The winner of the C-USA Championship Game will play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on December 31. The game will kickoff at 2:30pm (CT) and will be televised by ESPN. For ticket information, call the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at (901) 795-7700 or visit the Request Tickets Page.
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OUR GIFT TO YOU - BOWL WEEK DISCOUNTS!
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WEEK 13 - NOVEMBER 21, 2012 HAPPY THANKSGIVING
UPDATE ON 2012 MATCH-UP
On the C-USA side, Tulsa's win over UCF last weekend secured the West Division crown for the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa will play either UCF or East Carolina in the C-USA Championship Game on December 1. UCF can win the East Division with a victory over UAB on Saturday. ECU can win the division with a victory over Marshall and a UCF loss. GAMES WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ONFriday, November 23: Marshall at ECU Saturday, November 24: UAB at UCF; Tulsa at SMU; Connecticut at #20 Louisville; #18 Rutgers at Pittsburgh; #25 Mississippi State at Ole Miss; Missouri at #9 Texas A&M SPECIAL THANKSWe would like to thank these companies for their support of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Homewood Suites by Hilton Southwind, Hampton Inn Memphis Southwind, InterContinental Hotels Group, Memphis Barbecue Network, University Sports Publications, Wingate by Wyndham WEEK 12 - NOVEMBER 16, 2012 WHO WILL IT BE?
Week 12 of the college football season is here which means that Bowl Selection Sunday is just over two weeks away! Based on our analysis and recent bowl projections, the teams shown in the image above are in the running to play in the 54th AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The 54th AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played December 31, 2012 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Kickoff is at 2:30 pm CST. For ticket information, call the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at (901) 795-7700 or visit the Request Tickets Page.
GAME OF THE WEEK/ UCF at TULSA
Saturday, 11:00 AM – FSN
UCF (8-2, 6-0 C-USA) travels to take on Tulsa (8-2, 6-0 C-USA) in a potential preview of the C-USA Championship Game. A UCF victory will allow the Knights to clinch the East Division title and host the C-USA Championship Game on Saturday, December 1. A Tulsa victory will secure the West Division crown for the Golden Hurricane and will guarantee them hosting the championship game if East Carolina loses at Tulane on Saturday. It will be the sixth meeting between the Knights and Golden Hurricane. Tulsa leads the all-time series 3-2. GAMES WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ONSaturday, November 17: Arkansas at Mississippi State; SMU at Rice; ECU at Tulane; Ole Miss at #7 LSU; Syracuse at Missouri; Tennessee at Vanderbilt SPECIAL THANKSWe would like to thank these companies for their support of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Allstate, Gossett Motors, Hampton Inn Walnut Grove, Hyatt Place - Wolfchase Galleria, Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association, Mid South Digital, ProTech Systems Group, SignsNow, Watson & Taylor Management, Inc.
WEEK 10 - NOVEMBER 2, 2012 HotelPlanner.com Named Official Hotel Booking Partner of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
(Click on the image above to use HotelPlanner.com) HotelPlanner.com, the leading provider of online services to the global group sales market, has been selected to be the Official Hotel Booking Partner of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. HotelPlanner.com will work directly with the Bowl's official sponsor hotels to provide out of town fans attending the 2012 and 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl games with the convenience of making hotel room reservations online. Individual fans and groups will have the opportunity to make their hotel reservations through HotelPlanner.com. "We're proud to partner with HotelPlanner.com to offer our traveling fans their expertise," said Steve Ehrhart, Executive Director of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. "HotelPlanner.com will provide the visitors to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl an easy and convenient means of booking their hotel rooms." Tim Hentschel, CEO of HotelPlanner.com states, "We're proud to be selected as the hotel booking provider of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. We look forward to providing great service to the fans attending the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and enhancing their bowl travel experience. Our job is to make the reservation process easy, efficient and provide multiple options for hotel accommodations at the best possible rates." HotelPlanner.com has an outstanding track record of experience working with professional, college, and youth sports organizations including MLB's New York Yankees, the NFL's San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, and Washington Redskins, the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, and the Florida Panthers of the NHL. To make reservations for the 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl at the Bowl's official sponsor hotels, visit www.AutoZoneLibertyBowl.org and click on the HotelPlanner.com logo on the homepage. If fans want to book hotels as a group, they can complete a request directly on the AutoZone Liberty Bowl site and/or call 1-800-898-1347 ext 250 for personal service. The 54th AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played December 31, 2012 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Kickoff is at 2:30 pm CST. For ticket information, call the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at (901) 795-7700 or visit the Request Tickets Page.
