (4) of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Aguilar won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Aguilar automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Aguilar was one of 39 contestants who picked the winners for all 10 games correctly but was the closest to the point total scored during the Notre Dame vs. North Carolina game was 77 points.
This week’s games:
No. 15 Washington vs. UCLA – Friday, September 30 at 8:30 p.m. (MT)
Louisville vs. Boston College – Saturday, October 1 at 10 a.m. (MT)
Oregon State vs. No. 12 Utah – Saturday, October 1 at 12 p.m. (MT)
No. 22 Wake Forest vs. No. 23 Florida State – Saturday, October 1 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina – Saturday, October 1 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
California vs. Washington State – Saturday, October 1 at 3:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 10 NC State vs. No. 5 Clemson – Saturday, October 1 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Virginia vs. Duke – Saturday, October 1 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Colorado vs. Arizona – Saturday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. (MT)
Stanford vs. No. 13 Oregon – Saturday, October 1 at 9 p.m. (MT)
EL PASO, Texas – The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl wants to gift customers who go the #ExtraYard as a College Football Fan.
The 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Matchup between Washington State and Miami changed days before the game was scheduled due to COVID with Central Michigan replacing the Hurricanes. As merchandise was already printed with Miami logos, the Sun Bowl has decided to GIVEAWAY the merchandise to ticket buyers who go the #ExtraYard.
Below are the details of the GIVEAWAY.
Receive a FREE “Collectors” ITEM when you ….
1) Come into the Sun Bowl Association Offices between Sept. 26, 2022 and Oct. 31, 2022
2) Purchase a minimum of two tickets that are priced at $25 or higher.
3) Allow the SBA to take a photo of tickets in your possession for social media use
Must complete all three steps to receive an item.
SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED.
PROMOTION GOES UNTIL SUPPLIES RUN OUT OR UNTIL OCT. 31, 2022.
*Tickets cannot be refunded
We envision a country in which our greatest assets, teachers, are given the resources, recognition and professional development they require in order to prepare our nation’s students for success. – CFP FOUNDATION #ExtraYardForTeachers
THANK YOU, TEACHERS!
EL PASO, Texas –The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is 100 days away from kickoff!
Don’t miss out on the fun, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 as kickoff for the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game is set for 12 p.m. (MT) in Sun Bowl Stadium, located in the heart of El Paso, Texas.
“The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl has been played at different times over the past 88 years but the noon kickoff is traditionally the time fans know,” Executive Director Bernie Olivas said. “We cannot emphasize enough how grateful we are for the continued partnership we have with CBS and the wonderful crew that visits El Paso each year.”
Renewing ticket buyers can call 915-533-4416 now to purchase their tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
Tickets to the public go on sale, Oct. 3, 2022.
WHAT: 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 30, 2022
TIME: 12 p.m. (MT)/2 p.m. (ET)
WHERE: Sun Bowl Stadium – El Paso, Texas
TELEVISION: CBS Sports
RADIO: Bowl Season Radio
WEBSITE: www.sunbowl.org
EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to David Jones for winning week three (3) of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Jones won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Jones automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Jones got picked the winners for all 10 games correctly and also hit the points total on the “tie-breaker game.” The total number of points scored during the California vs. Notre Dame game was 41 points.
There were a total of eight contestants who chose all 10 games correctly but Jones won by being the only contestant to guess 41 points.
This week’s games:
Virginia vs. Syracuse – Friday, September 23 at 5 p.m. (MT)
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EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to Adriana Tupper for winning week two (2) of the Chick-fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest. Tupper won two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game, which will be played on Dec. 30, 2022 at Noon.
Tupper automatically advances to “Championship Week.” The weekly winners that advance to “Championship Week,” will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game. The contestant with the most correctly chosen conference title games will receive two Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and one parking pass.
Link to play: http://www.sunbowl.org/contest
Tupper tied with one other contest with the same number of correct picks however Tupper was closer to the point total between No. 14 USC and Stanford, which was 59 points.
This week’s games to choose from:
Florida State vs. Louisville – Friday, September 16 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Purdue vs. Syracuse – Saturday, September 17 at 10 a.m. (MT)
California vs. Notre Dame – Saturday, September 17 at 12:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 12 BYU vs. No. 25 Oregon – Saturday, September 17 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Colorado vs. Minnesota – Saturday, September 17 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Liberty vs. No. 19 Wake Forest – Saturday, September 17 at 3 p.m. (MT)
Colorado State vs. Washington State – Saturday, September 17 at 3 p.m. (MT)
Texas vs. No. 16 NC State – Saturday, September 17 at 5 p.m. (MT)
No. 11 Michigan State vs. Washington – Saturday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 13 Miami vs. No. 24 Texas A&M – Saturday, September 17 at 7 p.m. (MT)
Message from Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas
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EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association reminds all college football fans about the 13 opportunities to win two tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game by playing the Chick-Fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest.
The contest starts during week one of the College Football Season (Aug. 29-Sept. 4).
The contest is now open with the first games of the contest starting on Thursday, Sept. 1. 2022. This weekly contest is free to play with contestants attempting to predict the winners of 10 predetermined Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Pac-12 games, the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl conference affiliates.
With each game valued at one point, a weekly winner will be determined by the individual who accumulates the most points. In addition, contestants will be asked to estimate the total points scored by both teams of a predetermined game. In case of a tiebreaker, the contestant with the most accurate prediction of total points scored will be the weekly winner. There will be 13 weeks of play to determine 13 weekly winners.
Weekly winners will automatically advance to “Championship Week,” in which they will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game.
Football fans must register for the Chick-Fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Challenge by logging into http://sunbowl.org/contest/register. For complete rules and regulations please visit http://sunbowl.org/contest/terms.
This week’s games:
West Virginia vs. No. 17 Pittsburgh – Thursday, September 1 at 7 p.m. (MT)
TCU vs. Colorado – Friday, September 2 at 8 p.m. (MT)
No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 3 Georgia – Saturday, September 3 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
Arizona vs. San Diego State – Saturday, September 3 at 1:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 7 Utah vs. Florida – Saturday, September 3 at 5 p.m. (MT)
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Ohio St. – Saturday, September 3 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
Louisville vs. Syracuse – Saturday, September 3 at 6 p.m. (MT)
Boise State vs. Oregon State – Saturday, September 3 at 8:30 p.m. (MT)
Florida State vs. LSU – Sunday, September 4 at 5:30 p.m. (MT)
No. 4 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech – Monday, September 5 at 6 p.m. (MT)
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR VIEWING IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT PROCEED WITH THIS PROMOTION IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.
Objective of Contest
General. The objective of the Promotion is to correctly select the “winning team” for each U.S. college football game offered during the thirteen (13) weeks of the Promotion Period: Week fourteen (14) will be used to determine an overall contest winner. Each weekly winner will automatically be entered into the “Championship Week” where they will have to correctly select the “winning team” of the selected conference championship games.
• Week 1 (Thurs., Sept. 1)
• Week 2 (Thurs., Sept. 8)
• Week 3 (Thurs., Sept. 15)
• Week 4 (Thurs., Sept. 22)
• Week 5 (Thurs., Sept. 29)
• Week 6 (Thurs., Oct. 6)
• Week 7 (Thurs., Oct. 13)
• Week 8 (Thurs., Oct. 20)
• Week 9 (Thurs., Oct. 27)
• Week 10 (Thurs., Nov. 3)
• Week 11 (Thurs., Nov. 10)
• Week 12 (Thurs., Nov. 17)
• Week 13 (Thurs., Nov. 24)
• Week 14 Championship Week (Thurs., Dec. 1)
Complete Rules and Regulations
1. This contest is open to all persons 18-years-of-age and older. Employees and agents of the Sun Bowl Association and their immediate family members are prohibited from winning any prizes awarded in this contest. Limit to one entry per person per week.
2. Eligible entries must be received no later than the kick-off time of the selected games for each week of the NCAA College football season.
3. No purchase necessary.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association has teamed up with Chick-Fil-A at Airway and Edgemere to bring back one of the most fun and easy contests in college football.
Football fans around the world have a chance to win prize packages along with tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game, which will be played on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at 12 p.m. (MT) by playing the newly named Chick-Fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Select ‘Em Contest, which starts during week one of the College Football Season (Aug. 29-Sept. 4).
The contest is now open with the first games of the contest starting on Thursday, Sept. 1. 2022. This weekly contest is free to play with contestants attempting to predict the winners of 10 predetermined Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Pac-12 games, the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl conference affiliates.
