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College football bowl season is here, and in the spirit of the holiday gifts will be given.
Each bowl game awards its participants with gifts and swag from sponsors. Along with the swag, some bowls offer players the opportunity to visit the “gift suite” where they can order items up to a total value of $550.
Of course, some swag is better than others, but free is free, right? Moreover, you get a chance to get some great experience in the process. Whenever college students are assigned papers writing tasks about football or the other topics associated with sports, coping with a task gets easier when you know the matter. Plus, you can do it yourself and don’t have to pay for an essay written by such companies like CustomWritings.
No one is going to be too ecstatic about a $25 Outback Steakhouse gift card that players from Arkansas and Penn State will get as part of the Outback Bowl, but players from Iowa and Kentucky score big with a $400 Amazon gift card at the Vrbo Citrus Bowl.
The biggest winners of bowl season are the players from Notre Dame and Oklahoma State. who get to take home the impossibly hard-to-find PlayStation 5 and a video game.
A full look at the gifts that will be handed out over the next few weeks can be seen below, via Sports Business Journal.
- Bahamas Bowl — MTSU vs. Toledo
- Board shorts, Ice Shaker bottle, beach towel, string backpack, lapel pin, additional item TBD
- Tailgreeter Cure Bowl — Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois
- Hoodie sweatshirt, long sleeve dri-fit T-shirt, flexfit performance hat, deluxe duffel bag, wireless power bank, Ice Shaker bottle
- RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl — Western Kentucky vs. App State
- Gift suite
- Cricket Celebration Bowl — South Carolina State vs. Jackson State
- Gift suite, backpack, beanie, rechargeable battery pack, gift certificate for mom, journal
- PUBG MOBILE New Mexico Bowl — Fresno State vs. UTEP
- Gift suite
- Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl — BYU vs. UAB
- Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era beanie, commemorative football
- LendingTree Bowl — Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan
- Gift suite
- Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl presented by Stifel — Utah State vs. Oregon State
- JR 286 duffel bag, Bumpboxx Bluetooth speaker, Maui Jim sunglasses fitting, commemorative football, water bottle, gift card (TBD)
- R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl — Louisiana vs. Marshall
- Gift suite, Fossil watch
- Myrtle Beach Bowl — Tulsa vs. Old Dominion
- Gift suite, Fossil watch, Big Game autograph football, Ice Shaker bottle
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl — Kent State vs. Wyoming
- Gift suite
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl — San Diego State vs. UTSA
- Gift suite, Herschel backpack, Justin cowboy hat, Big Game autograph football, beanie, commemorative coin, lapel pin
- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl — Army vs. Missouri
- Gift suite, beanie, Action Face figure, Google Chromecast, commemorative football
- Frisco Football Classic — North Texas vs. Miami (Oh.)
- N/A
- Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl — UCF vs. Florida
- Gift suite, headphones, cooler backpack, beach towel, Ice Shaker bottle
- EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl — Memphis vs. Hawaii
- Electronics gift suite, Oakley sunglasses and backpack, Kahala aloha shirt, beach towel, swim trunks
- TaxAct Camellia Bowl — Ball State vs. Georgia State
- Gift suite, Fossil watch, ESPN beanie and rolling travel bag, Big Game autograph football
- Quick Lane Bowl — Western Michigan vs. Nevada
- JBL Tune 750BTNC Bluetooth, noise-canceling wireless headphones by Harman, $175 Best Buy gift card, PhotoSlap life-sized photo stickers, backpack and tag, commemorative football, other game merchandise
- Military Bowl presented by Peraton — ECU vs. Boston College
- $350 Mastercard gift card by University Fancards, wireless headphones, beanie
- TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl — Houston vs. Auburn
- Gift suite, hat, Ice Shaker bottle, shadow kit
- Servepro First Responder Bowl — Air Force vs. Louisville
- Gift suite, Action Face personalized figure, Anker phone charger, commemorative football
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl — Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State
- Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth speaker, Caravelle by Bulova watch, Nike backpack, sunglasses, athletic shoes and sport sandals, commemorative football
- San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl — NC State vs. UCLA
- Gift suite, fleece hoodie sweatshirt, short sleeve T-shirt, long-sleeve T-shirt
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl — West Virginia vs. Minnesota
- Theragun Pro massager, Lululemon 22L Cruiser backpack, 26-ounce Ice Shaker bottle
- Wasabi Fenway Bowl — SMU vs. Virginia
- Gift suite, Bose Sport wireless earbuds, L.L.Bean dopp kit, personalized mini baseball with the player’s name and jersey number
- New Era Pinstripe Bowl — Virginia Tech vs. Maryland
- A variety of New Era products and a shopping experience at Harmon NYC Store, Balfour ring
- Cheez-It Bowl — Clemson vs. Iowa State
- $400 Amazon gift card, Fossil watch, Ogio backpack, commemorative football
- Valero Alamo Bowl — Oregon vs. Oklahoma
- $490 Mastercard gift card by University Fancards, Ice Shaker bottle, mini-helmet, team panoramic photo
- Duke’s Mayo Bowl — North Carolina vs. South Carolina
- Hypervolt Go massager, shopping experience at Belk’s Southpark flagship store
- TransPerfect Music City Bowl — Tennessee vs. Purdue
- Gift suite
- Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl — Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh
- $400 Mastercard gift card by University Fancards, Fossil watch, commemorative football
- SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl — Wisconsin vs. Arizona State
- Gift suite
- TaxSlayer Gator Bowl — Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
- Maui Jim sunglasses fitting, Fossil watch, waterproof Bluetooth speaker, noise-canceling headphones, powerbank, Tile Bluetooth wireless tracker
- Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl — Washington State vs. Miami
- Gift suite, Majestic pro-base fleece pullover, Timely watch, Ogio Excelsior backpack, cap, souvenir coin
- Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl — Boise State vs. Central Michigan
- Lululemon backpack, Reveal custom suit jacket, bucket hat, Hypervolt Go massager, BBTEK wireless waterproof Bluetooth light-up speaker
- Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic — Alabama vs. Cincinnati
- Would not say!
- Capital One Orange Bowl — Michigan vs. Georgia
- Gift suite, Tourneau watch, commemorative football
- Outback Bowl — Arkansas vs. Penn State
- $150 Amazon gift card, Fossil watch, Jostens ring, $25 Outback Steakhouse gift card, hat
- Vrbo Citrus Bowl — Iowa vs. Kentucky
- $400 Amazon gift card, Fossil watch, Ogio backpack, commemorative football
- PlayStation Fiesta Bowl — Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State
- PlayStation 5 console and a video game TBD
- Rose Bowl presented by Capital One Venture X — Ohio State vs. Utah
- Gift suite, Fossil watch, Ogio backpack, New Era 9Fifty snapback hat
- Allstate Sugar Bowl — Baylor vs. Ole Miss
- Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era hat, hooded T-shirt
- TaxAct Texas Bowl — Kansas State vs. LSU
- Gift suite, Nike backpack, hat and drawstring bag, belt buckle, cowboy hat, bandana