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Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played annually in the Phoenix metropolitan area since 1971. From its beginning until 2006, the game was hosted at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Since 2007, the game has been played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Since 2022, it has been sponsored by Vrbo and officially known as the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Previous sponsors include PlayStation (December 2016–2022), BattleFrog (January 2016), Vizio (December 2014), Tostitos (1996–January 2014), IBM (1993–1995) and Sunkist (1986–1990). Unlike other major bowls, the Fiesta Bowl has not always had major conference tie-ins. For the first nine editions, the Western Athletic Conference champion was invited to the bowl. In 1997, the Fiesta Bowl agreed to invite the champion of the newly-formed Big 12 Conference; the tie-in continued until 2014 when the Big 12 tie-in moved to the Sugar Bowl. During the late 1980s, the Fiesta Bowl used its lack of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. It is headquartered in Irving, Texas. The Big 12 is a member of the NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition. The Big 12 is one of the Power conferences, Power Four conferences, the four highest-earning and most historically successful FBS football conferences. Power Four conferences are guaranteed at least one bid to a New Year's Six bowl game and have been granted exemptions from certain NCAA rules. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
College Football
College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, first gained popularity in the United States. Like gridiron football generally, college football is most popular in the United States and Canada. While no single governing body exists for college football in the United States, most schools, especially those at the highest levels of play, are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA. In Canada, collegiate football competition is governed by U Sports for universities. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (for colleges) governs soccer and other sports but not gridiron football. Other countries, such as Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano, Mexico, American football in Japan, Japan and Korea American Football Association, South Korea, also host colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Fiesta Bowl (December)
The 2024 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2024, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 54th annual Fiesta Bowl featured Boise State and Penn State, and was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. It was also one of the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinal games, beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. MST and airing on ESPN. Sponsored by online vacation rental marketplace Vrbo, the game was officially known as the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Background The 2024 Fiesta Bowl was the first-ever quarterfinal game for the College Football Playoff (CFP). Boise State, being the ninth-ranked team in the final CFP rankings and winning their conference championship game, received a bye in the CFP's new 12-team format and was selected to play in the bowl game as the third seed in the CFP playoff. The playoff's 11th seed, SMU (ranked 10th in the final CFP poll), and sixth seed, Penn State (ranked fourth in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Boise State Broncos Football Team
The 2024 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Spencer Danielson, the Broncos played their home games on campus at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Offseason Transfer portal Preseason Mountain West media poll The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024. Schedule Roster Rankings Game summaries at Georgia Southern at No. 7 Oregon vs. Portland State (FCS) vs Washington State vs Utah State at Hawaii at UNLV vs San Diego State vs. Nevada (rivalry) at San Jose State at Wyoming vs Oregon State vs No. 20 UNLV (Mountain West Championship Game) vs No. 4 Penn State (Fiesta Bowl / CFP Quarterfinal) References {{Mountain West Conference football champions Boise State Bois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Team
The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Nittany Lions were led by head coach James Franklin (American football coach), James Franklin in his 11th year leading the program. Their home stadium is Beaver Stadium in College Township, Pennsylvania, with a mailing address of University Park, Pennsylvania. The Penn State Nittany Lions football team drew an average home attendance of 108,379 in 2024. Following a 44–7 win against 2024 Maryland Terrapins football team, Maryland and a 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team, Michigan win over 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State in the final week of the regular season, the Nittany Lions clinched their first Big Ten Football Championship Game, Big Ten Championship appearance since 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, 2016, which they lost to the 2024 Oregon Ducks football team, Oregon Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Fiesta Bowl (January)
The 2024 Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2024, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 53rd annual Fiesta Bowl featured Liberty of Conference USA (C-USA) and Oregon of the Pac-12 Conference—teams selected at-large by the College Football Playoff selection committee. The game began at approximately 11:00 a.m. MST and was aired on ESPN. The Fiesta Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by vacation rental marketplace Vrbo and was officially known as the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Oregon defeated Liberty, 45–6, to claim their second consecutive bowl victory. Teams The teams for the Fiesta Bowl, one of the New Year's Six bowl games, were selected at-large by the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee. This was the first meeting between Oregon and Liberty. Liberty The Flames entered the bowl undefeated, with a 13–0 record, ranked 23rd in the CFP rankings an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 Liberty Flames Football Team
The 2023 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames played their home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia, and competed as a first-year member of Conference USA. They were led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell. The Liberty Flames football team drew an average home attendance of 18,911 in 2023. Schedule Liberty and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023. Game summaries vs Bowling Green vs New Mexico State at Buffalo at FIU Sam Houston at Jacksonville State *Sources: vs Middle Tennessee vs No. 8 Oregon (Fiesta Bowl) *Sources: Rankings References {{Conference USA football champions Liberty Liberty Flames football seasons Conference USA football champion seasons Liberty Flames football The Liberty Flames football program represents Liberty University, a private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 Oregon Ducks Football Team
The 2023 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ducks were led by Dan Lanning in his second year as Oregon's head coach. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. This was their final season in the Pac-12 Conference as they moved to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. The Oregon Ducks football team drew an average home attendance of 55,895 in 2023, the 32nd highest in college football. Offseason 2023 NFL draft Undrafted NFL free agents Additions Schedule Roster Game summaries vs. Portland State at. Texas Tech vs. Hawai'i vs. No. 19 Colorado at Stanford at No. 7 Washington vs Washington State at No. 13 Utah California USC at Arizona State Oregon State vs No. 3 Washington (Pac-12 Championship Game) vs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
PlayStation
is a video gaming brand owned and produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. Its flagship products consists of a series of home video game consoles produced under the brand; it also consists of handhelds, online services, magazines, and other forms of media. The brand began with the first PlayStation home console released in Japan in 1994 and worldwide the following year, which became the first console of any type to ship over 100 million units, which made PlayStation a globally recognized brand. Since then there have been numerous newer consoles—the most recent being the PlayStation 5 released in 2020—while there have also been a series of handheld consoles and a number of other electronics such as a media center and a smartphone. The main series of controllers utilized by the PlayStation series is the DualShock, a line of vibration-feedback gamepads. SIE also operate numerous online services like PlayStation Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vizio
Vizio is an American designer of televisions, soundbars, and related software and accessories owned by Walmart since 2024. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Irvine, California.Lawton, Christopher, Iwatani Kane, Yukari and Dean, JasonU.S. Upstart Takes On TV Giants in Price War", ''The Wall Street Journal'', April 15, 2008. Retrieved on April 15, 2008. History The company was founded in 2002 as V Inc. by entrepreneur William Wang and two founding employees. By 2004, Wang changed the company name to Vizio. In 2006, the company's revenue was estimated at $700 million, and in 2007 it was estimated to have exceeded $2 billion. Vizio is known for selling its HDTVs at lower prices than its competitors. In late 2014, Vizio acquired Advanced Media Research Group, Inc., the parent of entertainment website BuddyTV. On July 24, 2015, Vizio filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $172.5 million in an initial public offering of Class A common stock. In August 2015, Vizio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