“Fans from all over continue to have a great time with this promotion and we want to continue to make the college football experience a fun and exciting one,” said Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “We would like to thank Chick-Fil-A at Airway and Edgemere for supporting this contest and we are very excited to become partners for this contest.”
With each game valued at one point, a weekly winner will be determined by the individual who accumulates the most points. In addition, contestants will be asked to estimate the total points scored by both teams of a predetermined game. In case of a tiebreaker, the contestant with the most accurate prediction of total points scored will be the weekly winner. There will be 13 weeks of play to determine 13 weekly winners.
Weekly winners will automatically advance to “Championship Week,” in which they will once again predict the winners of each college football conference championship game.
Football fans must register for the Chick-Fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Challenge by logging into http://sunbowl.org/contest/register. For complete rules and regulations please visit http://sunbowl.org/contest/terms.
Prizes for weekly Chick-Fil-A Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Pick ’Em Contest.
One (1) First place prize of:
Two (2) Preferred Outdoor Club section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) parking pass
One (1) Second Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Premium section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass
One (1) Third Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Preferred section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass
One (1) Fourth Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Stadium section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass.
One (1) Fifth Place winner will receive:
Two (2) Sun Seats section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
One (1) garage parking pass.
Thirteen (13) Weekly winners will receive:
Two (2) Touchdown section tickets to the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game
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Approximate value of prizes are as follows: 1st place prize – $450.00, 2nd place prize – $150.00, 3rd place prize – $140, 4th place prize – $120, 5th place prize – $80, Weekly winner prize – $55
The Sun Bowl Association reserves the right to substitute a product of equivalent or higher value in the event that the prize described herein is unavailable.
To enter the contest, log on to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl website at www.sunbowl.org/contest and correctly select the “winning team” for each U.S. college football game offered during the thirteen (13) weeks of the Promotion Period. Weekly contest winners will be determined by the individuals who have accumulated the most points during that week. In the event that a selected game gets determined a forfeit, the score of the game will be listed as a 1-0 score as per NCAA rules. In the event of a tie the tie breaker will be used to determine that week’s winner by whoever is closest to the total points scored by both teams in the predetermined game each week. The Sun Bowl Association will randomly draw a weekly winner if there is still a tie after the tie breaker. Weekly winners can only win once. Weekly winners will be automatically entered into the “Championship Week” where they will then have to correctly select the “winning team” of each U.S. college football conference championship game offered during the fourteenth (14) week. In the event of a tie the tie breaker will be used to determine a contest winner by whoever guesses closest to the total points scored by the 2022 ACC Championship game. The Sun Bowl Association will randomly draw a winner if there is still a tie after the tie breaker.
To be confirmed as the winner, the selected entrant will be required to sign a declaration and release form that confirms compliance with the contest rules and acceptance of the prize awarded, releases the contest sponsors and their agents from any liability and consents to the use of his/her name, voice and/or photograph or likeness without compensation in any materials disseminated by the Sun Bowl Association in connection with this contest.
The prizes are not transferable or convertible into cash or otherwise and must be accepted as awarded. Contest winners may not request substitution of prizes awarded.
The Sun Bowl Association reserves the right to alter the terms of this contest or terminate or withdraw this contest at any time without prior notice, as allowed by law. All results and decisions made by the Sun Bowl Association are final.
This contest is subject to all and Federal, State and Municipal laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
The Sun Bowl Association and its affiliates accept no responsibility for stolen, lost or misdirected entries.
Neither the Sun Bowl Association, Sun Bowl Association sponsors, nor employees or volunteers of the Sun Bowl Association or its sponsors may be held liable for any warranty, costs, damage, injury, or any other claims incurred as a result of usage of any winners of a prize once possession has been taken of the product by winner. The Sun Bowl Association makes no warranties (express or implied) and is not liable for any loss arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any contest promoted by the Sun Bowl Association.
Entry forms obtained from unauthorized sources or that are illegible, mutilated, altered, mechanically reproduced, forged, counterfeited, or irregular in any way will be considered void.
All winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees, and all such additional costs which may be incurred. The Sun Bowl Association reserves the right to submit all applicable tax forms to contest winners reflecting the value of prizes awarded.
Good luck!
Terms and Conditions
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR VIEWING IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT PROCEED WITH THIS PROMOTION IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.
Objective of Contest
General. The objective of the Promotion is to correctly select the “winning team” for each U.S. college football game offered during the thirteen (13) weeks of the Promotion Period: Week fourteen (14) will be used to determine an overall contest winner. Each weekly winner will automatically be entered into the “Championship Week” where they will have to correctly select the “winning team” of the selected conference championship games.
• Week 1 (Thurs., Sept. 1)
• Week 2 (Thurs., Sept. 8)
• Week 3 (Thurs., Sept. 15)
• Week 4 (Thurs., Sept. 22)
• Week 5 (Thurs., Sept. 29)
• Week 6 (Thurs., Oct. 6)
• Week 7 (Thurs., Oct. 13)
• Week 8 (Thurs., Oct. 20)
• Week 9 (Thurs., Oct. 27)
• Week 10 (Thurs., Nov. 3)
• Week 11 (Thurs., Nov. 10)
• Week 12 (Thurs., Nov. 17)
• Week 13 (Thurs., Nov. 24)
• Week 14 Championship Week (Thurs., Dec. 1)
Complete Rules and Regulations
1. This contest is open to all persons 18-years-of-age and older. Employees and agents of the Sun Bowl Association and their immediate family members are prohibited from winning any prizes awarded in this contest. Limit to one entry per person per week.
2. Eligible entries must be received no later than the kick-off time of the selected games for each week of the NCAA College football season.
3. No purchase necessary.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association and the Southwest Flag Football League awarded $8,000 in prize money to winners of the Second Annual Sun Bowl Adult Flag Football over the weekend of August 19-21 at the Westside Sports Complex in El Paso, Texas.
The tournament had 50 teams competing in various divisions of play including a coed division, women’s division and three different men’s divisions. After 35 teams competed in the inaugural tournament, the tournament had a jump of 15 more teams than the year before which included teams from San Antonio, Texas as well as players coming in from Albuquerque, N.M., Odessa, Texas as other communities from around the region.
“It’s great to see growth from year-one to year-two of an event and we really believe that it will begin to really take off from this point forward,” said Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “We were able to get all games in, even with the rain that came through El Paso. Our next goal is bringing in more teams from out of town which will have a positive impact on our city and economy.”
MobTies won the Coed Division and took home $1,000 along with the Championship Belt and Championship mugs. The Vipers from El Paso, Texas became back-to-back champions in the Women’s (Competitive) Division taking home $2,500 in cash along with the belt and mugs. Wolfpack won the Recreational Men’s Division ($1000), Regulators won the Intermediate Men’s Division ($1000) and TFFA Elite out of San Antonio won the Competitive Men’s Division ($2500).
“We received many great compliments on the organization of the tournament, and we hope that more teams from around the region and country start to take notice as we’d love to see this event grow to 100 teams and beyond,” Special Events Director Joe Daubach said.
Rosters consisted of 14 members, competed in this 8-on-8 flag football tournament. All participants received a tournament gift bag with various commemorative items.
2022 Sun Bowl Adult Flag Football Tournament – RESULTS
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SUN BOWL ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
PAC Sports
Walmart
Pepsi
Banes General Contractors Inc.
Raiz Federal Credit Union
El Paso Sports Commission
Visit El Paso
Papa John’s Pizza
ReddyIce
Sun City Communications
Gatorade
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Southwest Flag Football League
VIEW PHOTOS FROM TOURNAMENT HERE: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=TonyTheTigerSunBowl&set=a.8126364464070574
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association and the Southwest Flag Football League are ready for the Second Annual Sun Bowl Adult Flag Football tournament in El Paso, Texas, Friday-Sunday, August 19-21.
The tournament, which will be played at the Westside Sports Complex, features 50 teams playing in various levels. The tournament levels are as follows: Men’s (recreational, intermediate, competitive), Women’s (competitive), and Coed (recreational) divisions.
“In it’s second year of existence, we have seen the field grow from 35 teams to 50 teams,” said SBA Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “We believe we have seen the number of teams grow because of the quality of the tournament.”
Play will start on Friday evening at 5 p.m. (MT) with the Coed teams facing off for the championship belt and cash prize. The men’s teams and women’s division starts on Saturday at 10 a.m. (MT) with the championships starting at 9 a.m. (MT) on Sunday, Aug. 21.
