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NCAA Licenses 35 Postseason Bowls for 2010-14

For Immediate Release

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Chris Radford
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The NCAA Football Issues Committee this week reviewed 37 applications and licensed 35 bowl games for 2010-14, including two new bowls: the Dallas Football Classic in Dallas, Texas, and the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in Bronx, N.Y.

For the first time, the committee licensed bowls on a four-year cycle instead of the traditional year-by-year basis. This change aligns the licensing schedule with bowl conference agreements, which are completed on four-year cycles, but allows for an annual review by the committee.

While the NCAA does not administer or operate bowl games, there is a need for NCAA authorization and regulation to ensure student-athlete safety and well-being, thus creating a need for a postseason bowl licensing process. Bowls regularly benefit sponsoring communities, participating member schools, conferences and student-athletes and must be regulated to preserve these benefits.

The following 35 bowl games have been licensed for 2010-11 through 2013-14:

Bowl applications were denied for the Cure Bowl in Orlando, Fla., and the Christmas Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif.

The committee based the total number of approved bowls on historical data regarding the number of teams that are typically bowl eligible and the licensing criteria used each year to assess the qualifications of the bowl candidates.  Among other items, the committee reviews conference commitments, sponsorships, revenue expectations, facility condition, bowl management, and community support.

“The committee is pleased to maximize the number of bowl opportunities for student-athletes at the conclusion of each regular season.  Overall attendance and television ratings have never been higher.  The bowl system and college football in general have never been healthier,” said Nick Carparelli, Jr., senior associate commissioner at the Big East Conference and chair of the NCAA Football Issues Committee.

As part of its meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., the committee also reviewed bowl revenues and distributions from the 2009-10 postseason.  The committee noted that more than $237 million in bowl revenue was distributed to participating teams and conferences and nearly 1.59 million fans attended the bowl games.  Approximately 6,300 student-athletes experienced the postseason football bowl games.

The postseason bowl licensing members of the NCAA Football Issues Committee are made up of one representative from each of the 11 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences.

           

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