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2021 Gasparilla Bowl
The 2021 Gasparilla Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2021, with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. EST, televised on ESPN. It was the 13th edition of the Gasparilla Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by mortgage loan company Union Home Mortgage, the game was officially known as the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. On December 10, 2021, the game was officially announced as a sellout, the first time the Gasparilla Bowl sold out in its history. Teams Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC or "The American") and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The bowl also has a tie-in with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the third meeting all-time between UCF and Florida. The Gators won both previous meetings, both held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampa, Florida that opened in 1998 and is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls college football program. The seating capacity for most sporting events is 69,218, though it can be expanded to about 75,000 for special events with the addition of temporary seating. Raymond James Stadium was built at public expense as a replacement for Tampa Stadium and is known for the replica pirate ship located behind the seating area in the north end zone. Raymond James Financial, a financial service firm headquartered in the Tampa Bay area, has held the naming rights for the stadium for the stadium's entire existence. Besides serving as the home field for the Buccaneers and the Bulls, the facility has been the site of three Super Bowls: XXXV in 2001, XLIII in 2009, and LV in 2021, the third in which the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history both to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Home Mortgage
Union Home Mortgage is an American mortgage loan company based in Strongsville, Ohio. Founded in 1970, the company reports that it operates in 44 states plus Washington, D.C., with over $5 billion in annual lending volume. The company also reports that it has been named to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in America four times (2016–2019). In October 2020, the company signed on as title sponsor of the Gasparilla Bowl, an annual college football bowl game played in the Tampa Bay area The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United St .... References External links * Financial services companies of the United States Mortgage lenders of the United States Companies based in Ohio 1970 establishments in Ohio {{US-finance-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Carter
Zachary Carter (born April 7, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida. Early life and high school Carter grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Hillsborough High School. Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida. College career Carter redshirted his true freshman season. He played in nine games as a reserve defensive lineman in his redshirt freshman season and had eight tackles, one tackle for loss, and two passes broken up. Carter led the Gators with five sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss as a redshirt junior. Carter considered entering the 2021 NFL Draft, but opted to stay at Florida for his redshirt senior season. Professional career Carter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 95th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft The 2022 NFL Draft was the 87th edition of the National Football League's annual dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Florida Gators Football Team
The 2022 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Billy Napier. Previous season After a 2020 season in which Florida spent most of year ranked among the top ten in the AP Poll, the Gators began the 2021 season with a No. 13 ranking and expectations of again being a serious contender for a conference championship. However, a series of upset losses, historically poor defensive showings, and apparent discontent within the program resulted in a losing record and the dismissal of fourth year head coach Dan Mullen with one game remaining in the regular season. Assistant Greg Knox led the Gators on an interim basis in their win over rival Florida State and their loss against UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl to wrap up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Napier
William Hall Napier (born July 21, 1979) is an American football coach currently serving as head coach at the University of Florida. From 2017 until 2021, he served as head coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, amassing a 40–12 record in four seasons with three consecutive 10+ win seasons and two seasons finishing in the AP Poll, both firsts in the programs' history. Prior to Louisiana, he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona State University in 2017. Playing career Born in Cookeville, Tennessee, Napier was a standout quarterback for Murray County High School in his hometown of Chatsworth, Georgia, where he played for his father who was his head coach. He was named All-State in 1997 and accepted a scholarship to play football at Furman University. During his time with the Furman Paladins, Napier was a four-time letterman, and took over the starting quarterback duties for his junior and senior seasons. The Paladins won two conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Mullen
Dan Mullen (born April 27, 1972) is a former college football player and coach, and current television analyst with the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and ESPN. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University from 2009 to 2017 University of Florida from 2018 until 2021. High school career Mullen attended Trinity High School of Manchester, New Hampshire, where he helped lead the Pioneers to the state championship in 1988. College career Mullen attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where he lettered for two years playing tight end and was a first-team All-Centennial Conference selection his senior year. He graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Education. He went on to Wagner College, where he coached wide receivers and earned a master's degree in Education in 1996. Coaching career After serving as a graduate assistant at Syracuse and Notre Dame, Mullen was hired by Urban Meyer to coach QBs at Bowling Green from 2001 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Florida State Seminoles Football Team
