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ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend games; 13 college bowl games, 10 college events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boca Raton, Boise, Birmingham, -Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and , ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

The Charlotte offices also serve as the production headquarters for ESPNU and SEC Network.

For more information, visit the official website, , or YouTube pages.

BACKGROUND On May 9, 1994, ESPN acquired what was formerly Creative Sports, which was combined with OCC Sports and renamed ESPN Regional Television in 1997. In spring of 2014, ERT was rebranded to ESPN Events to focus on the owned and operated business.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL KICKOFF GAMES AdvoCare (Houston, Texas) Texas A&M vs. Arizona State (Labor Day Weekend) Facebook | Twitter Est. 2013

MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.) MEAC vs. SWAC (Labor Day Weekend) | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2005

Orlando Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.) Florida State vs. Ole Miss (Labor Day Weekend) Facebook | Twitter Est. 2016

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES AdvoCare V100 (Houston, Texas) Big 12 vs. SEC | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2006 ESPN Events acquired bowl in 2010

Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.) American Athletic vs. SEC | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2006

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.) Mid-American, Conference USA and American Athletic Facebook | Twitter Est. 2014

Celebration Bowl (Atlanta, Ga.) MEAC vs. SWAC | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2015

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL (con’t) Famous Potato Bowl (Boise, Idaho) Mountain West vs. Mid-American | Facebook | Twitter Est. 1997 ESPN Events acquired bowl in 2013

Gildan (Albuquerque, N.M.) Mountain West vs. Conference USA | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2006

Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu, Hawai’i) American Athletic vs. Mountain West or BYU | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2002

Lockheed Martin (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas) Mountain West vs. Big Ten | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2003

Popeyes (Nassau, Bahamas) Conference USA vs. Mid-American | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2014 ESPN Events acquired bowl in 2015

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.) Sun Belt vs. Mid-American | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2014

Royal Purple (Las Vegas, Nev.) Mountain West or BYU vs. Pac-12 | Facebook | Twitter Est. 1992 ESPN Events acquired bowl in 2001

St. Petersburg Bowl (St. Petersburg, Fla.) ACC/Conference USA vs. American Athletic | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2008

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas) Conference USA vs. Big Ten/Big 12 | Facebook | Twitter Est. 2011 ESPN Events acquired bowl in 2013

COLLEGE BASKETBALL AdvoCare Invitational ( World Resort near Orlando, Fla.) Facebook | Twitter Est. 2006

Armed Forces Classic (Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan) Facebook | Twitter | Event site rotates each year Est. 2012

DIRECTV (Orange County, Calif.) Facebook | Twitter | Formerly the Anaheim Classic (Est. 2007) Est. 2013

Gildan (Charleston, S.C.) Facebook | Twitter Est. 2008

Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu, Hawai’i) Facebook | Twitter Est. 2009

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL (con’t) Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic (New York, N.Y.) Facebook | Twitter | ESPN Events acquired in 2012 Est. 1995

Jimmy V Women’s Basketball Classic (Storrs/Hartford, Conn.) Facebook | Twitter | ESPN Events acquired in 2012 Est. 2002

NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.) ESPN Events acquired in 2015 Facebook | Twitter Est. 1985

Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, ) Facebook | Twitter Est. 2007

State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.) Facebook | Twitter Est. 2011

ADDITIONAL EVENTS The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta, Ga.)

College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (, Calif.) Est. 2015

KEY PERSONNEL Pete Derzis – Senior Clint Overby – Senior Director, Events Karen Allen – Director, Events Business Operations Rusty Reed – Director, Event Sponsorship Mark W. Wright – Director, Digital Content & Events Missy Betres – Senior Manager, Events Stephanie Grant – Senior Manager, Events Kristen Shaver – Senior Manager, Events

KEY BOWL PERSONNEL Brett Dulaney – Executive Director, St. Petersburg Bowl David Fletcher – Executive Director, AdvoCare Texas Kickoff & AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Daryl Garvin – Executive Director, Hawai’i Bowl Richard Giannini – Executive Director, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl John Thomas Grant, Jr. – Executive Director, Kevin McDonald – Executive Director, Mark Meadows – Executive Director, Doug Mosley – Executive Director, Brant Ringler – Executive Director, Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl & Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl John Saccenti – Executive Director, Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Jeffrey Siembieda – Executive Director, Gildan New Mexico Bowl Johnny Williams – Executive Director, Camellia Bowl

ESPN MEDIA CONTACT Rachel Margolis Siegal (@ESPNRachel) at 860-766-2798 or rachel.m.siegal@.com -30-