Dec. 23, 2013 ST PETERSBURG, FLA. -- It was a good start and an even better finish for Vintavious Cooper, Shane Carden and East Carolina as the Pirates scored the game’s final 20 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Ohio, 37-20, in the sixth annual Beef O’Brady’s Bowl at Tropicana Field Monday afternoon. East Carolina (10-3, 6-2 C-USA) jumped to a 14-0 first quarter lead but the Pirates found themselves trailing 20-17 early in the fourth quarter following a Josiah Yazdani 28-yard field goal that temporarily put Ohio (7-6, 4-4 MAC) in the lead for the first time. Ohio [...]
READ MOREDaily Recap - Sunday, Decemeber 22 Weather Today St. Petersburg: Sunny, 83 High, 69 Low Athens, OH: Cloudy, 64 High, 38 Low Greenville, NC: Cloudy, 82 High, 66 Low St. Petersburg Forecast for Dec. 23 Game Day: 72 degrees (inside Tropicana Field) Today’s News Bay Pines VA Hospital Visit Kickoff Luncheon Battle of the Bands Bowl Block Party Gameday Schedule - Monday, December 23 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fan Tailgate Extravaganza Lot 7 - Tropicana Field 11:00 a.m. Media Will Call - Gate 4 Press Box Opens 12:30 p.m. ESPN Talent Availability Media Dining Room, adjacent to the Press [...]
READ MOREDaily Recap - Dec. 21 Weather Today St. Petersburg: Sunny, 84 High, 69 Low Athens, OH: 63 High, 58 Low Greenville, NC: 78 High, 63 Low St. Petersburg Forecast for Dec. 22-23 Sunday: Sunny, 81 High, 69 Low Game Day: 73 degrees (inside Tropicana Field) Today’s News East Carolina Practice Ohio Practice Beach Bash Team Cruise Sunday’s Schedule 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Bay Pines VA Hospital Visit 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bay Pines, FL 33744 11:30 a.m. - Noon Media Availability Both Head Coaches Renaissance Vinoy Resort Noon Kickoff Luncheon Renaissance Vinoy Resort 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Ohio [...]
READ MOREMorning Update - Dec. 20 Weather Today St. Petersburg: Sunny, 80 High, 68 Low Athens, OH: 55 High, 51 Low Greenville, NC: 68 High, 51 Low St. Petersburg Forecast for Dec. 21-23 Saturday: Sunny, 83 High, 70 Low Sunday: Sunny, 80 High, 69 Low Game Day: 73 degrees (inside Tropicana Field) Today’s Schedule 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Media Center /Credential Pickup Sirata Beach Resort - Date Palm Room, 3rd Floor Conference Center 1:00 p.m. Ohio Team Arrival Hilton Bayfront Hotel Coaches and Players available for interviews upon arrival in hotel lobby. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. East Carolina [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 13, 2013) - The 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg will have the ESPN television announce team of Beth Mowins (play-by-play)and Joey Galloway (analyst) with Paul Carcaterra on the sidelines. East Carolina will meet Ohio in this year’s game that will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Monday, Dec. 23 at 2:00 p.m. and air on ESPN as well as WatchESPN, accessible online via WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members. In addition, the 2013 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg can be heard nationally on ESPN Radio with Eamon McAnaney calling the play-by-play and Anthony Becht handling the analysis. Tickets for the 2013 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 8, 2013) - Ohio, fresh off its 51 point scoring explosion in its season finale, has accepted an invitation to the 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg marking the fifth consecutive bowl game appearance for the school and sixth in the last eight years. The Bobcats will face East Carolina from Conference USA in the sixth edition of the bowl gamefrom Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Bobcats, from the Mid-American Athletic Conference (MAC), fill the slot contracted to the American Athletic Conference, which didn't have [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 8, 2013) - East Carolina, which has won nine games this season including a sweep of in-state rivals North Carolina and NC State, will be the Conference USA representative in the 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg after accepting the bid. The Pirates will face a to be determined team in the sixth edition of the bowl game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Monday, Dec. 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN."East Carolina is a team that's fun to watch and has a great reputation of travelling many fans to their bowl games," said Brett Dulaney, Executive Director of the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg. "The [...]
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 2, 2013) - Dewey Bozella, the 2011 Arthur Ashe Courage Award winner and boxer will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Kickoff Luncheon on Sunday, Dec. 22 at Noon at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort. The Luncheon takes place the day prior to the kickoff of the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg featuring an American Athletic Conference team against a representative from Conference USA at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., onMonday, Dec. 23, at 2:00 p.m. Bozella, who joined an impressive group of past Arthur Ashe Courage Award winners including Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali and Billie Jean King, spent 26 years of wrongful imprisonment in a 1983 murder case where he maintained his innocence the [...]
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