QueenCityGator;n46288 said:
Am I the only one rooting for the Belk Bowl? It'd be great to see the Gators play 20 minutes from my home!
Charlotte, N.C. – The Charlotte Sports Foundation announced today that the 2014 Belk Bowl will be played on Tuesday, December 30, with a 6:45 p.m. kickoff.The game will be televised nationally on ESPN and will be the only bowl game aired during the prime weekday time slot.
College football’s only bowl game to call the Carolinas home, the Belk Bowl begins a new chapter in 2014. Beginning this year, the game features a matchup of teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference. The game is played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. and will be televised by ESPN.
Public tickets will go on sale in the fall.
To coincide with the announcement, the Belk Bowl has released a new Belk Bowl logo which features Belk as well as the new conference affiliations. The Belk Bowl now has long-term partnerships in place with Belk, ESPN, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference, all through 2019.
Belk has been the title sponsor of the Belk Bowl since 2011, working to help increase the Bowl’s visibility both regionally and nationally. The Belk Bowl FanFest has featured musical acts Daughtry, Edwin McCain, Lady Antebellum and, in 2013, Blake Shelton.
“We are very excited to announce that the 2014 Belk Bowl will be played on Tuesday, December 30,†said
Will Webb, Belk Bowl Executive Director. “This year’s game will be the beginning of a new chapter, as we feature a matchup of the ACC and the SEC in Charlotte.