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3 2017 MEDIA 17 PROSPECTUS THE CANCER IT’S BIGGER THAN GAME“ ASSASSIN DAY. WE’RE 91 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR IN IT FOR RAISED GOES TO FIGHT CANCER. LIFE.”

That’s what the Breast Cancer Research Foundation calls doing what’s right. There’s no time to lose in the battle DR. ANNETTE with breast cancer. Delivering funding to the researchers KHALED on the front lines of the battle is critical. Local Research UCF COLLEGE Team Leader, Annette Khaled, PhD, is an Associate OF MEDICINE Professor at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences College of Medicine, University of Central . Her team is already putting funds to work right here in Central Florida on cutting edge research for curative therapy. QUICK FACTS HEROES Name of ...... AutoNation Year...... Third Founded...... May 28, 2008 NEEDED. Inaugural Game...... December 19, 2015 Bowl Charity Partner...... Breast Cancer ...... Research Foundation (BCRF) Location...... Orlando, Fla. ARE YOU IN? Pairing...... American Athletic Conference The Orlando Sports Foundation’s mission ...... vs. is to bring teams together to find a cure for Date...... December 16, 2017 cancer. The nation’s 40th collegiate football Kickoff...... 2:30 p.m. (EST) bowl game was launched in 2015 and featured Television Network...... CBS Sports Network ...... the largest single donation ever made by a Surface...... AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D bowl game to a charitable cause. We have Capacity...... 65,000 built partnerships with sports media, fans and Team Selection Day...... December 3, 2017 advocates, including individuals, corporations, Online Credentials...... SportsSystems.com/curebowl foundations and families that have been directly Website...... CureBowl.com impacted by cancer. Join AutoNation, Universal Orlando, CBS Sports Network, Breast Cancer TICKETS Research Foundation and more as we give Prices...... $25, $50, $150 cancer its toughest opponent yet. Groups of 20+/Membership...... 407-235-3925 Tickets Online...... Ticketmaster.com TABLE OF CONTENTS ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION STAFF Page 1...... Quick Facts Executive Director/CEO...... Page 2...... Leadership Dir. of Communications & Sponsor Relations... Terri Bernhardt Page 3...... Executive Director, Alan Gooch Dir. of Ticket Operations...... Matt Stover Page 4...... Cure Bowl Story Development and Social Media Coor...... Whitney Prince Page 5-7...... Cure Bowl Timeline Admin/Quality Control Analyst...... Priscilla Quezada Page 8-11 ...... 2015 AutoNation Cure Bowl Controller/Business Ops./HR...... Kelly Walston Page 12-15 ...... 2016 AutoNation Cure Bowl Website...... OrlandoSportsFoundation.com Page 16-17 ...... Corporate Champions Office...... 407-235-3925 Page 17...... 2017 Cure Bowl Event Schedule Fax...... 407-317-7717 Page 18-19 ...... American Athletic Conference Mailing Address...... Orlando Sports Foundation / UCF EDC Page 20-21...... Sun Belt Conference ...... 36 West Pine St., Orlando, FL 32801 Page 22-23...... Media Policies BOWL HOTELS Page 24-25...... Camping World Stadium Page 26...... Camping Wold Stadium Map American Athletic...Loews Royal Pacific at Universal Studios Page 27...... Camping World Stadium Parking Map ...... 888-273-1311 Page 28...... 2017 Bowl Schedule Sun Belt...... Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Studios ...... 888-273-1313 Media...... Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios CREDITS The 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl Media Prospectus was ...... 407-503-5000 written by Nate Blythe along with editorial contributions Game Officials...... Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Studios from Terri Bernhardt, Alan Gooch, Whitney Prince and ...... 407-503-2000 Bridgette Gale. Mike Foristall of Knight Agency provided BOWL MEDIA RELATIONS the layout for the inside and designed the four covers. Director of Media Relations...... Nate Blythe Photos are courtesy of Macbeth Photography, Snap and Play, Aldrin Capulon, Sun Belt Conference, American E-mail...... [email protected] Athletic Conference, , UCF and Office...... 772-240-8742 Orlando Sports Foundation. 1 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OSF STAFF

MACK MCLAUGHLIN ALAN GOOCH PRESIDENT & CHAIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO EXECUTIVE, COMMUNICATIONS [email protected] & LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE [email protected] KAY STANNEY TERRI BERNHARDT VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & SCIENCE OFFICER SPONSOR RELATIONS [email protected] [email protected] RAY BASTIN MATT STOVER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF TICKET OPERATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR [email protected] [email protected]

MEGAN DOWDY WHITNEY PRINCE HOST DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE CHAIR COORDINATOR [email protected] [email protected]

JEFF LAGOS PRISCILLA QUEZADA CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION / QUALITY SELECTION COMMITTEE CONTROL ANALYST [email protected] [email protected]

SCOTT ROSE KELLY WALSTON SCOUT TEAM COORDINATOR CONTROLLER / BUSINESS [email protected] OPERATIONS / HR [email protected]

JIM WARMUS CO-CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE BOWL SCOUT TEAM [email protected] SCOTT ROSE ALAN GOOCH OSF CURE BOWL SCOUT TEAM DIRECTOR BOARD EXECUTIVE [email protected] DIRECTOR MARK MOORE [email protected] AMERICAN ATHLETIC COORDINATOR [email protected]

DAVE MARCINKO SUN BELT COORDINATOR [email protected]

2 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS ALAN GOOCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION // CEO OF THE AUTONATION CURE BOWL

Gooch began his career at the University of Central Florida (UCF) as a defensive back in 1981. He went on to spend 22 seasons as a member of the coaching staff. He started his coaching career in 1983 as a graduate assistant, quickly moving thru the ranks and becoming UCF’s recruiting coordinator.

