News & Notes: Independence Bowl Alumni Shine in Super Bowl LX

The Seattle Seahawks dominated the New England Patriots, 29-13, in Super Bowl LX in a game that featured five former Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl players on the active rosters. Two Independence Bowl alumni added their names to the list of Super Bowl champions – wide receiver Jake Bobo (Duke, 2018) and running back Cam Akers (Florida State, 2017).

What to Watch For: Four Independence Bowl Alum to Play in Super Bowl LX

Super Bowl LX kicks off this Sunday, February 8, and when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks take the field at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., four Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl alumni will be entering the biggest stage in sports.

By the Numbers: A Look Back at the 2025 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

The 49th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl was played just over one month ago, and the 2025 version again proved why the game is so important for the Shreveport-Bossier City area.

i

News

PUBLICATIONS

Media Center

Credentials

Inside the I-Bowl

Social Media

Logos & Branding

Radiance Technologies

News

Downloads & PUBLICATIONS

Media Center

Credentials

Inside the I-Bowl

Social Media

2025 Media Guide

Logos & Branding

About Radiance Technologies

Eleven Independence Bowl Alumni Taken in 2021 NFL Draft

Eleven Independence Bowl Alumni Taken in 2021 NFL Draft

The 2021 NFL Draft took center stage of the sporting world this past weekend, and of the 259 players taken by the 32 National Football League franchises, 11 players played in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl during their college careers.

read more
Radiance Technologies Agrees to One-Year Extension as Title Sponsor

Radiance Technologies Agrees to One-Year Extension as Title Sponsor

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.

read more
Four I-Bowl Alumni Head to Super Bowl LV

Four I-Bowl Alumni Head to Super Bowl LV

Buy TicketsBuy MembershipFour I-Bowl Alumni Head to Super Bowl LV Among the over 80 alumni of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl that were on National Football League (NFL) rosters for the 2020-2021 season, four are headed to Super Bowl LV...

read more
Bob Stoops Named Member of 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class

Bob Stoops Named Member of 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class

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.

read more
2020 Willis-Knighton Community Service Scholarship Recipients Announced 

2020 Willis-Knighton Community Service Scholarship Recipients Announced 

The Independence Bowl Foundation and Willis-Knighton Health System are awarding scholarships to two graduating seniors from both Bossier and Caddo Parishes for the 15th-consecutive year, and the 2020 recipients of the Willis-Knighton/Independence Bowl Foundation Community Service Scholarship are Jaycie Keith of Haughton High School and Molly McNulty of C.E. Byrd High School.

read more

Independence Bowl Foundation

425 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Suite 360, Shreveport, LA 71106  |  P.O. Box 6834, Shreveport, LA 71136

318.221.0712  |  888.414.BOWL  |  [email protected]

2026 Independence Bowl