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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is the new title sponsor of the Bahamas Bowl, it was officially announced today. The game will be called the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and it will be played at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. Teams from the C-USA and MAC will meet in the inaugural game on Wednesday, Dec. 24 at Noon ET on ESPN. “Popeyes is honored to partner with the Bahamas Bowl to bring this historic bowl game to college football fans everywhere,” said Hector Munoz, Vice President of Marketing for Popeyes. “Like college football, Popeyes enjoys a rich tradition and passionate fans, and we look forward to a great game and a lot of fun in the Bahamas.” Read more: http://www.fbschedules.com/2014/08/popeyes-title-sponsor-bahamas-bowl/
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Because the first-year bowl will indeed be played in a foreign country, a handful of schools in both Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference already are working on securing passports for their players, coaches and support staff. It's a significant undertaking, but it's one Gale said is necessary given the hassle involved in getting more than 100 passports at the last minute. "I'd much rather do it in June than have to be worrying about it in October and November," Gale said. "As an athletic department, as a football office, it'll be a big burden off of our shoulders. To get the entire team done, this is an entire week process. Once school starts and with football, meetings and weight lifting … goodness." Besides the time involved in collecting all the documents needed to apply for a passport, it's also an issue that comes at a significant cost – not to the school or players, however, but rather the NCAA. Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/06/23/college-football-passport-arrangements-issue-bahamas-bowl/11269877/
