50th Independence Bowl: December 22 at 7:30 p.m. CST

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Expand Energy to Sponsor Independence Bowl 1st & Give Program

The Independence Bowl is more than just a football game, as demonstrated through the bowl’s 1st & Give program. Expand Energy, which operates natural gas production across Northwest Louisiana and is anchored by a regional office in Mansfield, has partnered with the Independence Bowl Foundation for the last two years – a partnership that helps support the bowl’s 1st & Give initiatives.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre Named No. 11 on 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

Maybe the biggest household name to ever play in the Independence Bowl enters the game’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team right outside the top 10, as former Southern Miss quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre is named the number 11 player in Independence Bowl history.

College Football Hall of Famer and Former Dallas Cowboy Roy Williams Named No. 12 Player on All-Time Team

This week’s Independence Bowl 50th Anniversary All-Time Team player release marks back-to-back players from the 1999 Oklahoma Sooners, as College Football Hall of Fame safety Roy Williams enters the list at number 12.

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Independence Bowl to Donate $5,000 Apiece to Fairfield Elementary Magnet School and Bossier Parish School for Technology and Innovative Learning

Independence Bowl to Donate $5,000 Apiece to Fairfield Elementary Magnet School and Bossier Parish School for Technology and Innovative Learning

Continuing to support local education and teachers, the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl announced Wednesday that the organization will donate $5,000 apiece to Fairfield Elementary Magnet School and Bossier Parish School for Technology and Innovative Learning to support programs promoting teacher retention, recruitment and recognition.

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Louisiana to Take on Houston in 46th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Louisiana to Take on Houston in 46th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

The holiday season is around the corner and the matchup is now set for the 46th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, as the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference will face off against the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Kickoff for college football’s 11th most-historic bowl game is set for 2 p.m. CST on Friday, December 23 at Independence Stadium.

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Recipients of 17th Annual Willis-Knighton/Independence Bowl Community Service Scholarships Announced

Recipients of 17th Annual Willis-Knighton/Independence Bowl Community Service Scholarships Announced

For 17 consecutive years, the Independence Bowl Foundation has partnered with the Willis-Knighton Health System to award two $2,500 Community Service Scholarships – one to a graduating senior from each of Caddo and Bossier Parishes, and the 2022 recipients of the Willis-Knighton/Independence Bowl Community Service Scholarship are Kyleigh Tree from Benton High School and Hannah Beth Herrington from Northwood High School

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Veterans of Operation Secret Squirrel to be Honored with 2022 Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award

Veterans of Operation Secret Squirrel to be Honored with 2022 Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award

The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl presents the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award to some of the nation’s most outstanding and decorated citizens or groups, and that tradition continues in 2022, as the veterans of Operation Senior Surprise – better known as Secret Squirrel – will be honored at the 46th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl on Friday, December 23 with the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award.

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Inaugural Innovation Bowl Pushes Toward Project Submissions

Inaugural Innovation Bowl Pushes Toward Project Submissions

Radiance Technologies and the Independence Bowl Foundation partnered in 2022 to establish a new event with the goal of encouraging innovative approaches to a current research and development topics – the Radiance Technologies Innovation Bowl. The teams for the inaugural Innovation Bowl have been submitted, and there are six teams from four different universities preparing to submit their projects.

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Independence Bowl Announces Lineup of Free Bowl Week Events

Independence Bowl Announces Lineup of Free Bowl Week Events

Bowl week for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl is about more than just the game on Friday, December 23 at 2 p.m. The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl announced the full lineup of bowl week events – with the majority of the events being free to the public.

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