During his eight years as the recruiting coordinator, he aided the program’s transition from Division II through I-AA and into I-A status. He was named assistant head coach in 1998 and took over as interim head coach at the end of Alan Gooch has committed the 2003 season. Gooch and Gary Gibbs of are the only his life to one thing…helping two coaches in Division I football to rise from player to head coach without leaving others. His primary vehicle their alma mater. for doing this has been At a White House ceremony in April 1998, Gooch and former UCF tailback Dwight his work for more than 30 Collins (who is deaf and received ESPN’s 1997 National Spirit Award) were years in college athletics recognized by President Bill Clinton and the National Consortium for Academics and, primarily, football. and Sports. Gooch was a finalist for the National Student-Athlete Day GIANT Alan is the Executive STEPS Award in the category of Collegiate Coach joining Dean Smith of North Carolina and Eddie Robinson of Grambling. He finished runner-up to Robinson, Director of the Orlando but was honored as the inaugural NCAA Division I-A Assistant Football Coach of Sports Foundation and the Year at the 1998 AFCA National Convention in Dallas. the CEO of the AutoNation Cure Bowl. In December NCAA All-Americans and UCF Hall of Fame members Willie English, Marquette Smith, Elgin Davis and Dee Brown are running backs who played for Gooch. 2015, the organization’s Others who went on to play in the NFL include Aaron Sam, Terrance Williams and goal of bringing a new and Alex Haynes. different bowl game experience to Upon leaving coaching in 2004, Gooch accepted a position as the Executive the in Orlando, Director of the UCF Athletic Association’s Golden Knights Club. In 2005 after 25 years of service to the university, he left UCF and entered into private business Florida came to fruition. opening Florida operations for an Atlanta commercial real estate firm. In 2007, The bowl’s goal is to create Gooch opened his own commercial real estate firm, Tizon Commercial, LLC. awareness and additional financial resources for Gooch was inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. The following year he was named “Educator of the Decade” by the UCF College of Education. cancer research. Prior to the 2007 season, Gooch accepted a position as President and General Manager of the Arena Football League’s (AFL) Orlando Predators. Gooch led the two-time AFL World Champions to their 20th straight playoff appearance during 2008.

Gooch, who received his bachelors and masters degrees at UCF, continues as the Managing Partner/Broker of Tizon Commercial and an adjunct professor at UCF teaching Coaching Methods. He is married to Linda Gooch, UCF’s longtime Cheerleading coach of 33 years, who won national championships in 2003 and 2007. Alan and Linda have two sons, Zachary and Noah.

3 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CURE BOWL STORY

THIS BOWL WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT. In Fall 2007, college football in Orlando experienced a surge of support thanks to the completion of a new, on-campus stadium at the University of Central Florida. The community enthusiasm inspired a group of Orlando leaders and philanthropists — many of who, were UCF alums — to bring a new college bowl game to Orlando and to make it unique by directly tying it to a charitable cause.

That goal became a reality in December 2015 with the inaugural AutoNation Cure Bowl kicking off between Georgia State and San Jose State. The game featured a bounty of big plays on special teams, which was only appropriate on a night dedicated to raising money for a special cause.

During the game a spotlight was shined on the fight against breast cancer with survivors of the disease and family members included in pregame and halftime ceremonies.

In addition, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson and his wife Alice, who is a breast cancer survivor, presented a check for $1 million to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). The Orlando Sports Foundation, led by executive director Alan Gooch and president Megan Dowdy, also presented a check to the Myra Bibblowit, CEO of the BCRF and Dr. Annette Khaled of the UCF College of Medicine, for $150,000, which was the largest single donation ever made by a bowl game to a charitable cause.

In the second game in 2016, AutoNation and Orlando Sports Foundation came together to present a $1.15 million check to BCRF, raising the two-year contributions from the contest to $2.3 million. That contest featured UCF, which is the alma mater of Executive Director Alan Gooch, and Arkansas State in front of a crowd of 27,213. 4 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CURE BOWL TIMELINE MAY 28, 2008

Orlando Sports Foundation was founded and is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to raising funding and awareness for organizations working to find a cure for cancer. OSF is led by a volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Board.

Laura Goldstein The goal of the foundation is to manage a bowl game with the proceeds benefiting cancer research. OSF also runs community events such as Strike Out Breast Cancer and the Cure Bowl Golf Classic.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EVENTS: Strike Out Breast Cancer The OSF has come together to host seven annual Strike Out Breast Cancer bowling events during the organizations history to raise funding and awareness for cancer research. The eighth annual event is set to take place in May 2018 at Colonial Lanes. The inaugural event was held Sept. 4, 2009 Sandi Breitenstein

Unfortunately, Laura Goldstein will not be able to experience the bowl game that she helped inspire. She lost her long and hard fought battle Cure Bowl Golf Classic with breast cancer on April The Cure Bowl Classic is a golf tournament and networking event 20, 2011. On March 24, 2005, designed to strategically connect the worlds of medicine and Board CFO Sandi Breitenstein technology. The fifth-annual event, formerly called the Med School passed away from Stage IV Classic, was held on April 24th, 2017 at the exclusive Lake Nona Golf liver cancer. The loss of Laura, and Country Club to engage the local community and raise funds in Sandi and others who will lose support of student scholarships at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. their battle today, tomorrow, and the days to come against the cancer, will continue to motivate us to make the AutoNation Cure Bowl a success.

