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Bowl week is supposed to provide student athletes with a lifetime of memories, a reward for months of hard work. One of those rewards for Old Dominion and Eastern Michigan came Tuesday afternoon when the team captains from the two schools were given the opportunity to swim with dolphins. “This is the best destination to…

As the sun was setting, Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion took to the sand for the annual Beach Bash celebration at the Atlantis Resort ahead of Friday’s Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. New for 2016, Popeyes Chief Marketing Officer Hector Munoz and his staff unveiled a chicken eating contest to create some friendly and fun completion ahead…

As the sun rose Tuesday morning over the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion players were getting ready for their first practices on the beautiful island as they prepare for Friday’s Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (ESPN, 1 p.m. ET). With highs in the 80’s and bright blue skies, the weather was perfect…

Kalen DeBoer – Offensive Coordinator On Practice:  “It’s fun. We have a beautiful day, a beautiful field. Our guys gave a great effort. It’s a great day.” On how to install a game plan over a long period of time: “That’s a great question because you can forget the fine details. This morning we were…

  HEAD COACH BOBBY WILDER How was the first practice in the Bahamas? “It was great. We went for 90 minutes. We went hard. Everything was fast. Everything was constant movement. We need to get acclimated to the 80 degrees and the 75 percent humidity and we accomplished that this morning.”   After a day…

Leaving behind the winter blast that has covered most of the United States, Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion arrived in Nassau, Bahamas Monday afternoon to get ready for the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. “It was one degree when we got on the plane this morning and 80 when we landed,” Eastern Michigan senior offensive lineman…

HEAD COACH BOBBY WILDER General thoughts on arrival in Nassau “Flying in the kids see the island, the water… it was really exciting. I talked to some of our players before we left Old Dominion (this morning) and they were talking about how they weren’t able to sleep last night – it felt like the…

HEAD COACH CHRIS CREIGHTON General thoughts on arrival in Nassau “I can’t tell you how happy I am and excited for everybody associated with Eastern Michigan football. Whether they are here experiencing it or not, the excitement of Eastern Michigan football has been great. That brings me joy and we want to just represent Eastern…

The Popeyes Bahamas Bowl took an opportunity to thank everyone who assisted in the success of the 2015 game with a half-page ad in The Nassau Tribune.

Thursday afternoon, in front of a packed house of media and officials from the Bahamas at the Atlantis in Nassau, the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl took an opportunity to introduce the participating institutions and preview the bowl week events. Bahamas Bowl President and Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Executive Director Lea Miller, Popeyes…