Press Releases

Navy’s Xavier McDonald Nominated for Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award

DALLAS (FWAA) — Navy’s Xavier McDonald is this week’s nominee for the 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. McDonald, a senior, has overcome a challenging upbringing in St. Petersburg, Fla., to earn a Service Academy appointment. McDonald took care of four younger siblings while growing up, after both of his...

Orange Bowl Launches 2023 Creative Art Contest

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (orangebowl.org) – Orange Bowl has partnered with Moss, Bank of America and Florida Blue to bring its annual Orange Bowl Creative Art Contest to South Florida schools. The initiative affords all K-12 students in Miami-Dade and Broward schools the opportunity to win prizes by submitting artwork. The theme...

Orange Bowl Gives Back to South Florida Teachers During “Extra Yard for Teachers Week”

MIAMI LAKES, Florida (orangebowl.org) – Today, the Orange Bowl Committee commemorated the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation’s “Extra Yard for Teachers Week” by surprising a South Florida teacher with a $1,000 DonorsChoose gift card. The Orange Bowl team alongside their mascot, OBIE, surprised Ms. Marcia Mitchell in her classroom at Norland...

Orange Bowl Partners With 560 WQAM And ESPN West Palm To Broadcast Live From College Football Media Days

CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL MEDIA TOUR PRESENTED BY DUFFY’S SPORTS GRILL MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – Orange Bowl is partnering with 560 WQAM (WQAM-AM) and ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM) to broadcast the “Capital One Orange Bowl Media Tour presented by Duffy’s Sports Grill" during college football media days. Programming will...

Palmer Trinity School’s Angelica Deribeaux Named 2023 Orange Bowl Beigel-Feis-Hixon Valor Award Scholarship Recipient

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (orangebowl.org) – The Orange Bowl Committee announced that Angelica Deribeaux, a student-athlete from Palmer Trinity School in Miami, is the sixth recipient of the Orange Bowl Beigel-Feis-Hixon Valor Award. Deribeaux’s older sister, Madison, suffers from multiple disabilities, and Angelica has taken an essential role in caring for her...