“We hope we continue to see this event grow and are really excited to put on another great community event this weekend to showcase El Paso and our community’s hospitality,” Special Events Director Joe Daubach said.
Rosters will consist of 14 members, who are ready to compete in this 8-on-8 flag football tournament. All participants will receive a tournament gift bag with various commemorative items. The first-place teams in all divisions will receive a tournament championship belt and championship cups.
The winner of the Men’s A – Competitive Division & Women’s A – Competitive Division will receive monetary payouts. Monetary prizes awarded will be based on the size of the bracket. The champion of the competitive bracket with up to 16 teams will receive a $2,000 payout and the champion of a 32-plus-team bracket will receive $4,000. The winner of the Men’s B – Intermediate Division, Men’s C – Recreations Division and Coed C –Recreational Division will earn $1,000.
WHAT: Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament
WHEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Aug. 19-21, 2022
Coed on Friday
Men’s and Women’s on Saturday
Men’s and Women’s Championships on Sunday
WHERE: Westside Sports Complex (201 Isela Rubalcava Boulevard, El Paso, TX 79932)
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SUN BOWL ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
PAC Sports
Walmart
Pepsi
Banes
Raiz Federal Credit Union
El Paso Sports Commission
Visit El Paso
Papa John’s Pizza
ReddyIce
Sun City Communications
Gatorade
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Southwest Flag Football League
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association announced the 2022-23 Sun Court, including a new Sun Queen, Lady-in-Waiting, and Sun Princesses on Friday, Aug. 5 at the El Paso Country Club.
Eight new Sun Princesses join the 2022-23 Sun Court, along with the new Sun Queen, Analisa Quinonez and Lady-in-Waiting Jazmin Jayme as ambassadors for the Sun Bowl Association, while also representing the City of El Paso.
“Our Sun Court is a very important part of our association and events,” said Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “This is another strong group of young women who will make a difference in our community and beyond.”
The Sun Court Coronation has been a part of the Sun Bowl since the first-ever college Sun Bowl game played in 1936. Coronation played a huge social role in the “Sun Carnival”, the week-long pageantry associated with the Sun Bowl.
According to the 1938 Sun Bowl game program, “The social side of the Sun Carnival centers around the Coronation of the Sun Queen with her Lady-In-Waiting and Royal Court of Princesses from all the cities of the Sun Empire and the Grand Ball tendered by the Association in honor of Her Majesty and Court.”
Today, the Sun Court serves as ambassadors for the city of El Paso. The ladies of the court volunteer at various community events and make appearances at the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Sun Bowl Parade, WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational, Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, Helen of Troy Charm Camp and many other events throughout the year.
SUN PRINCESSES (Current School)
Laura Arredondo – (UTEP)
Vanesa Carrillo – (Georgetown)
Lailani Chehedeh – (UTEP)
Kaitlyn Deguire – (UTEP)
Marian Gomez – (Loyola University New Orleans)
Ashley Mascorro – (Texas)
Marissa Rascon-Arriaga – (UTEP)
Jaqueline Sandoval – (UTEP)
Sara Urueta – (UTEP)
Alessandra Vasquez – (UTEP)
LADY-IN-WAITING
Jazmin Jayme is an El Paso native and the daughter of Arturo and Diana Jayme. A rising senior at the University of Texas at El Paso majoring in Finance with a concentration in Risk Management. Her academic achievements include being on the Dean’s List, receiving the College of Business Scholarship and the UTEP scholarship. Jazmin is 1 of 7 students from UTEP accepted to participate in the UTIMCO Scholar Program Summer Program in 2021. Jazmin was granted the opportunity to intern with two different companies this summer. Her first internship program was based out of Dallas, Texas with Amwins Brokerage firm, where she attended IICF conferences and researched emerging business markets. Jazmin then went on to her second internship in New York, New York with Eminence Capital, LP. There she has collaborated with several teams to better understand how investing firms work. Her on campus engagements include being the President of both Alpha Xi Delta and Gamma lota Sigma. Jazmin says it’s an honor to represent her native city of El Paso as the 2022 Lady-In-Waiting.
2022 SUN QUEEN
Analisa Quinonez is the daughter of Cesar and Monica Montes Quinonez. A rising junior at the University of Texas at El Paso majoring in Rehabilitation sciences with a concentration in Speech Language Pathology. Analisa is an El Paso High Alumni who graduate from the distinguished dual language magnet. Her passion for the dual language program led her to become a Spanish tutor at Mesita Elementary School for kindergarten and first grade students. Analisa is proud of her beautiful city and takes pride in showcasing El Paso’s history through dance at Viva El Paso for the past 4 years. Her community service involvement includes being the Service Chair, Ritual Chairman, Treasurer, VP III Membership Chairman, and VP I Coordinator of Committees for Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She has worked with the American Cancer Society and Zeta Tau Alpha to raise money for breast cancer awareness and education. Analisa is also a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success Sigma Alpha Pi Association, as well as a Student Organization Support Intern for the Student Engagement and Leadership Center at UTEP. Analisa grew up dreaming of becoming a member of the Sun Court as she has helped greet basketball and football players as a folklorico dancer. Watching the Sun Court represent the Sun Bowl Association and be role models for young girls, Analisa was inspired to be a role model just like they were for her. As Sun Queen Analisa is excited to be an ambassador for the city she loves and shine a light on who great El Paso is.
EL PASO, Texas – There are five Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams, three Pac-12 teams and Notre Dame listed on the preseason AP Top 25 that was released on Monday, Aug. 15 by the Associated Press.
Out of the ACC, Clemson is ranked towards the top at No. 4 while NC State comes in at No. 13, followed by Miami at No. 16, Pitt at No. 17 and Wake Forest rounding it out at No. 22.
The Pac-12 has league favorite Utah starting the season at No. 7 and the Oregon Ducks at No. 11. USC is No. 14 in the preseason poll while the UCLA Bruins were the only other Pac-12 team to receive votes.
Notre Dame is an Independent but is partnered with the ACC Bowl contracts, which include the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
“This is an exciting time as we are just a couple of weeks away from the start of College Football,” said Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “With the entire season ahead of us, one never knows and we could possibly see two of these teams listed in the rankings in the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.”
The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is set to be televised on CBS for the 54th year on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 in Sun Bowl Stadium.
Although tickets are not yet on sale for the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, please contact the Sun Bowl Association Office at (915) 533-4416 or email office@sunbowl.org for more information.
COMPLETE AP POLL: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
WHAT: 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 30, 2022
TIME: 12 p.m. (MT)/2 p.m. (ET)
WHERE: Sun Bowl Stadium – El Paso, Texas
TELEVISION: CBS Sports
RADIO: Bowl Season Radio
WEBSITE: www.sunbowl.org
About the Sun Bowl Association:
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based non-profit 501 © 3 organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl football game. Other Sun Bowl core events include the Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament, the Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass and Kick, the Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Basketball Invitational, and the Fan Fiesta.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association and Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers announced on Friday, July 15 that the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade theme will be ‘Mardi Gras – El Paso Style.’
The Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade is set for its traditional date of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24 with start time set for 10 a.m. (MT) in El Paso, Texas on Montana Ave., from Ochoa St. to Copia St.
“GVI is very excited for this year’s Sun Bowl Parade. It’s a great time for the community to get together and enjoy the holiday. I think the theme this year is going to be unique and fun to watch," said Injury Lawyer Noe Valles. "I can’t wait to be a part of it!”
“We really work at finding different themes each year,” Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie Olivas said. “It gets a little challenging after 80-plus years of parades and various themes but we believe this year’s theme could be fun for the float builders.”
ABOUT THE PARADE
86th Annual Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyer Sun Bowl Parade
DATE: Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022
TIME: 10 a.m. (MT).
PLACE: El Paso, Texas – Montana Ave from Ochoa Street and ends at Copia Street
The El Paso Downtown Lions Club organized the Parade in 1935. The parade was held on New Year’s Day from 1936 until 1978, when the event was rescheduled for Thanksgiving Day. The holiday pageant is planned, coordinated and produced by volunteer efforts and draws an annual crowd of over 200,000 spectators. The Sun Bowl Parade is the largest community event in the west Texas, New Mexico and Mexico area, it brings together service clubs and civic organizations as well as all sectors of business and industries within the community.
THEME: MARDI GRAS – EL PASO STYLE – All floats must be themed accordingly.