5 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS APRIL 16, 2014

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and leaders from the OSF announce the creation of the Cure Bowl, a post-season NCAA football game with strong ties to charitable organizations working to find a cure for breast cancer. The inaugural MAY 2014 game took place on December 19, 2015 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl. Universal Studios agrees to be a partner in hosting the The American Athletic Conference teams and events during (AAC) and Sun Belt Conference Cure Bowl Week. The teams (SBC) become the official conference will be staying at world-class partners of the Cure Bowl. Each resorts: Loews Royal Pacific FEBRUARY 1, 2011 conference will send one of its at Universal Studios and members to the game beginning in Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. Orlando Sports Foundation makes the 2015. first of many $5,000 annual donations OSF reveals that the Breast Cancer to community cancer groups that Research Foundation (BCRF) include the Florida Hospital Cancer becomes the official charity partner Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center, for the Cure Bowl. BCRF is one of the American Cancer Society, Breast nation’s most fiscally responsible Cancer Research Foundation, and charities by spending 91 cents of the Young Survival Coalition through every dollar on research and public its Strike Out Breast Cancer bowling awareness. event. The annual event, held in May, raises funding and awareness to find a cure for breast cancer.

6 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS OCTOBER 23, 2014

AutoNation partners with the OSF to JUNE 23, 2015 become the title sponsor of the AutoNation Cure Bowl. The partnership expands Florida Hospital is announced as the presenting sponsor. It AutoNation’s already strong history of will also host The Florida Hospital Cure Village at the Citrus charitable involvement focused on cancer- Bowl — a hub where fans can receive mammograms and other related initiatives. lifesaving screenings on game day. The partnership enhances a collaboration between Florida Hospital and UCF College of Medicine Associate Professor Dr. Annette Khaled. She was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to fund her work into developing new technologies that treat metastatic cancer cells. Proceeds from the AutoNation Cure Bowl presented by Florida Hospital will help fund BCRF grants, such as Dr. Khaled’s, that allow researchers to continue their work toward finding a cure for breast cancer.

MAY 2015

Delta Air Lines becomes the official airline partner of the AutoNation Cure Bowl. Delta’s Breast Cancer 1, the CBS Sports Network signs on to broadcast airline’s signature pink-and-white-liveried Boeing 767, the AutoNation Cure Bowl to a national flies internationally year-round to raise awareness for television audience on December 19, 2015. breast cancer around the world through its long-standing The AutoNation Cure Bowl will become partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. the first bowl game that the network produces in its history.

7 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS THE INAUGURAL AUTONATION CURE BOWL DECEMBER 19, 2015 | ORLANDO CITRUS BOWL

BRINGING TEAMS Cure Village TOGETHER TO FIND A CURE FOR CANCER

Singer-songwriter Joe Nichols and country artist Jana Kramer preformed during the AutoNation Cure Bowl Tailgate Party and Concert.

The Girl Scouts sang the national anthem. 8 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS San Jose State won the inaugural coin toss and chose to receive. THE BATTLE IS ON

The Spartans recorded the first scoring drive in Cure Bowl history after Austin Lopez kicked a 19-yard field goal to cap a 75-yard, 14-play drive that lasted 7:36 early in the second quarter. Lopez also added a second 19-yard field goal with two seconds left in the third quarter.

QB Nick Arbuckle notched the first completion when WR Glenn Smith caught a three- yard pass in the second drive The first play from scrimmage of the game. was a 10-yard rush by RB .

The first passing touchdown The first touchdown in Cure Bowl history was special with came on a 38-yard reception RB Tyler Ervin returning a punt 85 yards for a touchdown by WR Donovan Harden from that increased the Spartans’ lead to 10-0 in the second QB Nick Arbuckle. quarter. 9 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS SAN JOSE STATE 10 GEORGIA STATE 7 HALFTIME

Cure Bowl Soldier Community Service Leader medallions were given to Georgia State safety Dartez Jacobs, San Jose State tight end Billy Freeman and BCRF Board Chair Kinga Lampert The Orlando Sports Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising funds and aware- ness for those working to find a cure for cancer, presented a check at halftime for following the game. $150,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation — representing the single largest donation ever made by a bowl game to a charitable cause. A BOWL-GAME CHARITABLE RECORD $1.15 MILLION RAISED FOR CANCER RESEARCH

As part of their Drive Pink Campaign and title sponsorship of the Cure Bowl, AutoNation presented a check for $1,000,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) after the first quarter.

10 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS Panthers’ QB Nick Arbuckle The Georgia State defense finished with a Cure Bowl opened the fourth quarter with A one-yard touchdown pass record with 208 yards and two a safety the cut the deficit to to TE Josh Oliver sealed the 13-9. A 19-yard touchdown touchdowns through the air. game with two minutes left. reception by WR Nick Boyd from QB Nick Arbuckle put the Panthers in the lead 16-13.

