Eighth Annual Orange Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase Presented by Baptist Health To Take Place February 24

More than $8 million in financial aid has been provided to student-athletes since 2017

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (January 30, 2024) – Orange Bowl is hosting its eighth annual Orange Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase presented by Baptist Health on Saturday, February 24 at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The free event will provide hundreds of local high school junior and senior student-athletes an opportunity to meet college coaches from across the country for a chance to receive aid or scholarships as they aspire to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level.

Each participant will compete in a series of tests, drills and scrimmages that best display each player’s various talents at their respective positions, followed by a meet and greet opportunity with coaches from approximately 40 NCAA Division II, III, NAIA and JUCO programs.

Since 2017, more than $8 million in scholarships and financial aid has been awarded to more than 400 high school student-athletes that have participated in this event.

“The Orange Bowl Committee is extremely proud to be able to once again provide this unprecedented opportunity for our local high school student-athletes,” said Orange Bowl Committee President & Chair Bradley H. Houser. “Our continuing goal is to provide kids additional exposure so they can hopefully secure financial aid for college and ultimately earn a college degree, and the event has been extremely successful over the last seven years.”

To be eligible to participate in the football showcase, student-athletes must be a high school senior or junior who has not accepted a scholarship offer from a Division I football program. In addition, it is recommended that participants have a 2.5 GPA or higher in 16 Core Courses AND have an SAT score of at least 920 (math and verbal only), OR have a composite ACT Score of 18 or higher or a sum score of 68 or higher.

“In our third consecutive year as presenting sponsor of the Orange Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase, Baptist Health is proud to continue aiding athletes in their pursuit of playing football at the next level, while having the chance to earn a college degree,” said Doctors Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital CEO, Lourdes Boue. “We look forward to seeing and assisting these young men excel through this wonderful event, as well as beyond, in their life journeys.”

The Orange Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase is presented by Baptist Health and is joined by associate sponsors Amazon, Bank of America, Florida Power & Light Company, GA Telesis, GRUBBRR and Uber. The football showcase is conducted in association with the National Football Foundation (NFF) and its local chapters.

For more information about the Orange Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase presented by Baptist Health and to register, please visit www.orangebowl.org/showcase/.

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