The 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Norvell, in his second season. Schedule Source: Game summaries vs Notre Dame vs Jacksonville State At Wake Forest vs Louisville vs Syracuse At North Carolina vs UMass At Clemson vs NC State vs Miami (FL) At Boston College At Florida Rankings Coaching staff Honors Players drafted into the NFL References {{Florida State Seminoles football navbox Florida State Florida State Seminoles football seasons Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida–Florida State Football Rivalry
The Florida–Florida State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the teams of the two oldest public universities of the U.S. state of Florida: the University of Florida (UF) Gators and Florida State University (FSU) Seminoles. Both universities participate in a range of intercollegiate sports, and for the last several years, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has sponsored a "Sunshine Showdown" promotion that tallies the total number of wins for each school in head-to-head sports competition. However, the annual football game between the Gators and Seminoles has consistently been the most intense and notable competition between the in-state rivals. FSU and UF first met on the gridiron in 1958 and have played every year since except in 2020, when scheduling modifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted what was the fourth longest continuous series in college football. The contest has usually been played late in the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowl Eligibility
Bowl eligibility in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level is the standard through which teams become available for selection to participate in postseason bowl games. When a team achieves this state, it is described as "bowl-eligible". For nearly a century, bowl games were the purview of only the very best teams, but a steady proliferation of new bowl games required 70 participating teams by the 2010–11 bowl season, then 80 participating teams by the 2015–16 bowl season. As a result, the NCAA has steadily watered down the criteria for bowl eligibility in favor of higher profits, allowing teams with a non-winning (6–6) record in 2010, further reducing to allow teams with outright losing records (5–7) to be invited by 2012. For the 2016–17 bowl season, 25% of the bowl participants (20 teams) did not have a winning record. Current regulations have also adjusted the criteria to allow a team to include one win against teams at the lower FCS level. Teams that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Southeastern Conference Football Season
The 2021 Southeastern Conference football season was the 89th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 2, 2021, and ended with the 2021 SEC Championship Game on December 4, 2021. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff. The season schedule was released on January 27, 2021. Previous season Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season, 2020 college football season was delayed. On July 31, the Southeastern Conference announced that its teams would play a ten-game conference-only season beginning in late September. Also because of the COVID-19 pandemic attendance at all college football games during the 2020 season was restricted because of COVID-19 social distancing considerations. Limited home attendance requirements and all road games were set with similar attendance caps. Alabama defeated Florida 52–46 for the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 American Athletic Conference Football Season
The 2021 American Athletic Conference football season was the 30th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the ninth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the eighth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American was considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA (C–USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The entire schedule was released on February 18, 2021. Previous season Cincinnati secured their second consecutive championship game appearance and faced Tulsa in the 2020 AAC Championship game. Six teams participated in bowl games during the 2020 season; the league went 1–5. Tulane lost to Nevada 38-27 in the 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. UCF lost to BYU in the Boca Raton Bowl 49-23. Memphis defeated Florida Atlantic 25–10 in the Montgomery Bowl. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel (born December 28, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. Gabriel attended and played high school football at Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii and began his college career at UCF in 2019 before transferring to Oklahoma in 2022. Early years Gabriel attended Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii. As a senior in 2018, he was the Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year for Hawaii after passing for 3,754 yards, 38 touchdowns. He finished his career with 9,948 yards passing yards, 105 touchdowns. Gabriel committed to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to play college football. College career UCF 2019 Gabriel entered his first year at UCF in 2019 as the backup to Brandon Wimbush, but took over during the first game and started the final 12 games of the season as the Knights finished with a 10–3 record capping with a 48–25 victory over Marshall at the Gasparilla Bowl. For the season, he completed 236 of 398 passes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
