C-USA agrees to seven bowl opportunities
November 3, 2009
Posted by ESPN.com’s Graham Watson
Conference USA announced Tuesday that it has secured future commitments with seven bowls — the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, EagleBank Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, the St. Petersburg Bowl, and the new Dallas Football Classic.
The new bowl schedule will begin following the 2010-2013 regular seasons and the games will be played against seven different conferences.
The Dallas Football Classic is subject to NCAA Football Issues Committee approval. If approved, it will be played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and will feature the Big Ten Conference in 2011 and 2013.
The Liberty Bowl will continue to host the league champion as it has since C-USA’s inaugural season in 1996.
“Postseason football is amazing and having the right mix of bowl games is important to every conference,” Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky said in a statement. “When we began developing our new bowl agreements we wanted three things: great destinations; quality opponents; and, increased revenues. We are very pleased with our line-up for the 2010-2013 seasons and believe it delivers in every way.”
