Employee Spotlight – Kyle Harmon
A Tomball, Texas native, Kyle Harmon has made his way around some of the major cities in Texas. After graduating high school , he left the Houston area and made a one-year stop at UTSA before finding his home at The University of Texas at Austin. He graduated in December 2019 with a degree in …
Bowl High School Scholarship Opens
This year the Valero Alamo Bowl will award a record 88 high school student-athletes a $7,500 scholarship to attend the college of their choice surpassing last year’s 84 recipients representing 71 different high schools. The $660,000 total will allow the Bowl to again select at least one winner from every participating San Antonio area high …
Full Slate of Conference Action
As college football enters its fourth week, teams and fans are gearing up to see some long-awaited conference matchups. While USC already has two conference games under its belt, this will be the first time most teams are playing a conference foe. Week 4 Pac-12 Matchups: Saturday, September 25 (all times CST) Washington State vs. …
72 College Scholarship Winners Announced
The Valero Alamo Bowl kicked off its 2021 calendar as football fans and local business leaders gathered on the Alamodome’s 100 yards of turf for the annual Rudy’s Bar-B-Q Pigskin Preview. ESPN’s Sam Acho provided insight on the college football season while the Valero Alamo Bowl announced the recipients of its Valero Alamo Bowl Community …
College Bowl Projections
While most football fans are focused on the start of the college football season, some intrepid members of the media have already penned their bowl projections. How much of a crapshoot is picking the postseason destination for 82 universities before the first snap? Well historically the accuracy of the preseason picks has ranged between 12 …
Bowl Scholarship Winners Head to College
In the 2020-21 season, the Valero Alamo Bowl awarded the largest number of scholarships in its history with over $1 million split between 153 high school and college students. Through the Valero Alamo Bowl Student-Athlete Scholarship program, 84 San Antonio area high school student winners each received a $7,500 scholarship. The Bowl sent their checks …
Acho Headlines Rudy’s Bar-B-Q Pigskin Preview
Come celebrate the start of the college football season at the Rudy’s Bar-B-Q Pigskin Preview Luncheon on Wednesday, September 8. In addition to the meal courtesy of Rudy’s Bar-B-Q on the Alamodome’s football field, guests will: Hear insight from ESPN’s Sam Acho Watch video previews from the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences Receive a complimentary …
Sam Acho Bio
Former NFL linebacker Sam Acho is an author, a public speaker, a humanitarian, a football analyst for ESPN and a committed Christian. He’s also currently an ambassador for the International Justice Mission. Sam played college football at the University of Texas where he received the William V. Campbell Trophy for being college football’s top scholar-athlete. …
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 Pledges Record Scholarship Giving
An average of 61,742 fans attended each Valero Alamo Bowl from 2010-2019 delivering an average total economic of $43 million and $581,250 in local scholarship awarded each year. For 2020 with capacity limited to 11,000, the Valero Alamo Bowl awarded $1,070,000 in scholarships split between record 153 San Antonio area high school seniors and college …