City of Montgomery hosting 2 bowl games
Montgomery Bowl, Camellia Bowl to be played at Cramton Bowl this week By WSFA Staff | December 23, 2020 at 6:05 AM CST - Updated December 23 at 6:25 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The city of Montgomery will host two bowl games this year, one of them happening Wednesday!
During the inaugural Montgomery Bowl, the Memphis Tigers will take off the Florida Atlantic Owls. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Cramton Bowl. The game is scheduled to air on ESPN
On Christmas Day, the Camellia Bowl comes back!
During Friday’s game, the Buffalo Bulls will play the Marshall Thundering Herd. The game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Cramton Bowl on ESPN.
The 2020 college football bowl season figures to be like none other, with COVID-19 issues causing some squads to opt out and bowl games having to be canceled because of a lack of participating teams.
Still, there are 28 bowl games left to keep us entertained between now and the Jan. 11 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App).
Here are the players and storylines to watch in each of those bowl games:
College Football Playoff
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame
Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
4 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App
Buffalo, Marshall to meet in Camellia Bowl The Marshall Thundering Herd and the Buffalo Bulls will face each other in the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery on Christmas Day, Camellia Bowl officials announced Sunday. (Source: WSFA 12 News) By WSFA Staff | December 20, 2020 at 12:21 PM CST - Updated December 21 at 10:21 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Marshall Thundering Herd and the Buffalo Bulls will face each other in the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery on Christmas Day, Camellia Bowl officials announced Sunday.
“The Camellia Bowl has a knack for down-to-the-wire finishes and we expect another great game from Buffalo and Marshall,” Johnny Williams, executive director of the Camellia Bowl said in a statement. “I’d like to express my gratitude to ESPN Events, Montgomery County and the City of Montgomery for making this bowl season possible. We will host two bowl games in three days at the Cramton Bowl, and excited to be a part of this historic occasion.”
Alabama News
Updated:
The Marshall Thundering Herd and Buffalo Bulls
are set to meet in the 7th annual Camellia Bowl in Montgomery. The game will be played on Christmas Day at 1:30PM and televised on ESPN.
“The Camellia Bowl has a knack for down-to-the-wire finishes and we expect another great game from Buffalo and Marshall,” Johnny Williams, executive director of the Camellia Bowl said. “I’d like to express my gratitude to ESPN Events, Montgomery County and the City of Montgomery for making this bowl season possible. We will host two bowl games in three days at the Cramton Bowl, and excited to be a part of this historic occasion.”
From The Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY Alabama’s All-Stars ended a three-year drought Saturday afternoon with a convincing 19-7 win over the visiting Mississippi All-Stars in the 34
th Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Classic at Cramton Bowl Saturday afternoon.
Alabama, coached by Steve Mask of St. Paul’s Episcopal, used a big-play defense and time-consuming offense to pile up 357 total yards to Mississippi’s 133. The Alabama secondary, led by Alabama’s game MVP Ga’Quincy McKinstry of Pinson Valley, had an All-Star Classic record. McKinstry recorded two interceptions to match Saraland defensive back Terrente Hinton. Auburn’s Noah Warren also grabbed an interception for the Alabama all-stars, who broke a three-game skid to improve their series record to 23-11 overall.