Head coach Ron Caragher celebrates the win. CHAMPION SPARTANS SAN JOSE STATE 0 10 3 14 27 GEORGIA STATE 0 7 0 9 16 FINAL

SAN JOSE STATE QB KENNY POTTER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 42 158 2 19 YARDS YARDS TDS YARDS The longest play The junior QB The San Pedro, The longest from scrimmage accounted for a Calif., native threw completion was a delayed total of 158 yards for a one-yard by Potter was rush by Potter for with 89 coming and ran for a 42- to WR Justin a touchdown that through the air and yard touchdown Holmes for a put the Spartans 69 on the ground. in leading the 19-yard gain on top for good, Spartans to victory. in the second 20-16 in the quarter. fourth quarter. 11 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS AUTONATION CURE BOWL WEEK - EVENTS DECEMBER 14-16, 2016 | ORLANDO, FLA. | UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT WELCOME RECEPTION WEDNESDAY AT AMWAY CENTER

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Cure Bowl Soldier Community Service Leader medallions were given to Arkansas State defensive lineman Jake Swalley, UCF offensive lineman Aaron Evans and City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. BATTLE OF THE BANDS FRIDAY CHARITY GIVE BACK

The Battle of the Bands was held at Universal City Walk. It is a short water taxi or walk for the teams from their hotel at Universal Orlando Resort.

12 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS 2017 AUTONATION CURE BOWL DECEMBER 17, 2016 | CAMPING WORLD STADIUM

The Eli Young Band performed at the AutoNation Cure Bowl Tailgate Arkansas State won the toss and chose to defer. Party prior to the gates opening.

Arkansas State struck first by pouncing on a blocked punt in the endzone that was recovered by B.J. Edmonds.

The first of three touchdowns for Kendall Sanders put the Red Wolves up 17-0 on a 12-yard reception from Justice Hansen.

With the hometown team in the contest, UCF fans came out and eclipsed a Cure Bowl record crowd of 27,213. The turnout was over 8,000 fans more than the inaugural game. 13 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS Orlando Sports Foundation and AutoNation came togeth- er to contribute $1.15 million towards the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). This is the second year that two groups have come to- gether to present a check during the bowl game. Total contributions from the two games surpass $2.3 million. The presentation was made following the end of the first quarter. A CHARITABLE DONATION OF $1.15 MILLION MADE TOWARDS CANCER RESEARCH

An 11-yard pass caught by Taylor Oldham from Mackenzie Mil- ton put the Knights on the board, energizing the record crowd of 27,213.

Matthew Wright cut the Knights deficit to 17-10 just before half- Demeitre Brim finished the with a Cure Bowl record 14 tackles time by connecting on a 45-yard field goal. along with a forced fumble and two tackles for loss. ARKANSAS STATE 17 UCF 10 HALFTIME 14 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS UCF Head coach Mckenzie Milton registered 175 Arkansas State held UCF to 12 Head coach Blake Ander- helped orchestra a six-win passing yards and one touchdown. total yards on the ground. son help the Red Wolves turnaround in his first season. win secure their first bowl win since 2013.

RED WOLVES ARE CHAMPS ARKANSAS STATE 17 0 7 7 31 UCF 0 10 3 0 13 FINAL

ARKANSAS STATE WR KENDALL SANDERS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 75 127 3 YARDS YARDS TDS The longest passing The senior wide receiver The Athens, Texas, play from in Cure Bowl hauled in a bowl record native made touchdown history was a 75-yard 127 receiving yards on five catches of 12 yards, 17 touchdown reception receptions. yards and 75 yards to by Kendall Sanders to post a new bowl record. start the third quarter.

15 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CORPORATE CHAMPIONS

WHEN A CURE IS ON THE LINE, Universal Orlando‘s three theme parks, Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios Florida and Volcano Bay, are home to WE SAY some of the most popular attractions in the world. Its five on-site hotels, Loews GAME ON. Portofino Bay Hotel, the Hard Rock Hotel, Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Universal‘s Cabana Bay Beach Resort, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort and Universal’s Aventura Hotel, offer incredible amenities and are destinations unto themselves. And its entertainment complex, Universal CityWalk, offers some of the hottest, most In 2014, AutoNation concentrated its vast community recognizable and memorable dining, and outreach and charitable involvement to focus on cancer- entertainment experiences available. related initiatives. Through their partnership with Indy More than ever, families want and need 500 champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and his charity Racing opportunities to connect with each other in memorable ways – and Universal Orlando for Cancer, AutoNation has raised over $2 million in delivers on that need. Here, every heart their coast to coast fight against this deadly disease. pounding, jaw-dropping, goose-bumping AutoNation’s latest partnership with the Breast Cancer second counts. It is the only place where you can turn spending time with your Research Foundation and the Orlando Sports Foundation family into spending time as a family. to form the AutoNation Cure Bowl is the next step in their continued involvement to help fund research to aide in eradicating this deadly disease. With over 23,000 associates coast to coast, AutoNation is America’s largest automotive dealership group and is using their brand to fund research and bring attention to a disease that is responsible for more than 585,720 deaths in the United States and Canada alone in 2014.

