|
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played since 1935 in the southwestern United States at El Paso, Texas. Along with the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, it is the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. Usually held near the end of December, games are played at the Sun Bowl stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. Since 2011, it has featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Pac-12 Conference. This arrangement will continue through the 2025 season, with either Pac-12 schools, or Pac-12 "legacy schools" (the 10 schools that have left the conference in 2024 for the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC) fulfilling previous Pac-12 bowl obligations for the next two seasons. From 2019 to 2022, the game was sponsored by Kellogg's; when Kellogg's spun off its North American cereal division in October 2023, the sponsorship transferred to WK Kellogg Co. The game is officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony The Tiger
Tony the Tiger is the advertising cartoon anthropomorphic tiger mascot for Frosted Flakes (also known as Frosties) breakfast cereal, appearing on its packaging and advertising. After the original Kellogg's, Kellogg Company spun off its North American cereal business in late 2023, the mascot is owned by WK Kellogg Co in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean markets and by Kellanova in the rest of the world. Tony has also been the mascot for Frosted Flakes#Marketing, related cereals such as Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers and Tiger Power. Since Tony's debut in 1952, the character has spanned several generations and has become a breakfast cereal icon. History In 1952, Eugene Kolkey, an accomplished graphics artist and art director at Leo Burnett Worldwide, Leo Burnett, created a character that was to become the official mascot of Kellogg's new breakfast cereal. Kolkey designed a tiger named Tony (named after an ad man at Leo Burnett—Raymond Anthony Wells) and selected Alice and Martin Proven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Of Troy Limited
Helen of Troy Limited is an American publicly traded designer, developer and worldwide marketer of consumer brand-name housewares, health and home, and beauty products under owned and licensed brands. It is the parent corporation of OXO International Ltd., Kaz, Inc., Steel Technology, LLC, and Idelle Labs, Ltd, among others. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with U.S. operations headquartered in El Paso, Texas. The company is named after the mythic figure Helen of Troy. History Helen of Troy Limited began as a wig store in Downtown El Paso in 1968 and expanded into the hair appliance business in 1975 by supplying hair salons with hair dryers and curling irons. In 1980, the son of the company's founder Louis Rubin, Jerry Rubin, entered into a licensing agreement with Vidal Sassoon. Since then, the company's growth has come through years of acquiring rights to use well-known global brands in the health and home, housewares, beauty and nutritional supplements c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. Played annually since 1935 Orange Bowl, January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in the country, surpassed only by the Rose Bowl Game. The Orange Bowl was originally held in the city of Miami at Miami Field (Florida), Miami Field before moving to the Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938. In 1996, it moved to its current location at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Miami Gardens. Since December 2014, the game has been sponsored by Capital One and officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl. Previous sponsors include Discover Financial (2011–January 2014) and FedEx, Federal Express/FedEx (1989–2010). In its early years, the Orange Bowl had no defined conference tie-ins; it often pitted a team from the southeastern part of the country against a team from the central or northeastern states. From the 1950s u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Bowl
The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in New Orleans, Louisiana. Played annually since January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in the country, surpassed only by the Rose Bowl Game. The Sugar Bowl was originally played at Tulane Stadium before moving to the Caesars Superdome, Superdome in 1975. When the Superdome and the rest of the city suffered damage due to both the winds from and the flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Sugar Bowl was temporarily moved to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in 2006. Since 2007, the game has been sponsored by Allstate and officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Previous sponsors include Nokia (1996–2006) and USF&G Financial Services (1988–1995). The Sugar Bowl has had a longstanding relationship with the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Through 91 editions, only 12 games have not featured a representative from the SEC. The SEC's oppone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural list of regions of the United States, region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. The largest cities by List of metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area are Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Las Vegas, El Paso, Texas, El Paso, Albuquerque, and Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. Before 1848, in the historical region of Santa Fe de Nuevo México as well as parts of Alta California and Coahuila y Tejas, settlement was almost non-existent outside of New Mexico's pueblos and Santa Fe de Nuevo México#Regions and municipalities, Spanish or Mexican municipalities. Much of the area had been a part of New Spain and Mexico until the United States acquired the area through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and the smaller Gadsden Purchase in 1854. While the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowl Game
