Oct 30, 2020
Tickets for the 2021 Vrbo Citrus Bowl have not gone on sale to the public yet, but you can claim the best seats available for the game through a Florida Citrus Sports membership. To learn more about our various membership options, click here or give us a call us at 407-423-2476. ABOUT FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS Florida Citrus Sports is a not-for-profit event management organization dedicated to positively impacting the Orlando region while enhancing the quality of life in Central Florida through […]
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Oct 29, 2020
The game dates and kickoff times for this season’s Vrbo Citrus Bowl was announced this morning as part of ESPN’s 2020-21 college football bowl schedule release. The 75th Vrbo Citrus Bowl, pitting the SEC against the Big Ten, will be played in its traditional New Year’s Day timeslot, kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 1 on ABC. In last year’s game, Alabama defeated Michigan 35-16, with Crimson Tide wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, a first-round pick of the Denver Broncos, taking home game MVP honors. Information regarding […]
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Jan 02, 2020
By Ainslie Lee, Florida Citrus sports ORLANDO, Fla. — The coaches in the 2020 Vrbo Citrus Bowl each came into Wednesday’s meeting at Camping World Stadium with resumes that would be the envy of most in the profession. But while Alabama’s Nick Saban refuses to loosen his grip on the dynasty he has built in Tuscaloosa, the search continues for Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh’s next big win away from home. And after lots of traffic on State Road 408, […]
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Jan 01, 2020
By Joseph Salvador, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — A lot of people said he shouldn’t play. A spot in the first round of the NFL Draft is virtually guaranteed to Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy — even though he hasn’t officially declared — and there’s no reason to play in a game that wasn’t the College Football Playoffs. Or so the argument went. Except Jeudy, the 2018 Biletnikoff Award-winner, wasn’t on board. “I played football all my life, so […]
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Jan 01, 2020
By Dan Ryan, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. – Jerry Jeudy didn’t just show up — he showed out at the Vrbo Citrus Bowl. The Alabama wide receiver took home MVP honors Wednesday, as he logged a career-high 204 yards on jut six catches — including an 85-yard touchdown his team’s first play from scrimmage — in a 35-16 victory over Michigan in front of an announced crowd of 59,746 at Camping World Stadium. The first Alabama wide receiver to […]
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Dec 31, 2019
By Joseph Salvador, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — Only one of the most iconic and respected coaches in college football history could say “no disrespect” after chiding a reporter and have the rest of the media in attendance chuckle in response. In a setting that mixed one part comedy with one part drama, with a sprinkling of history, Tuesday’s Vrbo Citrus Bowl head coach press conference with Alabama’s Nick Saban and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh was everything you’d expect. It […]
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Dec 31, 2019
By Ainslie Lee, Florida Citrus Sports ORLANDO, Fla. — The City of Orlando as we know it today is much different than what it was in 1972. Back then, Disney World had been open just shy of four months and a ticket to “The Happiest Place on Earth” would set you back a pocketful of quarters at $3.75. During the early ‘70s the population of Orlando hovered around 500,000 people – today, 2.13 million people call the Greater Orlando area […]
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