For more information on the parade go to the Sun Bowl Association website at www.sunbowl.org/parade
ABOUT THE SUN BOWL ASSOCIATION
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based non-profit 501 © 3 organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl football game. Other Sun Bowl core events include the Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament, the Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass and Kick, the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Basketball Invitational, and the Fan Fiesta. For more information on the Sun Bowl events, including promotional and volunteer opportunities, www.sunbowl.org. Follow the Sun Bowl Association on Facebook, Twitter (TonytheTigerSB) and Instagram (TonytheTigerSunBowl).
ABOUT GLASHEEN, VALLES & INDERMAN INJURY LAWYERS
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers was recently voted the Best Law Firm in El Paso by The City Magazine readers. The injury attorneys in El Paso are here to protect your rights and get justice for those injured in El Paso and the surrounding areas. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers have worked for years and gained the expertise, network, and resources to properly and effectively represent our clients who have been injured in an accident. The injury attorneys in El Paso work tirelessly for those they represent. Plus, throughout the legal process, the client will never pay one penny unless the case is settled, and the client gets the money deserved. Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers understand that every case is different; that is why the firm provides free consultations, so the injury lawyers can hear the client’s story and evaluate the case to see if Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers would be the right option to represent you. The injury and accident lawyers in El Paso, as well as the staff members, will lead clients through the legal process and work tirelessly to get justice.
If an injury has affected the lives of you or a loved one, no matter where you live, our accident lawyers in El Paso will gladly provide you with a free consultation and hear your story, so we can evaluate your case. For immediate contact, call Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers directly, 915-301-9441 or go to https://gvilaw.com/our-office-locations/el-paso/
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association and WestStar have announced the four teams playing in the 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational with Kent State, North Carolina A&T coming to the Borderland to join NM State and UTEP in the two-day tournament. The tournament is set for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 21-22, 2022 in the Don Haskins Center.
“We are very excited to bring in New Mexico State for the first time since 1961 as we’ve been talking with Athletic Director Mario Moccia about this since his arrival to the Borderland,” Executive Director Bernie Olivas said. “Barry Kobren, Amen Ayoub and the rest of the basketball committee continue to work hard to make this a quality tournament and we are thankful for that.”
Three teams reached post season last year including the UTEP Miners, who made a run in The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, reaching the third round before falling to Southern Utah. The Miners finished the year 20-14 and tallied their first 20-win season since 2014-15. It was also UTEP’s first postseason win since 2009.
“Head Coach Joe Golding really has things going here in El Paso for the Miners and we hope the community joins us to watch his high-energy team during the Holiday season,” Olivas said. “Having both NM State and the Miners should bring some extra energy into the arena, and Kent State and NC A&T will definitely one of the more competitive tournaments we’ve had.”
While Golding returns for his second season with the Miners, NM State has a new head coach in Greg Heiar (pronounced “higher”). He is a 22-year coaching veteran at the NJCAA, NCAA Division III and NCAA Division I levels and won the NJCAA Division I National Championship at Northwest Florida State College just this past season.
“The Aggies will be returning for their second appearance 61 years later making the short trip down I-10,” Kobren said. “We have heard for many years requests to bring them back and we are finally able to make it happen.”
The Aggies, who defeated UCONN in round one of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, picked up its first tournament win since 1992. It was their 23rd appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history.
Kent State, who won the 2019 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational, returns to The Don after a going 23-11 in 2021-22, while ending the season on a 14-game win streak before falling in the MAC Tournament Championship Game. Golden Flashes head coach Rob Senderoff earned MAC Coach of the Year after crossing off multiple milestones during the season. He picked up his 200th career win, his 100th career-MAC victory and climbed the MAC coaching ranks to seventh place in all-time wins. Senderoff also set a program record with his seventh 20-win season.
“Coach Senderoff led the Golden Flashes back to the MAC Tournament Championship for the first time since 2017 and he brings back MAC Player of the Year Sincere Carry, who withdrew from the NBA Draft,” Kobren said. “They are one of the preseason favorites to win the MAC conference and return to the NCAA tournament.”
North Carolina A&T is making its second appearance in the Sun Bowl Invitational and is led by coach Will Jones. NC A&T, also known as the Aggies were the MEAC champions in 2021 before moving to the Big South Conference for the 2021-2022 season. They will be making the move to the Colonial Conference this season. NC A&T spent 50 years in the MEAC where it won 13 regular season titles and 15 tournament titles.
The WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational values its relationship with the HBCU’s as this is the 18th time in 23 years that it will feature an HBCU team. The Sun Bowl Association believes this honors the legacy of the Tournament’s namesake, Coach Haskins.
For more information on the 2022 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational please go to www.sunbowl.org.
ABOUT THE SUN BOWL ASSOCIATION
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based non-profit 501 © 3 organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl football game. Other Sun Bowl core events include the Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament, the Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass and Kick, the Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Basketball Invitational, and the Fan Fiesta. For more information on the Sun Bowl events, including promotional and volunteer opportunities, www.sunbowl.org. Follow the Sun Bowl Association on Facebook, Twitter (TonytheTigerSB) and Instagram (TonytheTigerSunBowl).
ABOUT WESTSTAR
Now, as the Borderplex region’s leading commercial bank, WestStar has assets of more than $2.5 billion and employs over 330 team members in branches stretching from Fabens, Texas to Las Cruces, New Mexico. As an active economic driver in our vibrant region, WestStar provides area businesses the capital they need to expand and thrive. In addition to banking services, WestStar also offers an array of financial products, including treasury management, investment, title, and insurance. At WestStar, we take great pride in serving not only as an active economic driver in our region, but also in being a responsible corporate citizen. We want the best for our region, and it drives us to be actively involved in many civic organizations and non-profit agencies through volunteer service, charitable fund-raising, and sponsorships. Our Board of Directors is home to some of the Borderplex’s largest charitable and civic supporters. As individuals, some of us sit as directors on boards, some serve as members, still others volunteer or contribute money. Regardless of our roles, we all share the commitment to serve.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association hosted a new president installation and honored volunteers at TopGolf on Sunday, June 12, 2022, announcing Robert Dunlop as the new SBA President.
Robert Dunlop is the territory sales manager for Schneider Electric Company and was born and raised in Plano, Texas. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Baylor University with a minor in Mathematics and Physics.
“It’s an honor to serve as the 2022-2023 Sun Bowl President and I look forward to working with Bernie Olivas, the Sun Bowl Staff and all the volunteers who help throughout the year,” Dunlop said. said. “I would like to say ‘THANK YOU’ to our amazing sponsors and over 700 volunteers, as this organization would not be sustained without them.”
Along with being an active member of the Sun Bowl Association since 2006, Dunlop has joined several volunteer organizations. He was on the inaugural Board of the First Tee of El Paso, coached youth sports including, soccer, baseball, basketball and football, and was on the Board at the El Paso Country Club, while being the Board President there in 2019.
Dunlop was first involved as a volunteer for the Sun Bowl College All-America Golf Classic. In 2013 he was asked to join the SBA Board of Directors where he served on several committees before being asked to serve as the Board President.
“We are all excited to have Robert Dunlop lead the Board of Directors this year and he has proven himself as he’s volunteered with our golf tournament as well as with marketing and ticket sales,” Executive Director Bernie Olivas said.
Robert started with Schneider Electric as a Product Engineer in 1993 in Dallas, Texas. Dunlop quickly moved up the ranks and by 1996 was running all manufacturing operations for the two plants in Dallas. In 1998, he was relocated to northern California to become the Plant Manager and expand operations in the Bay Area. In 2001, Dunlop was asked to start manufacturing operations in El Paso and become the first Plant Manager and first operations employee in El Paso. Schneider Electric now has four manufacturing plants in El Paso with the fifth slated to open later in 2022.
Dunlop immediately fell in love with the people and City of El Paso, making this home for 21 years, with the exception of a brief move to Tucson. While in Tucson, he quickly realized that El Paso was home and left Schneider Electric to return to El Paso. He accepted a position as Director of Operations for Trans-Expedite until 2013 when he returned to Schneider Electric in his current role.
Dunlop recently married Alexa Zazueta and has two sons. Brady, age 24 is currently at St. Mary’s Law School, while Will, age 21 is a junior at Eastern Michigan University.
After installing a new board president, the Sun Bowl Association honored and thanked volunteers. A list of award winners is below. Due to the pandemic, the SBA did not host a New President Installation/Volunteer Party in 2020 or 2021.
