A year after agreeing to a five-year guaranteed partnership as the title sponsor of the Independence Bowl, Radiance Technologies and the Independence Bowl Foundation announced that they have agreed to a one-year extension – securing a six-year partnership for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021 was announced over the past weekend, and the eight-member class includes offensive guard Alan Faneca – who starred for LSU in both the 1995 and 1997 Independence Bowls.

Former Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops was named as one of the two coaches in this illustrious class. Stoops led his 1999 Oklahoma Sooners to the Independence Bowl – the final college football game of the 20th century against the Ole Miss Rebels. Despite falling to David Cutcliffe’s Rebels, Stoops led Oklahoma to a National Championship victory the next year in 2000 – the lone National Championship of his head coaching career.