16 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS 2017 AUTONATION CURE BOWL EVENT WEEK SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 TBD Teams Arrive 6:30-8:30 p.m. Team Welcome Reception, TBA THURSDAY, DEC. 14 8 am - 11 a.m. Team Practices, Dr. Phillips High CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports, School and The First Academy airs more than 400 live games annually, showcasing an array 12 - 1:30 p.m. of college and professional sports, as well as in-depth studio AutoNation Cure Bowl Press shows, documentaries and original programs. CBS Sports Conference, Loews Royal Pacific Resort Convention Center Network also provides extensive shoulder programming around Afternoon/Evening CBS Sports’ Championship events, including the Super Bowl, Universal Orlando Resort Park visit The Masters and PGA Championship. Shuttle available to I-Drive/ CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local Millenia Mall/Outlets cable, video and telco providers including Verizon FiOS Channel FRIDAY, DEC. 15 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 643 (1643 in HD) and via satellite 8am-12 p.m. on DirecTV Cahannel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For Team practice / stadium walk thru more information, including a full programming schedule and Camping World Stadium how to get CBS Sports Network, visit CBSSportsNetwork.com. TBD Team hospital visit Afternoon Team charity give back at hotel 5 p.m. Pep Rally/Battle of the Bands, City Walk Delta Air Lines and its subsidiaries operate over 5,400 flights Evening AMC Movie Pass at City Walk daily and serve an extensive domestic and international network that includes 333 destinations in 64 countries on six continents. SATURDAY, DEC. 16 The headquarters of the corporation and its largest hub are 11 a.m. located in Atlanta, Georgia. International hubs for Delta include Cure Village Amsterdam, Paris and Tokyo. 12:30 p.m. AutoNation VIP/ Pre-game concert Delta and its employees have a civic obligation to give back to 2:30 p.m. the communities where they live and work. As a part of Delta Kickoff Air Lines Force for Global Good, the Delta Air Lines Foundation 7 p.m. and its employees contribute time, energy and millions of dollars Teams Depart to a host of philanthropic causes. One of those beneficiaries is the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), which is a partnership that has spanned over 10 years and includes an annual “Breast Cancer One” charter flight from Atlanta to on Delta’s iconic Pink Plane.

17 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CONFERENCE PROFILE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

In the course of its first four seasons, the American play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Athletic Conference has taken its place at the forefront of Championship and registered a top-10 intercollegiate athletics, with a collection of national team finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. and individual championships and football and men’s and women’s basketball postseason victories that place The In football, three American Athletic American among the elite Division I FBS conferences. Conference teams were in the final rankings of 2015, while two teams from The American were ranked in the top 20 of the final national polls in both 2013 and 2015. The American has had a combined 15 teams play in bowl games in the last two seasons, highlighted by Houston’s win against Florida State in the 2016 Chick-fil-A . Houston’s finish at No. 8 nationally in 2015 gave The American a top-10 team in the final national polls for the second time in three seasons after UCF finished No. 10 in the 2013 rankings after the Knights’ Fiesta The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the Bowl win against Baylor. Additionally, University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Memphis, Navy, USF and Temple have Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University all finished in the top-25 of either the of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy CFP, Associated Press or USA Today (football only), the University of South Florida, Southern polls as members of The American. Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and The American sent four teams to the University of Tulsa. The league also welcomes Wichita State the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball as a non-football member in 2017. Championship, and the league had Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the the best men’s basketball postseason American Athletic Conference has earned an impressive list of record of any conference in 2014, when accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive arena. league members were a combined 13- 4. Since the conference’s formation in The league has produced four NCAA championship teams 2013-14, teams from The American (UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball have registered top-10 national in 2014, 2015 and 2016) and three individuals who have won NCAA rankings in football, men’s basketball, titles and one Rhodes Scholar. Additionally, American Athletic women’s basketball, baseball, men’s Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, soccer, men’s golf, and men’s track the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT, qualified for match and field. 18 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS Individual teams in The American have enjoyed unprecedented success since the conference’s formation. Houston went 13-1 in the 2015 football season, setting a school record for wins, while Navy won a program- record 11 games in its first season in the conference. The 2014 season saw Memphis finish with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938, while Temple enjoyed its first 10-win season in 2015.

That kind of success has led to an across-the-board increase in football attendance. The American Athletic Conference had four of the top six teams in average attendance gain from 2015 to 2016, while the conference as a whole realized a 9.1-percent increase at the turnstiles. Cincinnati, Houston and Temple all set single- game attendance records at their respective facilities

The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which give the conference outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in sports television. The football portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference- controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played Dec. 5, 2015, will be carried on either ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.

American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final ranking. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Vizio or the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.

Additionally, The American holds primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans.

The American Athletic Conference serves its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools.

19 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CONFERENCE PROFILE SUNBELT CONFERENCE

The Sun Belt Conference has been part of the collegiate And opportunity is not a word that the athletics landscape for four decades, and in that time Sun Belt takes lightly. The conference is there may not be another conference that can match the uniquely positioned to provide opportunities for its institutions and student-athletes Sun Belt’s innovation, vision and progressive thinking. that the “autonomous five” leagues and schools often cannot. Student-athletes that for one reason or another were not given a chance by those at a higher echelon have found a home in the Sun Belt, and many have gone on to find success athletically and academically that might not have been possible at more heralded institutions.