Sun Bowl Most Valuable Volunteer Award winners (2019 & 2021 events)
2019
Oscar Leeser’s Hyundai of El Paso Sun Bowl Parade Float Building Committee – Tony Valtier
Oscar Leeser’s Hyundai of El Paso Sun Bowl Parade Committee – Harvey Roberson
WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational – Robin Kobren
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl CBS Host Committee – Jon Muir
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Media Host Committee – Raul Yturralde
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game Day Committee – Catherine Hansen & Casey Britton
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl ACC Team Host Committee – George Enriquez
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl ACC Band Host Committee – Irene Batista
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl PAC-12 Team Host Committee – Rick Pinon
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl PAC-12 Band Host Committee – BillPaul Cruz
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta Committee – Charles Vass
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Provisions Committee – Randen Curlin
Koogler Award – Kirsten Stephenson (Most Outstanding Volunteer)
Gary Del Palacio President’s Award – Bill Coon (Given to board member)
2021
Sun Bowl Adult Flag Football Tournament – Aaron Morales
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade Float Building Committee –
Robin Kobren & Ray Olivas
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade Committee – Ismael Legarreta
WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational – Robin Kobren
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Media Host Committee – Briana Nieto
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game Day Committee – Hailey Daubach
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl PAC-12 Team Host Committee – David Martinez
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Provisions Committee – Raul Placencia
Koogler Award – Linda Lawson (Most Outstanding Volunteer)
Gary Del Palacio President’s Award – Tony Valtier (Given to board member)
About the Sun Bowl Association:
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based non-profit 501 © 3 organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl football game. Other Sun Bowl core events include the Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament, the Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass and Kick, Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Basketball Invitational, and the Fan Fiesta.
EL PASO, Texas – With the Memorial Day Holiday approaching that means there are less than 100 days until College Football kicks off.
After a morning start time last year, CBS and the Sun Bowl Association have announced that the game moves back to it’s traditional high-noon kick-time. The game is set to be televised on CBS for the 54th year on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 in Sun Bowl Stadium.
“The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl has been played at different times over the past 88 years but the noon kickoff is traditionally the time fans know,” Executive Director Bernie Olivas said. “We cannot emphasize enough how grateful we are for the continued partnership we have with CBS and the wonderful crew that visits El Paso each year.”
CBS Sports is presenting a total of 22 college football games with their final game televised being the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Other notable games on CBS include Alabama-Texas A&M battle in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while the annual rivalry game between Georgia and Florida will take place on Oct. 29. CBS also features college football’s highest-rated television package, the SEC ON CBS. The traditional Army-Navy game is on Dec. 10 before the crew heads to El Paso for the end-of-the year celebration at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
Although tickets are not yet on sale for the 88th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, please contact the Sun Bowl Association Office at (915) 533-4416 or email office@sunbowl.org for more information.
WHAT: 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 30, 2022
TIME: 12 p.m. (MT)/2 p.m. (ET)
WHERE: Sun Bowl Stadium – El Paso, Texas
TELEVISION: CBS Sports
RADIO: Bowl Season Radio
WEBSITE: www.sunbowl.org
BOWL SEASON
Bowl Season today announced the complete 2022-23 college football bowl schedule, which includes 43 games, beginning December 16. Most games will be televised on the ABC and ESPN family of networks, with one bowl each on CBS, FOX and Barstool Sports.
Bowl matchups will be revealed on Sunday, December 4, following the regular season and conference championship games. Bowl Season concludes with the 2023 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship, scheduled to be played on Monday, January 9, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on ESPN.
“We’re excited to announce the full slate of bowl games scheduled for next season,” said Nick Carparelli, executive director of Bowl Season. “We’re looking forward to the return of college football. This announcement brings us one step closer to celebrating student-athletes as they make lasting memories during Bowl Season.”
About the Sun Bowl Association:
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based non-profit 501 © 3 organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl football game. Other Sun Bowl core events include the Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament, the Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass and Kick, Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Basketball Invitational, and the Fan Fiesta.
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association and the Southwest Flag Football League have teamed up again to host the Second Annual Sun Bowl Adult Flag Football tournament in El Paso, Texas, Friday-Sunday, August 19-21. The multiday tournament features monetary prizes available to the victors.
The tournament will be played at the Westside Sports Complex in El Paso and with various levels to play in. The tournament levels are as follows: Men’s (recreational, intermediate, competitive), Women’s (competitive), and Coed (recreational) divisions.
“We at the Sun Bowl Association worked really well with the Southwest Flag Football League a year ago and we are excited to bring this event back to the Borderland with the hopes it continues to grow,” said SBA Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “We are anticipating drawing teams from out of town to participate and compete against our local teams. We continue to strive to produce events for the community as well as providing some positive economic impact for our city.”
Rosters will consist of 14 members, who are ready to compete in this 8-on-8 flag football tournament. All participants will receive a tournament gift bag with various commemorative items. The first-place teams in all divisions will receive a tournament championship belt and championship cups.
The winner of the Men’s A – Competitive Division & Women’s A – Competitive Division will receive monetary payouts. Monetary prizes awarded will be based on the size of the bracket. The champion of the competitive bracket with up to 16 teams will receive a $2,000 payout and the champion of a 32-plus-team bracket will receive $4,000. The winner of the Men’s B – Intermediate Division, Men’s C – Recreations Division and Coed C –Recreational Division will earn $1,000.
The deadline to register for the tournament is Sunday, July 31 or until the bracket is full, whichever comes first. All entry fees are $300 which includes all referee fees.
“Last year’s event was a challenge as it was our first year but working with the Southwest Flag Football League really adds to the event,” Sun Bowl Association Special Events Director Joe Daubach said. “It’s always exciting to be part of another Sun Bowl Association event that brings so many people together to showcases El Paso and our community’s hospitality.”
Tournament Chairman Adrian Morales said, “It is a huge honor for me to be part of such a great organization like the Sun Bowl Association while at the same time strengthening our local flag football community. Giving them an opportunity to compete against teams from California to East Texas and from Colorado to interior Mexico is energizing. This tournament will give them that opportunity.”
WHAT: Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament
WHEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Aug. 19-21, 2022
WHERE: Westside Sports Complex (201 Isela Rubalcava Boulevard, El Paso, TX 79932)
WEBSITE: http://sunbowl.org/events/flag_football
About the Sun Bowl Association:
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based non-profit 501 © 3 organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl football game. Other Sun Bowl core events include the Sun Bowl Flag Football Tournament, the Peter Piper Pizza Sun Bowl Punt, Pass and Kick, Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers Sun Bowl Parade, the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Basketball Invitational, and the Fan Fiesta.
About Southwest Flag Football League
• Flag Football League in El Paso, Texas
• Players are 18-years-of-age and up, four different competitive divisions
• http://southwestflagfootball.com/
• Phone: (915) 253-9853
• Email: swflagfootball@yahoo.com
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 Sun Court.
Applications are available online at sunbowl.org or can be picked up at the SBA office, located at 4150 Pinnacle Street, Suite 100 in El Paso, Texas. The deadline to apply is Saturday, June 18, 2022 by 5 p.m. (MT). All interviews will be held on Saturday, July 9 beginning at 9 a.m. at the SBA offices.
The El Paso area will be represented by the city’s young women to serve as community ambassadors during all Sun Bowl events including the Sun Bowl Parade on Thanksgiving morning and the Tony the Tiger football game on December 30, 2022.
“The Sun Court has been an integral part of the Sun Bowl Association for over 85 years and they serve the purpose of being ambassadors for the Sun Bowl Association and the City of El Paso.,” Executive Director Bernie Olivas said. “We look forward to selecting the best possible candidates to fill the Sun Court and continuing this storied tradition.”
The Sun Court dates back to 1935 when organizers planned the event as a companion to the first Sun Bowl game. This is a great time for young women to promote their city and to volunteer as community ambassadors. Contestants are selected based on poise, personality, communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to demonstrate knowledge of El Paso and all Sun Bowl Association events. Participants must be full-time students at a college or university and in good academic standing.
For questions, please contact the Sun Bowl Association Office at (915) 533-4416 or email office@sunbowl.org
Eligibility and Rules:
All Sun Princess Applicants must fit criteria in order to be eligible.
