FBA 2018 Media Guide FINAL

Most importantly,
Student-athletes win …
Teamwork is a key ingredient toward developing a winning college football
team, a championship team. There are many factors that go into that formula,
including the need for a strong coaching staff to direct and discipline the team,
and the support of the university administration. A solid fan base doesn’t hurt,
either.
But a strong team is made that way by the individual parts – the players and
their skills – who together provide the team’s strength in both tangible and
intangible ways.
In a way, that’s the approach of postseason bowl games, too. While the goal
of all bowls is to provide a pleasurable experience for the participating teams,
bowl officials understand it is also an individual experience as well, a special
memory for each and every student-athlete who has the opportunity to take
part in one of the 41 postseason college football games.
A bowl game berth is a reward for a season well-played, both for the teams
involved and for each individual student-athlete on those teams.
More than 8,000 student-athletes participate in bowl games each season, which
means there are more than 8,000 stories written, more than 8,000 memories
produced, memories that will remain vivid for years and years.
“In my playing career I had the tremendous opportunity to play in three bowl
games,’’ Archie Manning, former Ole Miss quarterback and College Football Hall
of Fame member, said. “I have a lot of great memories from my playing days, but
looking back, the chance to spend a week experiencing a new city with all of my
teammates is something that will always stand out in my mind.’’
University of South Florida players journeyed to the Birmingham
Bowl, and the trip proved to be well worth it for the victorious
Bulls. For many student-athletes, bowl games are the last college
game in which they'll ever play in. . . . .and the one they always
remember.
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