The league is an intriguing combination. It is a fixture on the national scene, involved in the conduct and competition of college athletics, but also provides chances for success on many unique and different levels. In athletic parlance, the Sun Belt has “upside,” and that makes for even more excitement as the league begins its The Sun Belt is all about being progressive – change for the fifth decade. Its motto, “Together We Rise,” better. The league’s embracing of innovations and advancements, is just as applicable now as it was when its constant efforts to adapt in the ever-changing world of college the league was founded to give a home to athletics, and its continuing process of evolving to better serve some of the nation’s premier mid-major its membership has been well documented since the day the basketball programs. conference was founded in 1976. The Sun Belt Conference will hold its first But one thing hasn’t changed: Since that founding, the Sun Belt ever football championship game as the Conference has always been a league of opportunity. Athletic and league’s presidents and chancellors, as well academic programs who have shown progressive thinking and as athletic directors, voted unanimously to the desire to improve have always found a home in the Sun Belt. play the game beginning in 2018.

More importantly, opportunities exist for student-athletes in And with the College Football Playoff the Sun Belt in untold numbers. The league is not a member now an integral part of the nation’s sports of the heralded “autonomous five” group of conferences, but it fabric, the Sun Belt is guaranteed universal does share the table as part of the NCAA’s powerful 24-member access based strictly on performance as Board of Directors. In other words, the conference has a voice in the winner of the Sun Belt’s Championship determining the future as college sports continues to change and game can be in the national championship evolve. It is a decision-maker, along with being a trail-blazer. picture. The league is also a permanent part of the “Group of Five” conferences 20 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS (joining the American Athletic Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Mid-American Conference and Conference USA) that sends its highest-rated champion to a “New Year’s Six” bowl game every season.

The league has secured ties to no fewer than five bowl games, having added three bowl games each of the last three years. In addition to the potential of the College Football Playoff, the league has guaranteed berths in the R L Carriers Bowl, the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Ala., the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando, and the NOVA Home Loans in Tucson, Ariz.

Bowl partnerships have been significant for the conference, but bowl wins have added an extra level of prestige. In 2016 the league compiled the best record among the “Group of Five” in bowl games with a 4-2 record, one that included wins over teams from the top-rated American Athletic Conference, the second-rated Mountain West and the Mid- American in the postseason.

The Sun Belt’s commitment to academic excellence remains a hallmark, with the league and its institutions annually rewriting the Sun Belt record book for grade-point averages and academic honors. This past spring, a record- tying 14 league programs were recognized for outstanding performance in the classroom, with those teams earning NCAA Public Recognition Awards for posting APR scores in the top 10 percent of their sport nationally.

Coastal Carolina joins Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, UL Lafayette, UL Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy to give the league 10 football-playing members. Little Rock and UT Arlington compete in all sports as non-football members. That group gives the Sun Belt a mix of the “old” and the “new,” with many long-time Sun Belt institutions – South Alabama is a charter member dating back to 1976 – continuing to have success and a solid corps of conference newcomers ready to make their marks on league and national levels.

The varied campuses and locations reflect another league strength – its diversity. The mix of regions and regional cultures provide a rare opportunity for league student-athletes and staff members to experience many environments.

Proud alumni, thousands of student-athletes and staff members at a dozen institutions, are proof that the Sun Belt Conference gains stature with every year and provides the promise of future success with every sunrise. It is a league of opportunity and a league of excitement, and “Together We Rise” has never been more true or more appropriate.