•A female between the ages of 18-22 (as of Sept. 1) and have completed one year of college
•Have not been married and have not had any children
•Must be enrolled as a full-time student taking a minimum of 12 academic hours or full time in a graduate program
•A cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (Transcript must be included with application)
•Sun Princesses may not hold any other title during the time they are members of the Sun Court (i.e. Miss El Paso, Miss Texas, etc…)
•Responsible for their own transportation costs to attend mandatory events
Application/Submission Process: Official application, an official transcript, a ONE-PAGE resume, a color head shot no larger than 5×7, and an essay (500 words or less) telling us about yourself; include school activities and awards, community involvement, employment and why you want to be a part of the Sun Court. Applications can be submitted electronically or can be dropped off at the Sun Bowl Association office (4150 Pinnacle Street, Suite 100, El Paso, Texas). Electronic Submissions: office@sunbowl.org; emorelos@sunbowl.org; bolivas@sunbowl.org.
Story ran in the El Paso Times on April 15, 2022
Written by Bret Bloomquist
Photo by Ivan Aguirre
Bernie Olivas’ name is royalty in the El Paso sports world, but only once did he try to flex it.
In 2001, when he was high up in the Sun Bowl organization that he is now executive director of, an internship in UTEP’s sports information department opened. He felt his daughter Angela, then a UTEP student and the mother of a 3-year-old girl, would be perfect for it.
He called the athletic department’s senior women’s administrator, Stephanie Rempe, to lobby, something he had never done before and hasn’t done since.
“I know everybody over there; I’ll call somebody,” Olivas recalls. "I talked to Stephanie. I told her my daughter needs an internship — do you have any room? She said, ‘I did, but I already hired somebody.’ "
Rempe said she’d keep his daughter’s name in mind for next time, and by the way, what was that name?
Angela.
“That’s who I hired!” Rempe said.
Go-getter from the start.
As it turns out, a few days earlier, Rempe spoke to one of Angela’s journalism classes, mentioned there was an internship open in the athletic communications department and “I literally chased her out the door; I got up and left class to talk to her,” Angela Olivas said.
“She was so eager to work, to learn the profession,” said Rempe, now the executive deputy athletic director and chief operating officer in the LSU athletic department. "She was so excited about it, so hungry. She got better the more she learned, and she learned quickly.
“That’s such a neat family.”
It is one that can aptly be called the First Family of El Paso sports. As the executive director of the Sun Bowl since Sept. 10, 2001, the 68-year-old Bernie Olivas is the driving force behind El Paso’s defining sports event.
Angela Olivas, 44, has been the senior director of marketing and communications for the El Paso Chihuahuas since their inception in 2014 (she was one of their first hires in 2013) and recently took that position for the Locomotive as well.
That daughter who was 3 when Olivas was hired for the fateful internship that launched her career is 24-year-old Elizabeth Vega. Vega now works for her mother as the manager for marketing and digital strategies for the Locomotive, a club she has been with since its inception in 2019 when she started as an intern.
There is an inevitability to three generations of Olivases making such an impact in El Paso sports, though not because Bernie strong-armed his daughter and granddaughter into the life or greased the wheels for their ascent.
The members of this royal family made their rise because of merit, ability and a love of their profession that drove everything they did.
The patriarch
That started with Bernie, though he was following in the footsteps of his brother Sal, now a member of New Mexico State’s Athletic Hall of Fame who led the NCAA in passing as a quarterback in 1967.
Sal taught Bernie how to score baseball and softball, and by age 12 he was an official scorer for the Catholic Youth Organization softball league, making $1 a game. Not incidentally, that was Angela’s age when she started scoring Diocese of El Paso basketball games.
Vega quips she was 12 when she started serving as an unofficial intern for UTEP athletics, though the truth is Vega’s start in the UTEP athletic communications department came substantially younger than that.
“My entire family was athletic,” Bernie Olivas said of his childhood. “I’ve always said if Title IX had been around when my (five) sisters were growing up, they would have all played college sports.”
Bernie did, as a receiver for UTEP, then went straight into a career as a coach at his alma mater Cathedral, where he founded the baseball program in 1976 (a year before Angela was born) and took the basketball team to two state championship games. After the Irish lost by a point in 1981, he went into the pharmaceutical business, but still felt the siren call of sports.
He called the Sun Bowl offices in 1983 and soon enough was volunteering on a host committee. He worked his way up through the ranks to president, then when executive director Joyce Feinberg resigned to work for El Paso mayor Ray Salazar in 2001, Olivas ascended to the top. He got that job on Sept. 10, “the day before the world changed,” Olivas recalls.
Oddly, that wasn’t a position he aspired to until, as president of the Sun Bowl Committee, he was hiring for executive director and realized he had the perfect resume.
“Not until it happened,” Olivas said. “Somebody asked me, is this a dream come true? No, because I had never dreamed of doing this. Timing is everything.”
Along the way he became the official scorer for the El Paso Diablos, a job he passed off to his understudy Angela in 2005. She had been working for the Diablos in various game-day capacities since she was 16.
The daughter rises
By then, Angela’s full-time job was in the UTEP sports information department, a position she was promoted to from her internship in 2001 and also in the same time frame when her father became executive director of the Sun Bowl.
“Angela was a real go-getter,” said Jeff Darby, the associate athletic director at UTEP who was her boss in the sports information department. "She called me up and set up a meeting. She didn’t mind working for free and she worked her butt off.
“She earned everything she got. She got promoted because she earned it. She came in as a volunteer worker, she left as an assistant AD.”
“I fell in love with it right away,” Angela said of that job. "It was exciting, it was fun. It was the adrenaline rush of being a small part of something that’s big. I had great mentors, Jeff Darby, Trent Hillburn, Charles Staniszewski. They took someone who didn’t know anything about sports information, a new mom coming out of college, and they gave me as much as I could grasp.
“And I asked for more. I just started climbing the ladder.”
Angela was never pushed toward sports, and in fact her younger sister Teresa is a physical therapist.
“People grow up two different ways,” Bernie Olivas said. "Some parents push their kids to be what they want them to be. Then there’s the way, let them do what they want to be, then push them to be the best.
“I think I took the right route. I didn’t push them to get into sports, I didn’t push them to get into athletics, whatever they chose, I wanted them to be the best at what they chose. I think it worked out well.”
Vega also wasn’t pushed toward sports, but she was immersed in it from the time she was able to run errands.
“Jeff Darby let me raise Lizzy at the office,” Olivas said. “It was picking her up at 3 o’clock, then she’d be my runner at basketball games. She’d be in her little St. Patrick’s (Elementary) uniform handing out stat sheets. I’d send her down to development to stuff envelopes. ‘Lizzy, go see what marketing has for you.’”
Vega remembers that fondly.
“I was there after school, on the weekends,” she said. "Mom would pick me up from school and we’d go to a softball game. Instead of going to play with friends I’d go to a football game and sit with the stat people and media people.
“I never really questioned it because that was my life. I’m grateful for it now, I wouldn’t be where I am: a love of sports, this career, without being raised in that environment. I never thought about, ’I’m going to do sports marketing,’ because I never considered doing anything else.
“I was primed to do this. I literately grew up in the sports industry. It’s different than the way other kids are raised, but I wouldn’t change it.”
Angela Olivas’ life changed again in 2013 when MountainStar Sports Group bought the Triple A baseball team that moved from Tucson and became the Chihuahuas.
She wanted a job with them so badly she didn’t tell anyone in her family she was applying for fear it wouldn’t pan out. It did; she’s the only communications director the franchise has had.
“She’s such a professional,” said Chihuahuas general manager Brad Taylor, who first met Olivas when they were both interviewing for jobs. "She’s the first one to volunteer on any community project. She’s completely immersed in what we stand for.
“They aren’t just three generations, they are three great people. I’ve gotten to know Bernie, I’ve worked with Angela since I started and now I’m getting to know Lizzy. It’s not just generational, they are all good at what they do.”
The granddaughter, too
The Locomotive set up their offices in 2018 and in a family tradition, Vega was first in line to apply for an internship in the marketing department and quick to work her way up. Along the way she picked up her MBA from UTEP and earned the promotion to manager, working for her mother.
“It’s so cool, and not just because they’re mother and daughter and colleagues,” Locomotive general manager Andrew Forest said. "They are so professional. I couldn’t be more proud of Lizzy, the way she and her mother work together is so professional.
“Lizzy is so eager to learn and her mother has so much to teach her. To have three generations like them, this city is in good hands. Lizzy didn’t get the job because of charity because of who her mom and grandfather are, she got it because she’s talented and good.”
Vega loves working for her mother.
