2013 Kickoff: Tuesday, December 31 @ 11:30 AM on ESPN

AdvoCare V100 Bowl Joins NCAA Football to Host Free Youth Clinic

 

The AdvoCare V100 Bowl is again partnering with NCAA Football to host a free NCAA Football Youth Clinic on Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Independence Stadium.

The clinic is open to all boys and girls, ages 5 to 13, and will feature instruction from college football coaches and student-athletes. The participants will engage in offensive, defensive and agility drills, learning proper techniques to promote safety, as well as character development and good sportsmanship.

A free lunch will be provided to each participant at the conclusion of the clinic.

University of Louisiana at Monroe head football coach Todd Berry will be the keynote speaker for the clinic. He will be joined by additional coaches from ULM, LSU, Louisiana College, Alabama State University and Mississippi Valley State University as instructors for the clinic.

To register for the NCAA Football Youth Clinic, go to www.ncaafootballclinics.com, or call the bowl office at (318) 221-0712 or toll free at (888) 414-BOWL.

Jason Witten to Speak at AdvoCare V100 Bowl’s Fourth-Annual Kickoff Luncheon

Jason Witten

Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten will be the featured speaker at the fourth-annual AdvoCare V100 Bowl Kickoff Luncheon, scheduled for Wednesday, July 17 at 11:45 a.m. at the Shreveport Convention Center.

Tickets for the luncheon are available for $50 and tables of eight are $400. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Bowl office at (318) 221-0712 or toll-free at (888) 414-BOWL (2695).

Drafted by Dallas out of the University of Tennessee in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft, Witten is in his 11th season with the Cowboys. His 806 career receptions rank first in Cowboys’ history and third in the NFL among tight ends. His 8,948 career receiving yards also ranks third in NFL history among tight ends.

Along with being one of the best tight ends in NFL history, Witten is also dedicated to the betterment of the community. Jason Witten’s SCORE Foundation has established a number of programs to combat domestic violence. He has also helped establish Learning Centers at the Boys and Girls Clubs in East Dallas, his hometown of Elizabethtown, Tenn. and in Knoxville, Tenn. He also hosts a free youth football clinic in Elizabethtown, with about 1,200 kids in attendance each year.

Witten was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2012, which recognizes a player’s volunteer and charity work, as well as on-field excellence.

2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl Set for Dec. 31 at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN

 

The 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl will be played on Dec. 31 at Independence Stadium, with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, 11:30 a.m. Central Time.

The game will be televised on ESPN, marking the 22nd-consecutive year the bowl has been televised on an ESPN network. ESPN first televised the 1992 Independence Bowl featuring a 39-35 Wake Forest victory against Oregon.

With the Dec. 31 game date, the AdvoCare V100 Bowl will be played on New Year’s Eve for the eighth time in the Bowl’s 38-year history, and the first time since Arkansas and Missouri squared off in 2003.

The AdvoCare V100 Bowl is in its final year of contract agreements with the ACC and SEC. The Bowl will have the sixth pick after BCS from the ACC and the ninth pick after BCS from the SEC.

This is the first year the game will be known as the AdvoCare V100 Bowl, and it is the fifth year AdvoCare will be the title sponsor of Shreveport’s post-season college football game.

AdvoCare V100 Bowl Ticket Renewal Forms Mailed Out

Ticket renewal forms for the 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl have been mailed out, and ticket holders should receive their renewal forms within the next two weeks. 

Ticket renewal forms were mailed out on Friday, April 5. Everyone who purchased tickets to the 2012 game will receive a ticket renewal form. Any ticket holder from last year who does not receive a renewal form should call the bowl office at (318) 221-0712 or toll free at (888) 414-BOWL (2695).

The deadline for ticket holders to renew their tickets is July 31, 2013. Ticket holders can also request upgrades, change seats, add seats or donate their tickets to the military or a charitable organization by the renewal deadline.

The date and time for the 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets start at just $25 for north end zone seats, while south end zone seats are $37 and sideline bench seats are $47. Fans can take advantage of the Early-bird discounted ticket prices on sideline bench seats for $42 until Aug. 30.

A Look Back at the "Show Your Independence" Art Contest

 

Before Ohio and ULM took to the gridiron in Independence Stadium this past December, the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl gave elementary school students in Caddo and Bossier Parish school districts an opportunity to win free tickets to the game.

The Bowl introduced the “Show Your Independence” Art Contest to give local elementary school students an opportunity to win four tickets to the 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl by creating a picture of what the word “independence” means to them.

More than 200 winners were chosen from each grade level at participating schools. The winners received tickets for them and their families to attend the game, plus their artwork was put on display in the south end zone concourse of Independence Stadium.

Additionally, the school districts gathered all of the winners’ artwork and selected overall district winners from each grade level. The district winners received special recognition on the DiamondVision during the game.

LearningRx and CiCi’s Pizza on Youree Dr. sponsored the “Show Your Independence” Art Contest. The winners received prizes from LearningRx and a free buffet from CiCi’s.

Paragon Press printed the contest paper for more than 20,000 elementary school students.

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West		Conf.
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W – L		Rank
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Maryland2 – 64 – 8 
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