Want a good indicator on how ready college football fans are for the start of the season? More than three months before the first game kicks off, CBS Sports.com’s Jerry Palm filed his first bowl predictions story of the year and received 18,000 comments within 24 hours. That type of passion is why college football …
For the sixth consecutive year, the Valero Alamo Bowl will host the Shining Star ENERGY Youth Football Clinic on July 18 from 9 a.m. – Noon inside the Alamodome. A coaching staff with more than 325 years of collegiate experience will run this free clinic for 500 youth ages 5-14. Head coaches Larry Coker (University …
December 23rd, 2013 The 2013 Valero Alamo Bowl between the University of Oregon and the University of Texas has officially reached capacity. This year’s game is the third straight sellout and the sixth in the last eight years. “After celebrating our 20th anniversary last year, we pledged the next 20 Valero Alamo Bowls would be …
The Valero Alamo Bowl started a scholarship program in 2000 with 25 San Antonio students splitting $52,000 in scholarships. For the Valero Alamo Bowl’s 25th Anniversary, over $1 million will be awarded to 130+ San Antonio high school and college students via two programs in 2017-18. This amount is the largest scholarship total among the 39 bowl games. …
San Antonio, TX – The University of Texas and University of Oregon have accepted invitations today to play in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 5:45 p.m. CST in San Antonio’s 65,000-seat Alamodome. #10 Oregon is led by Head Coach Mark Helfrich. This was Helfrich’s first season at the helm for …
The Valero Alamo Bowl announced today that Valero Energy Corporation has extended its title sponsorship for another six years through the 2019 game. Valero is proud to extend its title sponsorship of the Valero Alamo Bowl,” said Valero Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mike Ciskowski. “The game is a great event for San …
Completing a comprehensive 100+ page bid for San Antonio to serve as the host for the 2017 College Football Championship Game in less than six weeks was a daunting task. However, the Valero Alamo Bowl had tremendous support from city leadership, the Alamodome and the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau to allow us to …
Over the last 14 years, the Valero Alamo Bowl has selected 356 graduating high school seniors to split over $1 million in scholarships to the university of their choice courtesy of the bowl. Each scholarship winner received an award letter in early December, attended a luncheon at Fleming’s Steakhouse with their parents the next week …
The Valero Alamo Bowl announced today an extension of its partnership with the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences. The six year arrangement covers the 2014-2019 Valero Alamo Bowls and will match the #1 Big 12 team vs. the #1 Pac-12 team outside of the College Football Playoff group. “The Big 12 Conference has enjoyed a …
The Valero Alamo Bowl announced its officers who will oversee this year’s Valero Alamo Bowl and its Community Festival of Events. Pat Frost succeeds Randy Cain as chairman of the Valero Alamo Bowl’s Board of Directors. A board member since the bowl’s inception and Chairman of the organization in 2003, Frost joined Frost in 1984 …