“I don’t think it’s weird, it’s been really easy and I don’t think a lot of people expected that to happen,” she said. "Because I grew up in her office, it’s like going back to 10 years ago when I was always bothering her and asking her questions. Now it’s work related. “The only hard part for me, yes she’s my mom, yes he’s my grandpa, so maybe people might assume I got the job I got because of them and not because of my own hard work. That’s the one thing that’s a nuisance. I’ve put in the hours, I want this for myself.”
Angela Olivas relates.
“I completely understand that, I was the same way,” she said. “It’s hard to get out from under, ’You’re Bernie’s daughter.’”
Obviously, though, being Bernie’s daughter is a source of pride.
“I’m blessed to have a mentor in my dad,” Angela Olivas said. "To follow in his footsteps and have somebody to look up to is amazing. I can just call and ask opinions and I do. It’s awesome to be able to show Lizzy, to be her boss, and say it’s cool you can be better than me.
“That’s what I hope for her, that she excels more than I could. I got into this late, she got into it early. The possibilities for her are endless.”
Said Vega: "I think coming from two generations of people in the sports industry, you have a lot of pressure to meet expectations and exceed expectations, but at the end of the day I’m grateful for that. Bernie Olivas, an icon in the sports industry, Angela Olivas, an icon in the sports industry, in the city but also nationwide.
“The fact that that’s my family, my grandpa and my mom, I’m the luckiest person ever.”
El Paso has been lucky to have all three of them.
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on Twitter.
Link to El Paso Times: https://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/
EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association along with Bowl Season announced that Jimmy Rogers Jr. was inducted into the Bowl Season Leadership Hall of Fame at the Annual Bowl Season meetings, which was held in Orlando, Fla. during the week of April 11.
The Bowl Season Leadership Hall of Fame recognizes individuals or groups who, through their actions have contributed significantly to College Football Bowl organizations specifically, and to the entire bowl system in general. It also commemorates the history and tradition of college football bowl games by saluting the people who devoted themselves to furthering the benefits of bowl games for the advancement of their communities and college football.
“Few have been as devoted to the Sun Bowl and college football as Mr. Jimmy Rogers Jr.,” said Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “The impact he has made here in El Paso and around the college football scene has been extraordinary.”
Rogers had been a part of the Sun Bowl Association Board of Directors for more than 50 years. He was a part of the move from Kidd Field (at 15,000-seat stadium) to Sun Bowl Stadium, which opened in 1963 with a capacity of 30,000. He worked hard to help get Sun Bowl Stadium’s expansion, which was paid for by the University of Texas System in 1983, a process that took a decade to see through.
Rogers has been through the lean years and seen the game flourish. He has always been someone who has given back to his community, a place he cherishes, El Paso.
His first recollection of the Sun Bowl was in the game’s infancy. It was 1940 and the Border Conference champion New Mexico Lobos squared off with the Big Seven Conference champion Utah Utes. A seed had been planted.
In a past interview Rogers said, “I went to my first game in 1940 and I also remember the University of Mexico playing the military team from Southwestern University (in 1945). We went to every parade growing up. I started riding in the Sun Bowl Parade on horseback with the Sheriff’s Posse in about 1950. I think I rode in about 20 parades on horseback.”
Jimmy’s father, James Rogers, Sr., was the secretary of the first board of directors of the Sun Bowl in 1934. Three quarters of a century later, the game has grown exponentially, and the Rogers family has been an integral part of the Sun Bowl.
Three generations of Rogers have given their time to El Paso’s biggest event. Jimmy’s sons Jim III and Mike have each followed in the family tradition of giving back. Mike is a past president (2011) of the Sun Bowl Association, while Jim III spent over a decade volunteering with the Sun Bowl basketball committee.
“I never pushed my boys into being a part of this, but my wife Jody and I could not be prouder of them,” said Rogers in a 2010 interview. “I think they see the importance of giving back to your community.”
Speaking of the basketball committee, Rogers and the committee implemented hospitality rooms for visiting basketball teams participating in the Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament, something not the norm back in the 1960s.
His efforts led to his involvement in hosting the visiting television networks broadcasting the Sun Bowl game – first TVS, then NBC and now CBS.
Until recent years, Rogers served as the game’s liaison with CBS Sports, a partnership that will feature its 54th consecutive broadcast on Dec. 30, 2022. Rogers and others have cultivated the relationship with CBS into the longest running relationship between a bowl and a television network. The CBS relationship is very special, very unique. They are a perfect partner, according to Rogers.
“If I look back at historic events Rogers was a part of and things that were milestones for us, probably the first things that would enter my mind are CBS Television and the car rental tax,” said Olivas when asked what he remembers most about what Mr. Rogers Jr. has accomplished. “No other bowl game has had the type of television relationship like the Sun Bowl and CBS while we cannot be more grateful to Jimmy for securing the car rental tax which helps tremendously.”
In 1986, the Sun Bowl became the first bowl game to secure a title sponsorship for a bowl game, as John Hancock Financial Services signed on to make history. The bowl would then secure sponsorships with Norwest Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Helen of Troy, Hyundai and now Kellogg’s. Title sponsorships are now a mainstay in the industry.
“The television coverage, sponsorship, the new stadium and then you look at the car rental tax, which was passed in 1997, that was huge, and we would not be where we are without it,” Olivas mentioned.
Through all of the ups and downs – the prosperity and disparity – Rogers has never given up on the Sun Bowl. He and many others have put their own backing behind something they believed in.
Rogers has truly been a advocate in the community, supporting the Sun Bowl and UTEP, where he served as president of the Touchdown Club and chairman of the UTEP Athletic Advisory Committee.
In 1989, he was inducted into the El Paso Sports Hall of Fame. Ten years later, Rogers was honored as the recipient of the Bud Dudley Bowl Executive Award for his service to the Sun Bowl and college football. That same year, he became the first volunteer named to the Legends of the Sun Bowl, the Association’s Hall of Fame.
“To me, it has always been about giving back. Nothing more,” said Rogers in a 2010 interview.
Bowl Season Executive Director mentioned, “Bowl games are one of the greatest and longest running traditions in American sports. And few people have done more for any single bowl than Jimmy Rodgers has done for the Sun Bowl. We are honored to induct Jimmy as part of this year’s Bowl Season Leadership Hall of Fame class. His leadership over the years has impacted the entire bowl system and helped make Bowl Season the celebration of college football that it is today.”
Past Winners:
CLASS OF 2019 (Inaugural Class) – Bud Dudley, Liberty Bowl; Field Scovell, Cotton Bowl; Earnie Seiler, Orange Bowl; Warren Miller, Sugar Bowl; Fred Digby, Sugar Bowl.
CLASS OF 2020 – Mike Gottfried, Mobile Bowl; William L. Leishman, Rose Bowl; George Olsen, Gator Bowl; John Reid, Holiday and Fiesta Bowl; Chet Simmons, NBC and ESPN.
CLASS OF 2021 – Jim “Hoss” Brock, Cotton Bowl; George Crumbley, Peach Bowl; Mitch Dorger, Rose Bowl; Dan McNamara, Orange Bowl; Chuck Rohe, Citrus Bowl; Bruce Skinner, Fiesta Bowl
EL PASO, Texas, FEB. 16, 2022 — An era where a partnership between college football and Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes® continues as the Sun Bowl Association announced the renewal of the title sponsorship for the Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl.
After a wonderful event in 2019 which featured Arizona State defeating Florida State, 20-14, Kellogg’s took the initiative to help the Sun Bowl Association pay gameday workers in 2020, the year the Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl was put-off due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl received plenty of national attention as the 2021 game initially was supposed to feature Miami taking on Washington State, however Miami withdrew from participation due to COVID-19 protocols. Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas was able to find a replacement team in Central Michigan within 24 hours of the Miami Hurricanes notifying the SBA of withdrawal.
“We, at Kellogg’s, have seen how extremely invested the community of El Paso is in this game and the events that surround the game and we want to continue to be a part of it,” said Sadie Garcia, Marketing Director for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes®. “Kellogg’s has been able to take Mission Tiger™ to the schools of El Paso and we are excited to continue this partnership.”
The postseason contest features a Power-Five matchup between members of the ACC and Pac-12 at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 31, 2022, and will be televised for the 55th consecutive year on CBS. The agreement between the Sun Bowl Association and Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes® was originally brokered by Denver-based Impression Sports & Entertainment.
The multiyear partnership is marked by Tony the Tiger® being the first mascot to lend his name to a college football bowl game. What’s more, Tony has and will continue to promote the Sun Bowl Association’s inaugural mission — helping kids play sports.
