December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
December 20, 2024 @ 3:30PM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Central Florida will head into the new-look Big East off an impressive showing in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. The Knights dominated Ball State 38-17 on Friday night in their final game as a member of Conference USA, amassing 494 yards total offense while holding the high-scoring Cardinals to their lowest point total of the season. "Offensively, this is one of the best games we had all year," quarterback Blake Bortles said. "Everyone just really picked up and went, and that's why we won the way we did." Bortles threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns. [...]
READ MOREThursday, Dec. 20, 2012 Today's Weather: Hi: 79 degrees Lo: 57 degrees Sunny Hospital Visit: The Cardinals and Knights began their day at All Children's Hospital, a pediatric treatment center located in St. Petersburg. Players, cheerleaders, and mascots for both teams were inattendance along with former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Mike Alstott, the honorarychairman of the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. Alstott and his family have spent the past 18 years visiting the All Children's Hospital and this is the fifth year that the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl has come to the hospital. With the bowl game on everyone's mind this week, [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 13, 2012) – Nashville recording artist Shelly Starks, who has performed with Grammy®winning artists such as Sugarland and Bryan White, will be singing the national anthem at this year’s Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg. The game, which features UCF and Ball State at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Friday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m., is owned by ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, and will air on ESPN. Starks, a resident of nearby Clearwater, Fla., has performed the national anthem at more than 20 professional and collegiate sports events, including several Major League Baseball games and locally for the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Signed to London's Right Recordings [...]
READ MOREWednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Today's Weather: Hi: 75 degrees Lo: 63 degrees Sunny Ball State Practice: The Ball State Cardinals opened their practice today with high energy. The team focused on game specific situations throughout the practice in order to be ready for the UCF Knights on Friday. The coaching staff, led by Head Coach Pete Lembo, also made sure the team was adjusted to the stadium lights and spacing since playing in a dome is a new experience for the majority of the players. Pete Lembo, Head Coach On his team preparation for Friday ''It is business as usual for [...]
READ MORETuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 Today's Weather: Hi: 79 degrees Lo: 56 degrees Sunny UCF TEAM ARRIVAL: Led by a police escort, four charter buses pulled up to the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in beautiful DowntownSt. Petersburg this afternoon bringing UCF's entire team - all 104 players - to their bowl week home. As soon as the coaches and players exited their buses, local and national media greeted them to get their insight into the bowl events and the game vs. Ball State. George O'Leary, UCF Head Coach On being in a bowl game close to home "Basically our fan base is close and I like playing games in [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 14, 2012)- As a recognition of the great contribution that the active military does for our country, the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg will be providing 300 tickets for military members based at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base. This year’s game features UCF and Ball State on Friday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game, owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television (ERT), will air on ESPN and ESPN Radio. The Bowl is also providing the opportunity for MacDill military, civilians, and family members to participate as [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, FL. (December 13, 2012)– Sonee Thompson, a graduate of the University of Florida and certified fitness expert, was selected as the 2012 winner of theBeef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl 2012 Talent Tryouts. Thompson was chosen after a rigorous selection process from a group of five finalists. The tryouts, which were created to discover an on-camera, sports personality to cover Bowl events, are in their third year of existence. A native of Pensacola, Florida, Thompson will join the Bowl’s professional video crew as the on-air talent and will cover various events leading up to the game, including the Beach Bash, the Battle of the [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 6, 2012) - The Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg Team Welcome Press Conference took place on Thursday, December 6 at Tropicana Field. Bowl Executive Director Brett Dulaney formally welcomed UCF and Ball State to this year’s game. The athletic directors and head coaches from both teams spoke about the upcoming matchup between the nine-win teams that will be played at 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 21 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The event, which was held at the Everglades Smokehouse overlooking the football field, drew a standing-room crowd that included Bill Foster, Mayor of St. [...]
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