In the third edition of our Valero Alamo Bowl Spotlight Series, we’re proud to feature Darnell Smith, Alamo City native and Director of Athletics at Texas A&M University–San Antonio. His full circle journey is rooted in pride, perseverance, and community impact as he went from Taft High School, to playing for Oklahoma State in the …
The 2025 Valero Alamo Bowl will be played on Tuesday, December 30 at 8:00 p.m. CT at the Alamodome and will be televised on ESPN. This marks the Bowl’s first December 30 game since 2013, when a crowd of 65,918 fans—the second-largest in Valero Alamo Bowl history—watched #10 Oregon, led by 2014 Heisman Trophy winner …
As we continue our behind-the-scenes Spotlight Series, we’re proud to feature Mark Cason—a U.S. Navy veteran, longtime San Antonio resident, and one of the individuals who held the full-field American flag during the National Anthem at the 2024 Valero Alamo Bowl. Mark’s story begins with a strong foundation in service. “My father was an Air …
This season the Valero Alamo Bowl is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its scholarship program that has awarded $12 million in scholarships split between 1,917 recipients. So for the first installment of our Spotlight Series, we’re excited to introduce you to Stacy Lujan, a 2022 scholarship winner from Somerset, Texas. She has turned her passion …
The Valero Alamo Bowl announced its officers who will oversee the 2025 Valero Alamo Bowl and its Community Festival of Events as well as one new board member. John Eadie has been selected to succeed Clyde Rucker as Chair of the non-profit organization’s Board of Directors. Eadie is Managing Principal of CAPTRUST, a leading financial …
The 2024 Valero Alamo Bowl featuring #17 BYU and #23 Colorado generated a total economic impact of $59 million for San Antonio and brought 44,909 visitors to town, according to a report conducted by Economic Analytics Consulting, LLC. The impact is the second highest total in the event’s history behind the $73.7 million impact from …
A big part of San Antonio’s charm is its authenticity, burgeoning culinary scene, and always improving walkable downtown. Thus it’s not surprising the most common question Valero Alamo Bowl staff get asked from out-of-town guests is “where should we go eat that is close to my hotel?” To best answer that question, we tasked bowl …
Record TV Viewership Watches Cougars Win 36-14 in Top 25 Tilt Score: BYU 36, Colorado 14 Recap: LJ Martin’s 93 yards and two touchdowns secured No. 17 BYU’s 36-14 win against No. 23 Colorado in 32nd Valero Alamo Bowl. Head Coaches: BYU: Kalani Sitake, Colorado: Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders Highlights: No. 17 BYU dominated No. 23 Colorado with a …
After surprising five teachers with grants for classroom resources in 2021, this year the Valero Alamo Bowl and PNC Bank is proudly to be back again awarding 30 grants to 30 dedicated teachers as part of the College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers program. Each teacher received a surprise visit to hear about award that …
For its 32nd annual game, the Valero Alamo Bowl will award $1,237,500 million split between 168 San Antonio high school and college students via two programs. This amount is expected to be the largest local scholarship total in Valero Alamo Bowl history and #1 in local giving among all bowl games. On December 17 at …