In 1935, the first-ever Sun Bowl was played to benefit underprivileged children and to finance improvements for the El Paso High School Stadium. In 2019, the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl aligned with Tony’s Mission Tiger™ initiative, raising awareness and funds for at-risk middle school sports programs through a multiyear partnership with nonprofit DonorsChoose.org. Whether a team has been eliminated, needs to upgrade training equipment or needs new uniforms, “Mission Tiger” is ready to help.
“Tony the Tiger has been dedicated to fueling active kids since 1952, and it’s a core value we share with the founders of the Sun Bowl Association,” said Fuller. “At Frosted Flakes, we believe every kid should have a chance to be able to play like a Tiger and are committed to helping keep middle school kids active in the El Paso community and beyond.”
The Sun Bowl features events throughout the week of the bowl game that celebrate the city and welcome visitors to enjoy the sense of community that comes from playing and watching football.
“Partnering with Kellogg’s over the past three years has been spectacular,” said Olivas. “The impact the company has had on our community is nothing short of amazing! From donating through Mission Tiger™ to middle schools to donating a million meals to the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank, while also paying gameday employees that were supposed to work our [canceled] game in 2020; Kellogg’s and the teams we have had the privilege to work with have been second-to-none.”
In addition to the exclusive naming rights the Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl will continue to use its fresh logo which has turned heads all across the country and amongst the bowl games. The fully integrated partnership amplifies across digital and social media, content, in-stadium exposure, product sampling and on-site activation at the game and other Sun Bowl organization events.
Follow the Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl via social media on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and learn more at MissionTiger.com. For all information on the 2022 Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl visit SunBowl.org or calling 915-533-4416.
ABOUT THE SUN BOWL ASSOCIATION
The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer based nonprofit 501©(3) organization. The Sun Bowl Association, with the help of over 700 volunteers, promotes and serves the El Paso community and features a year-round schedule of events, culminating with the Annual Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl football game.
The Sun Bowl Association was founded in 1935 with a threefold purpose: 1) to present a football attraction of national importance, 2) to promote El Paso and the Southwest and 3) to generate tourist income for the area. On Oct. 18, 1934, at a meeting of the El Paso Kiwanis Club, Dr. Brice Schuller suggested that the club sponsor a football game on New Year’s Day, matching an El Paso High School All-Star Team against a worthy opponent. The motion was passed unanimously. It was decided to ask for public suggestions as to the name of this annual game, and the name “Sun Bowl” was submitted by Dr. C.M. Hendricks, who became the first president of the Sun Bowl Association.
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EL PASO, Texas – The Central Michigan Chippewas, replacing a Covid-stricken University of Miami team that was forced to pull out of the annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, made the most of their opportunity after holding on to defeat Washington State, 24-21, during the 88th edition of the game in El Paso.
The Chippewas began the week not knowing if they would even play a game after their original bowl game, the Arizona Bowl in Tucson, was canceled, also due to Covid complications, this time to Boise State.
But with the Cougars in need of an opponent, Central Michigan (9-4) made the 300-mile bus ride from Tucson to El Paso one day before gameday, got off to a 21-0 halftime lead, and then held on after a Washington State (7-6) second-half rally to win their first bowl game since 2012 and break a five-game bowl losing streak.
In doing so, the Chippewas also finished the season on a five-game winning streak after their first appearance at a Sun Bowl. The Cougars, on the other hand, suffered their first Sun Bowl defeat after winning the game during their first two appearances (2001, 2015).
Central Michigan outgained Washington State, 339 yards to 231, including logging in 149 yards on the ground. Lew Nichols III, the game’s C.M. Hendricks MVP, led the Chippewas ground charge with 109 yards rushing on 19 carries.
Daniel Richardson led the Central Michigan passing attack, finishing 14-of-27 for 175 yards and an interception. Victor Gabalis, who came in at the beginning of the second half for the Cougars, led a dramatic comeback after throwing for a couple of touchdowns and finishing with 168 passing yards.
Although, it was Washington State who seemed to be coming off a long bus ride the day before, as starting quarterback Jayden de Laura and the Cougar offense could not get anything going during the first half, especially during third downs. Washington State could only convert one of 15 third-down attempts and were also 1-of-4 on fourth down.
Central Michigan began the scoring on their third possession, a little more than halfway through the first quarter. A big 38-yard run by Nichols III helped set up a 49-yard field goal by Marshal Meeder.
Meeder followed up his long field goal with a Chippewas bowl record 52-yarder on CMU’s next possession to give the Chippewas a 6-0 lead. Meeder would be named the John H. Folmer Special Teams MVP after the game.
Central Michigan immediately got the ball back after Washington State fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Kumehnnu Gwilly jumped on the ball, giving the Chippewas the ball at the Cougar 23-yard line, and three plays later Nichols III scored from one yard out to give Central Michigan a 13-0 lead after one quater of play.
A couple of possessions later Washington State tried to get back in the game with a couple of big plays. A 38-yard pass play from De Laura to senior Calvin Jackson Jr. was followed by a 40-yard run down the right side by Nakia Watson to get the Cougars inside the red zone.
Unfortunately for WSU, a bobbled snap nullified a 30-yard field goal, and the Cougars first scoring opportunity. It was one of few opportunities for the Washington State, as they would see five of their eight first-half possessions end in 3-and-outs.
The Chippewas, on the other hand, capitalized on their opportunities and took their commanding halftime lead after Richardson hit wideout Kalil Pimpleton for a 15-yard touchdown with under two minutes remaining in the half. Pimpleton had also set up the drive nicely with a 45-yard punt return.
Central Michigan seemed to try and put the game away early in the third quarter as during its first possession of the half they drove down to the Cougar 5-yard line. But a Nichols III fumble and recovery by Washington State’s Jahad Woods gave the Cougars some life.
The Chippewas also had an interception, missed field goal and blocked field goal during the second half, keeping Washington State in the game.
The Cougars finally got on the board after an eight-play, 74-yard drive that culminated with a Travell Harris five-yard touchdown run out of the wildcat formation. The big play of the drive was a 55-yard pass play from Gabalis to wide receiver Lincoln Victor. The drive was also aided by a roughing the passer penalty during a fourth down pass attempt which was not completed.
After a Richardson interception on the very next play, Gabalis found freshman De’Zhaun Stribling on a fourth down, five-yard touchdown pass to cut the Chippewa lead to 21-14 near the end of the third quarter.
Washington State’s fourth-down magic did not last, however, as the Cougars turned the ball over on downs during their next two possessions. One of those possessions led to a short field for Central Michigan and the Chippewas capitalized with another Meeder field goal.
With just over three minutes left in the game, Washington State cut the lead to a field goal after a 16-yard touchdown pass from Gabalis to Victor making the score 24-21.
The Cougar defense also did its job as it forced a three-and-out during Central Michigan’s next possession to give Washington State a shot at tying or winning the game. But a fourth-down pass from Gabalis to Joey Hobert came up inches short to thwart the Cougar comeback.
This was the first appearance and victory in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl while the nine victories marks CMU’s highest win total since the 2009 team finished 12-2. CMU won eight games in 2017 and again in 2019.
STATEMENT FROM CENTRAL MICHIGAN HEAD COACH JIM MCELWAIN
“What a great win. First of all, I just want to kick this off by saying thank you to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl for giving us an opportunity to come play a ball game. I want to thank the Arizona Bowl and Barstool Sports. They went out of their way to give us a great week down in Tucson and even after the cancellation of the game, they treated us like there was a game That tells you what a class act Barstool is and what a class act the bowl is as well. I’m just proud of these guys, proud of our team. We don’t get opportunities to play power five teams very often and to get a win – especially in a bowl game as historic as this one – I’m just really proud of our guys. On a personal note, I wish I could play the ‘Cougs’ every bowl game, I think this is the second one we’ve won against them, so I’d be alright with that. That team [Washington State], what they went through there in Pullman this year, nobody should have to go through something like that. For them to get to a bowl game and do the things they did, my hat is off to their administration, their coaching staff and their players for hanging together. At the end of the day, I’m proud of these Chippewas. I’m really happy for our fans and our administration – I found out that it’s been since 2012 that we’ve even won a bowl game. So hats off to these guys.”
FINAL SCORE: Central Michigan 24, Washington State 21
C.M. Hendricks MVP: Lew Nichols III (Central Michigan – RB)
Jimmy Rogers Jr. Most Valuable Lineman: Ron Stone Jr. (Washington State – DE)
John Folmer Special Teams MVP: Marshall Meeder (Central Michigan – K)
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