Jan 04, 2023
By Collin Thomas Florida Citrus Sports Showered with purple and gold confetti and Cheez-It crackers from his onlooking teammates, a touchdown catching (and throwing) Cheez-It Citrus Bowl MVP was crowned. “It’s a big stage to come out in Orlando in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl and come out at a high level and win the MVP award,” LSU sophomore wide receiver Malik Nabers said. “I’m very happy with the outcome of this game and hoping to carry on into next year.” […]
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Jan 04, 2023
By Michaelea Neal Florida Citrus Sports After four consecutive punts and down 28 points, it felt like now or never for the PurdueBoilermakers with eight minutes left in the first half of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Purdue quarterback Austin Burton was ready to go for it on fourth-and-one after running it himself to get the Boilermakers in position to move the chains. Purdue set up for a quick snap, but the Louisiana State Tigers called a timeout. Purdue sent out […]
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Jan 01, 2023
By Michaelea Neal Florida Citrus Sports The Louisiana State Tigers and Purdue Boilermakers, who reached respective conference championship games in the SEC and Big Ten, have grown accustomed to physical matchups and are preparing for another one in the 2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Monday. LSU won the SEC’s West Division in its first year under head coach Brian Kelly and believes a win here can continue to build momentum for their future. Purdue won the Big Ten West and […]
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Jan 01, 2023
By Collin Thomas Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Florida — Ahead of Purdue’s last-second win against Nebraska in November 2019, former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees gave the Boilermakers a motivational pep talk during his bye week with the New Orleans Saints. Just over three years later, Brees is back and again has a chance to help motivate the Boilermakers to a win — this time with an interim assistant coach title for their matchup against LSU in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl […]
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Dec 31, 2022
By Michaelea Neal Florida Citrus Sports The Louisiana State Tigers and Purdue Boilermakers’ bowl trip to Orlando continued Friday with a visit to TopGolf and a fun-filled morning at Fun Spot America. Players from both teams were greeted at Fun Spot America by young kids from the West Lakes community for a few hours of fun together. LSU defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo enjoyed bonding with local kids through the experience, met nice people, and learned about the kids’ hobbies, […]
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Dec 31, 2022
By Collin Thomas Florida Citrus Sports Thrilling screams and laughter filled the air at Friday’s Day for Kids event at Fun Spot America. LSU and Purdue players came together to take a break from their game prep to spend time with kids from across Orlando, including many who call the Communities of West Lakes near Camping World Stadium home. The Tigers and Boilermakers will face off Monday at 1 p.m. in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Tigers defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo […]
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Dec 04, 2022
ORLANDO — The LSU Tigers and the Purdue Boilermakers will play in the 2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, Florida Citrus Sports chairman Paul Mears III and CEO Steve Hogan announced Sunday. The game will kick off at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, at Camping World Stadium and will be televised nationally by ABC. The meeting will be the first between the Tigers and Boilermakers, champions of the SEC West and Big Ten West, respectively, in 2022. LSU will be making its sixth […]
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Jan 03, 2022
By Carla Mangual Florida Citrus Sports A second-half rally put 15th-ranked Iowa in the lead late in Saturday’s Vrbo Citrus Bowl but the Hawkeyes couldn’t escape the turnover issues they’d grown so accustomed to creating this season, and they came up a field goal short against No. 22 Kentucky in the 76th annual edition of the game on New Year’s Day. The loss to the Wildcats ended Iowa’s season at 10-4. Head coach Kirk Ferentz said he and his team […]
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Jan 03, 2022
By Collin Thomas Florida Citrus Sports Any list of highlights of 75 years of Citrus Bowl performances will have to include Saturday’s display by Wan’Dale Robinson. Kentucky’s junior wide receiver led his Wildcats to a nail-biting 20-17 win against the No. 15 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes with 10 catches for 170 yards on 13 targets. That receiving mark became the sixth-highest yardage total in bowl game history. Robinson started 2022 in the same way he played much of his 2021 season, […]
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Jan 02, 2022
By Andrew Johnson Florida Citrus Sports College football fans got a New Year’s treat on Saturday, as an entertaining finish saw Kentucky close out its second Vrbo Citrus Bowl win in four seasons. Down 17-13 to Iowa in the fourth quarter, Kentucky junior quarterback Will Levis found wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson for a 52-yard pass down to the Iowa 1-yard line. Running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. finished the 80-yard drive off with a 6-yard touchdown run to take a game-clinching […]
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