In North America, a bowl game, or simply bowl, is one of a number of postseason college football games primarily played by NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams. For most of its history, the FBS did not use a playoff tournament to determine an annual national champion, instead relying on a vote by sportswriters or coaches. In place of such a playoff, cities developed regional festivals featuring bowls. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals. Despite moves to establish a permanent system to determine the FBS national champion on the field such as the Bowl Coalition from 1992 to 1994, the Bowl Alliance from 1995 to 1997, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 1998 to 2013, and the College Football Playoff (CFP) from 2014 through the present some bowls are still held. Historically, the four "major" bowl games, originally played on New Year's Day, were the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Cotton Bowl. Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
2024 Louisville Cardinals Football Team
The 2024 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played home games at the L&N Stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky. Offseason Players leaving for NFL Louisville had four players chosen in the 2024 NFL draft. Five other players were signed as undrafted free agents. NFL draftees Undrafted free agents Preseason ACC media poll The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll was released on July 31. Louisville was predicted to finish fifth in the conference. Schedule Roster Game summaries vs. Austin Peay vs. Jacksonville State vs. Georgia Tech at No. 16 Notre Dame vs. SMU at Virginia vs. No. 6 Miami (FL) at Boston College at No. 11т Clemson at Stanford vs. Pittsburgh at Kentucky (Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Washington Huskies Football Team
The 2024 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the 2024 Big Ten Conference football season, Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jedd Fisch, the Huskies played home games on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle. This was Washington's first season in the Big Ten, after over a century in the Pac-12 Conference and its Pacific Coast Conference, predecessors. After finishing with a 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, College Football Playoff National Championship game appearance the previous year, the Huskies regressed under Fisch, finishing with their first losing season since 2021 Washington Huskies football team, 2021 and only their third since 2008 Washington Huskies football team, 2008. Preseason Big Ten media poll Transfers Schedule Rankings Game summaries No. 22 (FCS) Weber State Eastern Michigan vs. Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team
The 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Marcus Freeman, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 10–3. The season was highlighted by a blowout home win over No. 10 USC and a victory in the Sun Bowl against No. 19 Oregon State. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana and drew an average home attendance of 77,622. Offseason Coaching changes The following coaches left the program: * Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tommy Rees left for the same positions at Alabama. * Special teams coordinator Brian Mason left for the same position with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. * Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand announced his retirement. * Director of football performance Matt Balis resigned. The following coaches were hired: * Marty Biagi was hired from Ole Miss to be the special teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Oregon State Beavers Football Team
The 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jonathan Smith, the Beavers played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. The Oregon State Beavers football team drew an average home attendance of 36,969 in 2023. Offseason Coaching staff changes Coaching staff departures Transfers Transfers out The Beavers lost 10 players to the transfer portal. Transfers in The Beavers added seven players via transfer. Players drafted into the NFL Preseason Pac-12 media day Pac-12 media poll In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in fifth place. Preseason All–Pac-12 team The Beavers had 12 players selected to the preseason all–Pac-12 team. Offense ''1st team'' Damien Martinez – RB Joshua Gray – OL Taliese Fuaga – OL ''2nd team'' Jake Levengood – OL Defense '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WK Kellogg Co
WK Kellogg Co is an American food manufacturing company, split from Kellogg's on October 2, 2023, and headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan. It was formed in October 2023 as part of Kellogg's spin-off of its North American cereal business. History In 1876, John Harvey Kellogg became the superintendent of the Battle Creek Sanitarium (originally the Western Health Reform Institute founded by Ellen White) and his brother, William Keith Kellogg, worked as the bookkeeper. This is where corn flakes were created and led to the eventual formation of the Kellogg Company. For years, W. K. Kellogg assisted his brother in research to improve the vegetarian diet of the Battle Creek Sanitarium's patients, especially in the search for wheat-based granola. The Kelloggs are best known for the invention of the breakfast cereal corn flakes. The development of the flaked cereal in 1894 has been variously described by those involved: Ella Eaton Kellogg, John Harvey Kellogg, his younger br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
