NASSAU, BAHAMAS – One of the highly anticipated events of Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl week is set for Wednesday, Dec. 19 as the fifth-annual Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Youth Football Clinic, sponsored by KFC, will take place from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the rugby fields next to old Thomas A. Robinson Stadium (adjacent to the National […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Press Conference, held on Nov. 30 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium introduced the head coaches (FIU’s Butch Davis and Toledo’s Jason Candle) and athletic directors of the two participating institutions (FIU and Toledo) in the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. The Bahamas Bowl game takes place on Dec. 21 at the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – University of Nebraska sophomore cornerback Dicaprio Bootle was named to the All Big-Ten Third Team on Thursday. The team is selected by coaches in the conference and media members. This season, Bootle recorded 39 tackles, 15 more than he logged in his freshman year. He also had 15 pass breakups, which tied […]
Joanna Evans led the Texas Longhorns women’s Swimming and Diving team to a 17th consecutive dual-meet victory over the weekend. Evans set the sixth-fastest pace in the 200-meter free for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) this year, winning the race in 1:45.92. She also won the 500 4:46.81. Evans already set the top 1000 […]
Offensive lineman Michael Cartwright decommitted from the Indiana University (IU) yesterday. Cartwright, who currently plays for the Champagnat High School out of Florida, took to social media to make the announcement. The three-star prospect was one of seven players from Florida in the Hoosiers’ 2019 recruiting class. “I would like to thank Indiana for recruiting […]
Former Denver Broncos defensive end Ed Smith this week was named as the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Honorary Ambassador. Smith, who was a college All-American, was the first Bahamian drafted by a National Football League (NFL) team and played two seasons for the Broncos. Smith will be honoured during the 2018 bowl week, assist […]
Graduate senior Mavin Saunders recorded his first collegiate touchdown on Saturday for the Kansas Jayhawks in a 38-22 loss to No. 6 ranked West Virginia. Saunders made the highlight play in the first quarter of the game on an 18-yard pass from Peyton Bender. Saunders’ reception was the first to any Jayhawk tight end this […]
The Bahamas Bowl got a major lift on Tuesday night, as Elk Grove Village announced it was the new title sponsor of the game. According to the northwest suburb, it is the first time a non-tourist city has sponsored a bowl game. The game will now officially be known as the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. […]
Three-star tackle Michael Cartwright verbally committed to play for the Indiana Hoosiers program over the weekend. Cartwright last played right tackle for Champagnat Catholic and also held offers from Central Florida, Nebraska, Pitt, Southern Mississippi and Florida Atlantic, among others. In February, 247 Sports named Cartwright as a top performer after his showing at The […]
University of Kansas tight end Mavin Saunders was listed as one of more than 60 players on the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. The award is handed out to the top collegiate tight end at the end of the season. Saunders looks to have a breakout campaign for the Jayhawks after transferring from Florida […]
“Bowl games are truly better in The Bahamas.” Organizers of the Bahamas Bowl announced preliminary plans for this year’s event during a briefing at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Thursday. In an effort to attract a larger crowd, executives said, the 2018 Bahamas Bowl will be hosted earlier on December 21, 2018 at […]
