Valero Alamo Bowl selects Iowa State and Washington State for 26th Game
On Selection Sunday the Valero Alamo Bowl used its #1 selection rights after the CFP to select No. 24 Iowa State from the Big 12 and No. 13 Washington State from the Pac-12 to square off in the 2018 Valero Alamo Bowl played on Friday, December 28 at 8 p.m. in the recently-renovated Alamodome. Iowa …
Team Announcement on Sunday
The final CFP poll will be released Sunday afternoon allowing the Valero Alamo Bowl to make its selection for the Friday, December 28 match-up. Last night’s penultimate CFP poll did provide insight on who those participants could be. Big 12 teams in the mix: #14 Texas: The Longhorns are making their first Big 12 Championship …
High School Bands From Around the Country to Headline Halftime Show
For as long as the Valero Alamo Bowl has been around the halftime show has been one of the more unique bowl traditions in the country. Some of the best high school bands, dance and cheer groups from across the country perform in front of the 60,000+ Valero Alamo Bowl crowd. The Bowl will host …
An Impact to Remember
Over 136 million people have turned on their televisions and watched the the first 25 Valero Alamo Bowls on ESPN. Those fans have watched some of the college football’s most memorable post-season finishes without thinking about all the goes into growing an event from one of the new kids on the block to a game …
Games to be thankful for
The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to give thanks while enjoying family, food and football. To maximize your family time and minimize potential food and football related conflicts, the Valero Alamo Bowl has two suggestions. First, buy both whole berry and jellied cranberry sauce. Then take advantage of a Black Friday sale to get another television …
Valero Alamo Bowl to Celebrate Military
Starting with the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, San Antonio is a city that knows firsthand the importance of fighting for freedom. The Valero Alamo Bowl appreciates the tremendous sacrifice these military men and women, and their families, make for our country every day. As a token of our gratitude, Teresa and David R. …
Another Top 15 Valero Alamo Bowl Matchup?
The Valero Alamo Bowl debuted its new match-up as the Big 12 and Pac-12’s #1 bowl outside of the CFP in 2014. Based on past history, the Bowl projected that these improved selection rights would mean the average team coming to San Antonio would be ranked #17 in the country. That would be a huge …
Star Power Fills the Valero Alamo Bowl Mix
For the fifth straight year the Valero Alamo Bowl will feature the #1 selections from the Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences after the College Football Playoff selections. The first four years of this match-up delivered four Top-15 showdowns and three of the most memorable finishes in Valero Alamo Bowl history. Great teams means great players, …
A Sitdown with San Antonio’s Sausage King
In a plant the size of three football fields, Kiolbassa Smoked Meats is a model of efficiency, making 75,000 pounds of sausage a day. As the workload gets heavier and the days get shorter as we approach Bowl Week, Valero Alamo Bowl staffers are looking forward to Q&As like the one below to lean on …
San Antonians get ready to run at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series makes running fun – for everyone! Each year, more athletes participate in Rock ‘n’ Roll events than any other running series in the country. That trend will continue later this year on a new course here in San Antonio. Come experience great music and a fun, competitive atmosphere. Completing …