GAME OF THE WEEK/ TULSA at ARKANSAS
Saturday, 11:21 AM – SEC Network
Tulsa (7-1, 5-0 C-USA) travels to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas (3-5, 2-3 SEC) on Saturday in a C-USA/SEC showdown. The West Division leading Golden Hurricane have won 7 games in a row after dropping its season opener to Iowa State. Tulsa ranks 9th in the nation with 248.75 rushing yards per game. The Hogs are coming off a last-second loss to Ole Miss. Arkansas is led by QB Tyler Wilson and WR Cobi Hamilton who leads the SEC in receiving yards per game. It will be the seventy-first meeting between the Golden Hurricane and Razorbacks. Arkansas leads the all-time series 53-15-2. GAMES WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ONSaturday, November 3: Missouri at #7 Florida; Temple at #10 Louisville; Pittsburgh at #3 Notre Dame; #16 Texas A&M at #15 Mississippi State; Vanderbilt at Kentucky; Houston at East Carolina; Syracuse at Cincinnati; Troy at Tennessee; New Mexico State at Auburn; Memphis at Marshall; Ole Miss at #6 Georgia; Rice at Tulane; UConn at South Florida; SMU at UCF; UAB at Southern Miss; #1 Alabama at #5 LSU SPECIAL THANKSWe would like to thank these companies for their support of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl: HotelPlanner.com, 1910 Frameworks, Chuck Hutton Toyota, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott (I-240 & Perkins), Folk's Folly, Hampton Inn & Suites Shady Grove, Lynn Doyle Flowers, Memphis Restaurant Association, River City Management Group (Rum Boogie Cafe), Worldstrides Heritage Peformance WEEK 9 - OCTOBER 25, 2012 Bowl Makes $126,000 Donation to St. Jude
The AutoZone Liberty Bowl presented a check in the amount of $126,121.12 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. AutoZone Liberty Bowl committee members and volunteers made the presentation to Rick Shadyac, CEO of ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during a ceremony yesterday at St. Jude. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl has a long-running, year-round partnership with St. Jude. The Bowl showcases the life-saving work and mission of St. Jude in its various events and activities throughout the year. This year’s spectacular halftime show will honor St. Jude patients and the hospital’s 50th Anniversary, sending the St. Jude message to a national television audience on ESPN. In addition, the St. Jude message will also be highlighted in a special video presentation which will be shown during halftime of the ESPN telecast of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in December. The 54th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played December 31, 2012 at 2:30 pm (CST). The game will be televised by ESPN and broadcast on radio by ESPN. For ticket information, call the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at (901) 795-7700 or go to the Request Tickets Page.
