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Is Russell Athletic Bowl coming back?

Russell Athletic Bowl (1990–2021) on ESPN

The answer: Concluded December 29, 2021.
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Russell Athletic Bowl poster
Network / streamer
ESPN
Premiered
December 28, 1990
Ended
December 29, 2021
Runtime
~203 min per episode
4seasons
4episodes

About Russell Athletic Bowl

The Russell Athletic Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida, at the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Citrus Bowl and Florida Classic. The bowl was founded in 1990 by Raycom and was originally played at Joe Robbie Stadium outside of the city of Miami. It went by the name Blockbuster Bowl, CarQuest Bowl, and the MicronPC Bowl. In 2001, the bowl changed hands, and was relocated to Orlando. The bowl briefly became known as the Tangerine Bowl, a historic moniker, which was the original title of the game now known as the Citrus Bowl. Foot Locker, the parent company of Champs Sports, purchased naming rights in 2004, naming it the Champs Sports Bowl. On June 18, 2012, naming rights were purchased by Russell Athletic for the 2012–2015 games. The game currently has tie-ins with the ACC and Big 12.

Russell Athletic Bowl episode schedule

4 aired

Aired · 4

DateEp.Title
December 29, 2021 S2021·E1 Cheez-It Bowl
December 28, 2016 S2016·E1 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami Hurricanes (8-4) vs. #16 West Virginia Mountaineers (10-2)
December 29, 2015 S2015·E1 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl: #10 North Carolina Tar Heels (11-2) vs. #17 Baylor Bears (9-3)
December 28, 1990 S1990·E1 1990 Russell Athletic Bowl: 9-2 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. 9-2 Florida State Seminoles