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Bowl Kicks Off December 29

The 29th annual Valero Alamo Bowl will be played at the 65,000 seat Alamodome in San Antonio on Wednesday, December 29 in an exclusive primetime window on ESPN. Kickoff time will be 8:15 p.m. CST.

Matching up the top teams from the Big 12 and Pac-12 conference after the CFP selections, the 2021 Valero Alamo Bowl will kick off for the second straight year (and 13th time in bowl history) on December 29. 

“The Valero Alamo Bowl is excited to plan for a more normal 2021 season culminating with two outstanding Big 12 and Pac-12 conference teams and their fans enjoying everything a bowl trip to San Antonio has to offer,” said Clay Jett, Chair of the 2021 Valero Alamo Bowl. “In addition to driving visitation and showcasing our city to millions of viewers on ESPN, our ability to host our typical crowd coupled with the outstanding support of Valero and our existing and new corporate partners will allow us deliver increased scholarship giving to deserving San Antonio students.”

Last year, 153 San Antonio area high school seniors and college students split $1,070,000 in Valero Alamo Bowl scholarship awards. Since becoming title sponsor in 2007, Valero has helped fuel the growth of the Bowl’s scholarship giving from $78,000 per year to its current total which ranks #1 in local scholarship giving among all the bowls.

Tickets for the 2021 Valero Alamo Bowl will go on sale this summer. Those interested in game tickets can go to www.alamobowl.com to join the Bowl’s priority ticket list to sign up for early access.

About the Valero Alamo Bowl

The Valero Alamo Bowl was created in 1993 to bring enjoyment to South Texans, San Antonians and visitors alike while creating positive economic impact, experiences and national attention for the community and participating universities.

The organization has produced 28 bowl games and served as the local host for 11 neutral site games. These 28 Alamo Bowl games have combined to deliver over $954 million in total economic impact to San Antonio, 151 million viewers, 1.63 million attendees to the Alamodome and $133 million to higher education through team payouts ($126 million) and local scholarships ($7 million).

After paying each team $720,000 to play in the inaugural Builders Square Alamo Bowl in 1993, the Valero Alamo Bowl’s combined team payout to the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences will be $9.2 million in 2021. To get up-to-the-minute information, follow the Valero Alamo Bowl on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@valeroalamobowl) or visit our Community Outreach page.

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, “Valero”), is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemical products. Valero is a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, and it operates 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day and 13 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.7 billion gallons per year. The petroleum refineries are located in the United States (U.S.), Canada and the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the ethanol plants are located in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. Valero is also a joint venture partner in Diamond Green Diesel, which owns and operates a renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana. Diamond Green Diesel is North America’s largest biomass-based diesel plant. Valero sells its products in the wholesale rack or bulk markets in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland and Latin America. Approximately 7,000 outlets carry Valero’s brand names. Please visit http://www.investorvalero.com for more information.

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