21 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CURE BOWL MEDIA POLICIES INTERVIEWS REGISTRATION/CREDENTIAL PICKUP Participating schools are asked to make their Media members who have been approved may pick up their players and coaches available to the media credentials during media registration at the media hotel, the throughout bowl week. Interview availability Loews Sapphire Falls Resort, during bowl week. Credentials and practice schedules for players and can also be obtained at the AutoNation Cure Bowl Press coaches will be supplied by each school’s Conference on Thursday from 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. No media relations department. Orlando Sports credentials will be mailed. At registration, media who have Foundation (OSF) will do its best to provide been approved to cover the game will receive their credential updated practice information, but please and parking pass (if applicable). The game day credentials utilize each school’s media contacts as your must be worn at all official bowl functions. definitive source for this information. Thursday, Dec. 14 10:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. POST GAME INTERVIEWS Friday, Dec. 15 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Each team will receive a 10-minute cooling off period. Following the 10-minute cooling If you do not pick up your credential prior to 7 p.m. on Friday, off period, the head coach and at least one [1] Dec. 15, they will be available at Media Will Call at the player from the runner-up team will be made stadium starting four hours prior to the 2:30 p.m. kickoff and available in the Media Interview Room (located concludes following the first quarter of action. If you have in the south end of the stadium). After the been approved for a parking pass, then you MUST pick it up runner-up team’s appearance, the winning prior to gameday. head coach and at least two (2) players will be available. One (1) of the players will be the WILL CALL/MEDIA ENTRY game’s Most Valuable Player. No interviews Credentials not picked up from media registration will be are permitted on the field after the game, available at Media Will Call located at the south end of the with the exception of the CBS Sports Network stadium. The booth will open three hours before kickoff. broadcast and live radio with contracted broadcast rights. PARKING A limited number of parking passes are available. Parking Each school’s media relations director should passes may be applied for during the credential application notify Nate Blythe of their school’s post-game process. interview policy as it pertains to locker rooms. If a team’s locker room is not open for post- FREQUENCY COORDINATION game interviews, school and bowl officials It is a policy for the AutoNation Cure Bowl that you must will work to determine the best location for frequency coordinate all wireless devices used anywhere breakout interviews. on the stadium property whether it be pregame, CREDENTIALS, during the game or postgame. PRESS & TV / PHOTO Coordination includes all Members of the media who wish to cover microwave transmissions, the AutoNation Cure Bowl may apply for wireless microphones, credentials by visiting the Media page at IFB, two-way radios, etc., CureBowl.com or going to SportsSystems. exclusive of cell phones. An com/curebowl. OSF will ask the media email reminder will be sent CURE BOWL relations directors of the participating to all credentialed media with MEDIA CONTACT: Nate Blythe schools to review the list of applicants on the information of the GDC, Phone: 772-240-8742 all credentials requests with applications which is TBD. Email: [email protected] subject to final approval by the OSF Staff. The deadline to apply is date Friday, December 8. 22 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS MEDIA HOTEL MEDIA GUIDES The media hotel for the AutoNation Cure Bowl It is requested that the sports information department ship is the Lowes Sapphire Falls Resort. The room 75 regular season media guides and 200 post season media rate for approved media staying at the hotel is guides to Orlando Sports Foundation / UCF EDC, 36 West Pine TBD. Reservations for the hotel may only be St., Orlando, FL 32801 made online when applying for credentials. Deadline to reserve a room in the media block MEDIA ATTENDING TEAM is Friday, December 8. THEME PARK VISITS Media members are often eager to cover team theme park LOWES SAPPHIRE FALLS RESORT visits, however, all three of Orlando’s major theme parks 6601 Adventure Way require each media member to have an assigned escort Orlando, FL 32819 before entering the parks. Please contact the park(s) in (407) 503-5000 advance through their media relations person for access. OSF involvement with these visits at bowl time is very limited. INTERNET/STATISTICS The press box at the Camping World Stadium TEAM PRACTICE SITES is equipped with wireless internet and wired Leading up to the game, teams will be designated to practice at ethernet connections at each seat. Media one of three locations that will be determined and announced will be given a passcode for wireless use during bowl week: on gameday. Hardline Ethernet is available, but media members must provide their own DR. PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL cable. Statistics will also be accessible from 65500 Turkey Lake Rd. any laptop in the pressbox. A website will Orlando, FL 32819 be distributed prior to the game for those interested. THE FIRST ACADEMY 2667 Burton Blvd. TELEVISION Orlando, FL 32805 The Orlando Sports Foundation has partnered CAMPING WORLD STADIUM with CBS Sports Network to broadcast the 1 Citrus Bowl Place AutoNation Cure Bowl. CBS Sports holds the Orlando, FL 32805 national television broadcast rights for the contest. RADIO Each participating institution may originate a non-exclusive broadcast of the bowl game for distribution to its regular season terrestrial network. Space has been reserved and as a courtesy, phone lines (ISDN, Dry, Pair, etc.) for the network’s broadcast will be offered. Billing will be at the current AT&T rate. The exclusive contractual rights to national live radio, satellite and internet broadcasts of the bowl game outside of the local markets has yet to be determined.

23 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CAMPING WORLD STADIUM A WORLD CLASS FACILITY

Camping World Stadium is the home of the AutoNation Cure Bowl. A record three bowl games — AutoNation Cure Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl and Camping World Bowl — were hosted at the state-of-the-art venue during the past two seasons.

In 2014, the stadium went through a $207 million reconstruction project. About 90% of the stadium was torn down and replaced between January 29 and November 10, including portions of the original construction that have stood since 1937. Only the upper decks, which were added in 1990, remained.

The Orlando Citrus Bowl hosts signature annual events including the AutoNation Cure Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, Camping World Bowl (formerly Russell Athletic Bowl), Florida Blue Florida Classic, NFL Po Bowl, NFL Exhibition Game (Miami Dolphins vs. Atlanta Falcons - August 2016], WrestleMania and Monster Jam.

The facility was built in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration project by Franklin D. Roosevelt at a cost of $115,000. The venue has also taken on a number of different names during its history: Orlando Stadium (1936- 46), Tangerine Bowl (1947-75), Citrus Bowl (1976), Orlando Stadium (1977- 1982), Florida Citrus Bowl (1983-2013),Orlando Citrus Bowl (2014-2016) and Camping World Stadium (2016-present].

