VS 73RD TAXSLAYER BOWL DECEMBER 3O, 2017 | SATURDAY | 12:00 P.M. BILL GAY GROUNDS AT EVERBANK FIELD JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Media Information Table of Contents MEDIA HEADQUARTERS TAXSLAYER BOWL MATCHUP Hyatt Regency Hotel TaxSlayer Bowl Directory .......................................................................................................... 2 225 Coast Line Drive East TaxSlayer Bowl Quick Facts .......................................................................................................3 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 633-9095 EverBank Field ................................................................................................................................ 4 TaxSlayer Bowl Tradition ........................................................................................................... 5 CREDENTIAL PICKUP: Television and the TaxSlayer Bowl .........................................................................................7 Location: TaxSlayer Bowl office TaxSlayer Bowl Special Recognition ..................................................................................... 9 (Adjacent to the East Touchdown Club SEC TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Calling the Game .........................................................................................................................10 at EverBank Field/Lot C) MISSISSIPPI STATE TaxSlayer Bowl History (Awards) .......................................................................................12 Hours: December 27, 2017 – December 29, 2017 Sawgrass Marriott Resort (All-Americans) ..................................................................................................................... 13 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1000 TPC Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 (MVPs – Winning Team) ................................................................................................... 17 Game Day: December 30, 2017 904-285-7777 Beginning at 8:00 a.m. (MVPs – Losing Team) .......................................................................................................18 Interim Head Coach: Greg Knox By The Numbers (Individual Records) ................................................................................19 MEDIA WILL CALL: (Top Individual Performances) .......................................................................................22 Date: December 30, 2017 (Longest Scoring Plays) .....................................................................................................23 Location: EverBank Field – Gate 1 By The Numbers (Team Records) ........................................................................................24 Hours: 8:00 a.m. Attendance Recap ......................................................................................................................27 PRESS CONFERENCE: Year-By-Year Results .................................................................................................................29 Date: Friday, December 29, 2017 Mississippi State .................................................................................................................. 35-42 Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel University of Louisville ..................................................................................................... 45-52 Time: 11:00 a.m. Mississippi State University TaxSlayer Bowl Game Summaries – 1946-2016 ...................................................54-88 11:30 a.m. University of Louisville ACC TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Bowl Sponsors ............................................................................................................................. 89 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITALITY ROOM: Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel 39 Beach Lagoon Road Media Hospitality Room - 4106 Amelia Island, FL 32034 Hours: December 27 12:00 noon – 9:00 p.m. 904-277-4554 December 28 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Head Coach: Bobby Petrino December 29 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. TaxSlayer Bowl u December 30, 2017 u Jacksonville, Florida 1 Directory Quick Facts DATE ......................................................................................................................................................December 30, 2017 KICK-OFF ....................................................................................................................................................12:00 p.m. (EST) One Gator Bowl Blvd. u Jacksonville, FL 32202 TELEVISION .................................................................................................................................................................. ESPN STADIUM ..................................................................................................................................................................... 70,000 Phone: (904) 798-1700 u Fax: (904) 632-2080 LOCATION ..........................................................................................................................................Jacksonville, Florida www.taxslayerbowl.com TICKETS ...............................................................................................................................................................$60 – $125 PAIRINGS ...........................................................................................................................................SEC vs ACC/Big Ten CHAIRMAN ...........................................................................................................................................................David Long Rick Catlett ..............................................................................................................................President/CEO SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN .................................................................................................David Boree Alan Verlander ............................................................................................................................................COO SEC CONFERENCE BIG TEN CONFERENCE ACC CONFERENCE Cheri O’Neill .............................................................................................Executive Vice President/CAO University of Alabama University of Illinois Boston College Robert Leverock ...................................................................................Vice President of Finance/CFO University of Arkansas Indiana University Clemson University Katie Cox ......................................................................................................Vice President of Marketing Auburn University University of Iowa Duke University University of Florida University of Maryland Florida State University, Tom Norton .........................................................................Vice President of Events and Operations University of Georgia University of Michigan Georgia Tech Bret Guice...................................................................................................Director of Ticket Operations University of Kentucky Michigan State University University of Louisville Louisiana State University University of Minnesota University of Miami Jodi Beere ............................................................................................................ Director of Membership University of Mississippi University of Nebraska University of North Carolina Sarah Lane ........................................................................................Corporate Development Manager Mississippi State University Northwestern University North Carolina State Texas A&M Ohio State University University of Pittsburgh Alex McGarity .................................................................................................................... Events Manager University of Missouri Penn State University Syracuse University Kayla Vanderlaan ..........................................................................................................Charities Manager University of South Carolina Purdue University University of Virginia Ashley Wehrkamp ............................................................Marketing & Communications Manager University of Tennessee Rutgers University Virginia Tech Vanderbilt University University of Wisconsin Wake Forest University Jordan Allerding .......................................................................... Corporate & Group Sales Manager 2016 GAME December 31, 2016 (Georgia Tech 33 – Kentucky 18) Terry Catlett ....................................................................................................................Account Executive 2016 GAME January 2, 2016 (Georgia 24 – Penn State 17) Trey Farmer ..........................................................................................................................Ticketing Intern FIRST GAME January 1, 1946 (Wake Forest 26 – South Carolina 14) Ian McMahan .......................................................................................Corporate Development Intern BRIEF HISTORY Ryan Parsons ........................................................................................Marketing/Membership Intern The TaxSlayer Bowl was founded in 1945. In 1955, the TaxSlayer Bowl Classic was the first-ever coast-to-coast telecast of a bowl game and it has been nationally televised T.R. Rhodes .................................................................................................. Volunteer/Hospitality Intern ever since. In its 73-year history, the TaxSlayer Bowl has hosted: Dan