75 Students Awarded $520,000 in Valero Alamo Bowl Scholarships
The Valero Alamo Bowl announced 75 recipients of its 2026 Community Partners Scholarships at the PNC Pigskin Preview Luncheon on August 26, with the students collectively receiving $520,000 in scholarship awards. Funded by the Valero Alamo Bowl and matching programs at all six of San Antonio’s four-year universities, the scholarships support college juniors and seniors …
Valero Alamo Bowl Week 1 Bowl Projections
Who’s playing in this year’s Valero Alamo Bowl? It’s early, but the media is already making its guesses. Check out the latest projections for this year’s Valero Alamo Bowl and see when and where each pool team is set to play in Week 1. Media Projections: The Athletic: Texas Tech vs. Washington Athlon Sports: BYU vs. USC …
Bank of Texas Continues Valero Alamo Bowl Scholarship Support
The Valero Alamo Bowl has teamed up once again with Bank of Texas as its presenting sponsor of the Game of the Week digital content series and the Touchdowns for Financial Literacy initiative. As part of this collaboration, Bank of Texas will contribute $125 for every touchdown scored in the featured Game of the Week …
Valero Alamo Bowl and Las Palapas announce Friday Night Lights Partnership
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – This fall, the Valero Alamo Bowl is teaming up with Las Palapas to shine a spotlight on local high schools and their districts through the Friday Night Lights presented by Las Palapas campaign. Ten high school football games across the greater San Antonio area have been selected for a weekly spotlight, …
Rick’s Picks for Downtown San Antonio
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 …
2026 Valero Alamo Bowl Kicks Off on December 29
The 2026 Valero Alamo Bowl will be played on Tuesday, December 29 at 8:00 p.m. CT at the Alamodome and televised nationally on ESPN. The 2026 game will mark the 15th time in the Bowl’s 34-year history that the Valero Alamo Bowl has been played on December 29, the most common date in event history. …
2025 Game Delivers $37 Million Economic Impact
The 2025 Valero Alamo Bowl featuring TCU and #16 USC generated a total economic impact of $37.1 million for San Antonio last year and brought 29,873 visitors to town, according to a report conducted by Economic Analytics Consulting, LLC. Excluding the 2020 game, which was played with restricted attendance due to COVID-19, the Valero Alamo …
Ricos River Rally Earns National Bowl Bestie Award
The Valero Alamo Bowl welcomed leaders from all 41 bowl organizations to San Antonio for Bowl Season’s Annual Meeting in April. The three-day conference provided an opportunity for bowl staffs to collaborate, share best practices, and discuss ways to strengthen the postseason experience for student-athletes, fans, sponsors, and host communities across the country. As part …
Board Officers Announced for 2026 Valero Alamo Bowl
The Valero Alamo Bowl announced its officers who will oversee the 2026 Valero Alamo Bowl and its Community Festival of Events. Jeff Rummel has been selected to succeed John Eadie as Chair of the non-profit organization’s Board of Directors. Rummel retired as San Antonio Office Managing Partner for EY in June following a 37-year career, …
Building Memories Beyond the Game: Send a Kid to the Bowl presented by Vantage Bank
In 2025, the Valero Alamo Bowl hosted 54,751 fans from across the country. For some, it was their first college football game experience, including a few of the 40 guests that attended as part of the Send a Kid to the Bowl Program presented by Vantage Bank. Vantage Bank teamed up with the Valero Alamo Bowl …