Pac-12 Kicks Off Season
The Pac-12 makes its return to play this weekend with all 12 teams in action for the first time in almost a year. The conference will look to play a seven-game conference-only schedule with the Pac-12 Championship Game expected to be played on December 18, just two days before bowl selection. With no time to …
Bowl Announces College Scholarship Winners
Valero Alamo Bowl scholarship programs now combine to award an average of $1 million to 140+ deserving students representing every San Antonio high school and university each year. This amount is the largest, local scholarship total among the 42 bowl games. While each San Antonio university determines its own criteria for selecting the winners and …
Bowl Kicks Off on December 29
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The 28th annual Valero Alamo Bowl will be played at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Tuesday, December 29 in an exclusive primetime window on ESPN. Kickoff time will be 8 p.m. CST. Matching up the top teams from the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences after the CFP selections, the 2020 …
Pac-12 Football Returns
The Pac-12 announced based on improved testing capabilities and updated health guidance they will begin playing conference football games starting November 6. That means the Valero Alamo Bowl can start answering all of the popular questions we have been receiving. Who will be playing in this year’s game? The 2020 Valero Alamo Bowl will again …
Big 12 Conference Schedule Kickoff
Grab some popcorn and grab a seat! The Big 12 opens conference play on Saturday with the following five games on the slate. Kansas State at No. 3/3 Oklahoma (FOX) 11:00 a.m.Last Meeting: K-State 49-41 on Oct. 26, 2019 in Manhattan. Iowa State at TCU (FS1) 12:30 p.m.Last Meeting: ISU 49-24 on Oct. 5, 2019 …
CFP and Bowl Go the Extra Yard For Teachers
The Valero Alamo Bowl partnered with the College Football Playoff Foundation to celebrate the Big Day, a national event that awarded over $4 million in grants and resources to support, celebrate, and thank teachers who are dedicated to helping our kids learn. Held on September 14, it was the largest single-day effort of community impact …
Bowl Supports Local Non-Profits
The secret sauce for the Valero Alamo Bowl’s success is how well San Antonio comes together as one team to provide such a special bowl experience. Everyone attending the Valero Alamo Bowl becomes an ambassador for our event and city. While we all want to get back to normal and host events like the Valero …
Big 12 Revises Schedule
In moving forward with planning for the upcoming fall sports season the Big 12 Conference released a revised 2020 conference football schedule. The “9+1” scheduling model features a September 26 start date for Conference play. Each team will have a minimum of two bye dates and potentially a third bye late in the season. The league’s …
Scholarships winners start college
Valero Alamo Bowl staffers don’t feel the emotional whirlwind of a parent dropping of their child off at college. However, we do get to share in the excitement for a special group of 75 recent graduates of San Antonio high schools. These students were each selected as Valero Alamo Bowl Student-Athlete Scholars. They will split …
2020 Bowl Game Update
Since the start of the pandemic, the Valero Alamo Bowl has subscribed to the belief that the longer you wait, the more information you have to make the best decisions possible. With the college football season scheduled to start next month, we now have updates from our two partner conferences. The Big 12 Conference is …