24 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS AMONG THE NEW FEATURES AND ENHANCED AMENITIES FOLLOWING THE 2014 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT:

• All-new lower bowl with six additional • Enhanced sound system featuring inches of leg room per row and coverage in concourses, restrooms individual chair-back seating and concession areas • Expanded concourses with the ability • Enhanced vertical transportation to circle the entire facility on the field (elevators, escalators and stairwells) and plaza levels for improved access between levels • 20,000-square-foot plaza deck • Improved disabled seating with overlooking the north endzone improved sightlines • New concession stands and • Ticket windows in the northeast restrooms corner to supplement the Box Office • Additional suites on the stadium’s in the stadium’s south endzone west side, increasing suite seating • Upgraded team facilities with a to over 1,000 renovated locker room, showers, • Brand-new premium club spaces training rooms, a physician’s exam offering upgraded seating with room and media room private concessions and restrooms • Rebuilt Tom Mickle Press Box with for over 5,000 guests. facilities for working press, food • High-definition video boards and service areas and boxes for TV, sideline fascia ribbon boards, radio and coaches offering nearly 360 degrees of • Flexibility for expansion in the digital coverage south end zone

25 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS CAMPING WORLD STADIUM STADIUM & PARKING MAP

26 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS 27 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS BELK BOWL 2017-18 SEC vs. ACC/Notre Dame Charlotte, NC Thurs., Dec. 29 / 1pm ESPN BOWL SCHEDULE HYUNDAI ACC/Notre Dame vs. Pac-12 El Paso, Texas SATURDAY THIRD-ANNUAL Fri., Dec. 29 / 3pm CBS AUTONATION CURE BOWL DEC. American vs. Sun Belt FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE Orlando, FL SEC vs. ACC/Notre Dame or Big Ten 16 2:30 p.m. CBSSN Nashville, Tenn. Fri., Dec. 29 / 4:30pm ESPN R+L CARRIERS HAWAI’I BOWL GOODYEAR C-USA vs. Sun Belt American vs. MWC At-Large vs. At-Large New Orleans, La. Honolulu, Hawaii Arlington, Texas Sat., Dec. 16 / 1pm ESPN Sun., Dec. 24 / 8:30pm ESPN Fri., Dec. 29 / 8:30pm ESPN ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL TAXSLAYER BOWL Pac-12 vs. MWC Big 12 vs. C-USA ACC/Notre Dame or Big Ten vs. SEC Las Vegas, Nev. Dallas, Texas Jacksonville, Fla, Sat., Dec. 16 / 3:30pm ABC Tues., Dec. 26 / 1:30pm ESPN Sat., Dec. 30 / Noon ESPN GILDAN QUICK LANE AUTOZONE LIBERTY C-USA vs. MWC ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten Big 12 vs. SEC Albuquerque, N.M. Detroit, Mich. Memphis, Tenn. Sat., Dec. 16 / 4:30pm ESPN Tues., Dec. 26 / 5:15pm ESPN Sat., Dec..30 / 12:30pm ESPN RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL CACTUS BOWL FIESTA BOWL MAC vs. Sun Belt Big 12 vs. Pac-12 At-Large vs. At-Large Montgomery, Ala. Tempe, Ariz. Glendale, AZ Sat., Dec. 16 / 8pm ESPN Tues., Dec. 26 / 9pm ESPN Sat.., Dec. 30 / 4pm ESPN NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL C-USA vs. American ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC C-USA vs. MWC Boca Raton, Fla. Shreveport, La. Tucson, Ariz. Tues., Dec. 19 / 7pm ESPN Wed., Dec. 27 / 1:30pm ESPN Sat. Dec. 30 / 5:30pm CBSSN NEW ERA CAPITAL ONE American vs. At-Large ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten At-Large vs. At-Large Frisco, Texas Bronx, N.Y. Miami Gardens, Fla. Wed., Dec. 20 / 8pm ESPN Wed., Dec. 27 / 5:15pm ESPN Sat., Dec. 30 / 8pm ESPN ST. PETERSBURG BOWL FOSTER FARMS BOWL C-USA vs. American Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Big Ten vs. SEC St. Petersburg, Fla. Santa Clara, Calif Tampa, Fla. Thurs., Dec. 21 / 8pm ESPN Wed., Dec. 27 / 8:30pm FOX Mon., Jan. 1 / Noon ESPN2 CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL MAC vs. C-USA Big 12 vs. SEC At-Large vs. At-Large Nassau, Bahamas Houston, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Fri., Dec. 22 / 12:30pm ESPN Wed., Dec. 27 / 9pm ESPN Mon.., Jan. 1 / 12:30pm ESPN BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL MAC vs. MWC ACC/Notre Dame vs. American SEC vs. ACC/Notre Dame Boise, Idaho Annapolis, Md. Orlando, Fla. Fri., Dec. 22 / 4pm ESPN Thurs., Dec. 28 / 1:30pm ESPN Mon., Jan. 1 / 1pm ABC CAMPING WORLD BOWL CFP SEMIFINAL AT THE GAME SEC vs. American ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big 12 PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL Birmingham, Ala. Orlando, Fla. Semifinal Game Sat., Dec. 23 / Noon ESPN Thurs., Dec. 28 / 5:15pm ESPN Pasadena, Calif. Mon., Jan. 1 / 5pm ESPN LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES VALERO ALAMO Big Ten vs. Army Big 12 vs. Pac-12 CFP SEMIFINAL AT THE Fort Worth, Texas San Antonio, Texas ALLSTATE Sat., Dec. 23 / 3:30pm ESPN Thurs., Dec. 28 / 9pm ESPN Semifinal Game New Orleans, La. DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION Mon., Jan. 1 / 8:45pm ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Mobile, Ala Big Ten vs. Pac-12 CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sat., Dec. 23 / 7pm ESPN San Diego, Calif. Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner Thurs., Dec. 28 / 9pm FS1 Tampa, Fla. Mon., Jan. 8 / 8pm ESPN

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