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CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl<br />
Thursday, December 27, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Team A <strong>Media</strong> Day Hard Rock Stadium Club Level 9:45-10:30 a.m.<br />
Team B <strong>Media</strong> Day Hard Rock Stadium Club Level 11:15 a.m.-Noon<br />
Team A Practice TBD TBD (photo op 1st 15 min)<br />
Team B Practice TBD TBD (photo op 1st 15 min)<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Hospitality Renaissance Fort Lauderdale 7 p.m.-1 a.m.<br />
Friday, December 28, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Head Coaches Press Conference Renaissance Ft. Lauderdale 9-9:45 a.m.<br />
Cruise Port – Atlantic Ballroom A-C<br />
AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon Jungle Island 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.<br />
Team A Walkthrough Hard Rock Stadium (closed to <strong>Media</strong>) 3:30-4:30 p.m.<br />
Team B Walkthrough Hard Rock Stadium (closed to <strong>Media</strong>) 5-6 p.m.<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Party TBD 7:30-10:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Hospitality Renaissance Fort Lauderdale 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m.<br />
Saturday, December 29, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Capital One Orange Bowl Fan Fest presented by<br />
the Capital One Venture Card Hard Rock Stadium 11 a.m. or 3 p.m.<br />
College Football Playoff Semifinal<br />
at the Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium 4 p.m. or 8 p.m.<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Hospitality Renaissance Fort Lauderdale approx. 90 min. after game<br />
Designated team hotels:<br />
TBD -- Diplomat Hotel<br />
TBD -- Intercontinental Miami<br />
3555 South Ocean Drive 100 Chopin Plaza<br />
Hollywood, FL 33019 Miami FL, 33131<br />
(954) 602-6000 (305) 577-1000<br />
Designated media hotel:<br />
Renaissance Ft. Lauderdale Cruise Port, Port 1617 S.E. 17th Street,<br />
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316, (954) 626-1700<br />
Local airports: Miami International Airport (Serviced by more than 60 airlines)<br />
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Serviced by more than 25 airlines)<br />
Local tourism bureaus: Greater Miami and the Beaches, 701 Brickell Ave., Miami, FL 33131,<br />
305-539-3000, media@gmcvb.com<br />
Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority, 1701 Meridian Avenue, Suite 402A, Miami Beach,<br />
FL 33139, 305-673-7050, media@miamibeachvca.com<br />
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 200, Ft.<br />
Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-765-4466, gflcvb@broward.org<br />
Prominent area tourist attractions:<br />
BB&T Center, Everglades National Park, Jungle Island, Miami Beach, Zoo Miami, Miami<br />
Seaquarium, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, American Airlines Arena, Marlins Park<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
>From Miami International Airport to stadium:<br />
Exit the Miami airport toward SR-112, take 112 to I-95 North toward Fort Lauderdale, take exit toward Florida<br />
Turnpike/Florida 826, get on the Turnpike and take Exit 2X to reach Hard Rock Stadium.<br />
>From Fort Lauderdale International Airport to stadium:<br />
Exit the Fort Lauderdale airport toward I-595 West, exit onto Florida’s Turnpike South toward Miami, follow signs to<br />
Miami and take Exit 2X to reach Hard Rock Stadium.<br />
>From Miami International Airport to media hotel:<br />
Exit the Miami airport toward SR-112, take 112 to I-95 North toward Fort Lauderdale, follow Exit for I-595 East toward Fort<br />
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, follow I-595 to Exit for U.S. 1 North/Federal Highway, take U.S. 1 North to SE 17th<br />
St. and turn right, go approximately 3/4 mile and make a U-turn at Eisenhower Blvd., hotel will be on the right.<br />
>From Fort Lauderdale International Airport to media hotel:<br />
Follow signs out of Fort Lauderdale airport for U.S. 1 North, take U.S. 1 North to SE 17th St. and turn right. Go approximately 3/4<br />
mile and make a U-turn at Eisenhower Blvd., hotel will be on the right.<br />
>From media hotel to stadium:<br />
Turn RIGHT out of Renaissance Ft. Lauderdale Cruise Port onto A1A, continue about 3/4 mile and turn LEFT onto S. Federal Hwy.<br />
/U.S. 1 South, follow S. Federal Hwy. and merge onto I-595 West, exit onto Florida’s Turnpike South toward Miami, follow signs to<br />
Miami and take Exit 2X to reach Hard Rock Stadium.<br />
Other Trivia:<br />
- In the six remaining years that the Capital One Orange Bowl does not host a College Football Playoff semifinal as part<br />
of the 12-year CFP deal, the Capital One Orange Bowl will feature the ACC champion (or a replacement if the champion<br />
is in the CFP) against the highest-ranked available non-conference champion from the Big Ten or SEC or Notre Dame.<br />
- In 1935, the first wire photo ever transmitted across the U.S. was from the first Orange Bowl game. It was<br />
transmitted by the Associated Press.<br />
- The Orange Bowl is tied for the second-oldest bowl game in NCAA history, behind only the Rose Bowl, with its first<br />
game on Jan. 1, 1935.<br />
- The 1965 Orange Bowl was the first major bowl game to be televised entirely in prime time.<br />
- 2013 was the 20th time the Orange Bowl hosted a national champion or national championship game. A total of 17<br />
Heisman Trophy winners have played in games hosted by the Orange Bowl.<br />
Major <strong>Media</strong> in the area:<br />
Miami Herald WQAM-AM 560 Sports Talk Radio WFOR-TV 4 (CBS)<br />
South Florida Sun-Sentinel WAXY-AM 790 Sports Talk Radio WTVJ-TV 6 (NBC)<br />
Palm Beach Post WMEN-AM 640 Sports Talk Radio WSVN-TV 7 (Fox)<br />
ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM) Sports Talk Radio WINZ-AM 940 Sports Talk Radio WPLG-TV 10 (ABC)<br />
WPTV-TV 6 (NBC-West Palm Beach) WPEC-TV 12 (CBS-West Palm Beach) WLTV-TV 23 (Univision)<br />
WPBF-TV 25 (ABC-West Palm Beach) WFLX-TV 29 (Fox-West Palm Beach) WSCV-TV 51 (Telemundo)<br />
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