GAME OF THE WEEK/ UCF at MARSHALL
Saturday, 7:00 PM – CBS Sports Network
UCF (5-2, 3-0 C-USA) travels to Marshall (3-4, 2-1 C-USA) on Saturday in a game that has major implications in the C-USA East Division race. It will also be a showdown between the conference's top offense (Marshall) and top defense (UCF). The East Division leading Knights are coming off a road win against Memphis. Marshall is coming off a road win against Southern Miss. The Thundering Herd is led on offense by QB Rakeem Cato who leads C-USA in every major passing category. It will be the eleventh meeting between the Knights and Thundering Herd. UCF leads the all-time series 7-3. GAMES WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ONFriday, October 26: Cincinnati at #16 Louisville Saturday, October 27: Tennessee at #13 South Carolina; Ole Miss at Arkansas; Southern Miss at Rice; Memphis at SMU; #2 Florida vs. #10 Georgia; Kent State at Rutgers; Navy at East Carolina; UAB at Tulane; UTEP at Houston; #20 Texas A&M at Auburn; Syracuse at South Florida; Massachusetts at Vanderbilt; #11 Mississippi State at #1 Alabama; Temple at Pittsburgh; Kentucky at Missouri SPECIAL THANKSWe would like to thank these companies for their support of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Ashley Furniture Homestore, AT&T Real Yellow Pages, Hampton Inn - Poplar, Holiday Inn Express - Germantown, Hyatt Place - Primacy Parkway, Madison Hotel, Memphis Marriott, Smith & Nephew WEEK 8 - OCTOBER 19, 2012 All-Star Game Nominations Due Today
Nominations for the 11th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game are due today. Senior players from city, county and private high schools in the Memphis-area are eligible. This year's All-Star Game rosters will be selected at the end of this month and announced in early November. The 11th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game will be played Saturday, December 8 at MUS. Kickoff is 2:30 PM.
GAME OF THE WEEK/ AUBURN at VANDERBILT
Saturday, 11:21 AM – SEC NETWORK / ESPN3
Vanderbilt (2-4, 1-3 SEC) looks to keep its postseason hopes alive when they host Auburn (1-5, 0-4 SEC) on Saturday. The Commodores are coming off a tough home loss to #2 Florida. Vanderbilt is led by wide receiver Jordan Matthews who ranks 2nd in the SEC in receiving yards per game. Auburn is coming off a road loss to Ole Miss. The Tigers are led on defense by Darren Bates, a former standout at Olive Branch HS, who ranks 1st in the SEC in tackles per game. It will be the forty-second meeting between the Commodores and Tigers. The all-time series is tied 20-20-1. GAMES WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ONThursday, October 18: Final: SMU (72) - Houston (42) Friday, October 19: UConn at Syracuse Saturday, October 20: #1 Alabama at Tennessee; #6 LSU at #18 Texas A&M; #11 Georgia at Kentucky; #7 South Carolina at #2 Florida; USF at #16 Louisville; MTSU at #12 Mississippi St.; #15 Rutgers at Temple; #21 Cincinnati at Toledo; Rice at Tulsa; East Carolina at UAB; Marshall at Southern Miss; UCF at Memphis; Tulane at UTEP; Pittsburgh at Buffalo SPECIAL THANKSWe would like to thank these companies for their support of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Crowne Plaza, DoubleTree Hotel Memphis, Four Points by Sheraton, Raymond James, Renasant Bank, Sports 56 WHBQ, Wilson Air Center WEEK 7 - OCTOBER 11, 2012 Wiley and Wimberly to Coach All-Star Teams
Two of the brightest young coaches in the Memphis area will lead the teams in the 11th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Football Game. Chris Wiley, the head coach at Arlington High School, will coach the Blue Team. East High School head coach Marcus Wimberly will coach the Red Team. Chris Wiley is in his ninth year as head coach of the Arlington Tigers. In five seasons of varsity play, Wiley has led Arlington to the playoffs four times including an undefeated 10-0 regular season record in 2009. Wiley has a coached numerous players who have had success on the collegiate level including LSU's 1st Team All-SEC right tackle Alex Hurst. Marcus Wimberly is in his seventh season as head coach of the East Mustangs. Wimberly is a former East and University of Miami star. He was selected in the 5th round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He has led the Mustangs to four playoff appearances since becoming the head coach in 2006. During Wimberly's tenure, East has produced many talented players such as Brian Kimbrow (RB, Vanderbilt) and Brandon Ivory (DL, Alabama). The All-Star Game will feature the top 84 players from Memphis City Schools, Shelby County Schools and private schools within Memphis, Shelby County, Fayette County and Tipton County. The game will be played Saturday, December 8 at Memphis University School. Kickoff is at 2:30 pm. Tickets cost $10, for kids 6 and under the cost is $5. The All-Star Game will also be broadcast on radio by WHBQ Sports 56. READ MORE
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