The Sugar Bowl site, New Orleans, Louisiana, was awarded the "Champions Bowl" earlier today, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy. The bowl game will be making its debut alongside the four-team playoff after the 2014-15 college football regular season.
ESPN will be paying a $80 million payout to the Big 12 Conference and the SEC, which is the exact payout that the Rose Bowl gives to the Pac-12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference. According to McMurphy, the Sugar Bowl name will be staying as the "Champions Bowl" moniker was just a placeholder of sorts. The Southeastern Conference officially announced this news at 6:30 PM ET.
There were several other cities that were in the midst of the bidding for this bowl game. Arlington, Texas and Cowboys Stadium was reportedly the main challenger to the Superdome and the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Also in the bidding were the cities of Nashville, TN, Houston, TX and Atlanta, GA.
ESPN will be paying a $80 million payout to the Big 12 Conference and the SEC, which is the exact payout that the Rose Bowl gives to the Pac-12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference. According to McMurphy, the Sugar Bowl name will be staying as the "Champions Bowl" moniker was just a placeholder of sorts. The Southeastern Conference officially announced this news at 6:30 PM ET.
There were several other cities that were in the midst of the bidding for this bowl game. Arlington, Texas and Cowboys Stadium was reportedly the main challenger to the Superdome and the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Also in the bidding were the cities of Nashville, TN, Houston, TX and Atlanta, GA.
No comments:
Post a Comment