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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…

One of the highly anticipated events of Popeyes Bahamas Bowl week is set for Wednesday, Dec. 21 as the third-annual Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Youth Football Leadership Clinic will take place from 2:00-4:30 pm at the Roscow A.L. Davies Field in Nassau. The clinic is free and open to boys and girls ages 7-13, and it…

Veteran ESPN SportsCenter anchor Steve Levy, former Texas head coach Mack Brown and sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung will return to call the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl between Eastern Michigan (7-5) and Old Dominion (9-3) for ESPN on Friday, Dec. 23 in Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium at 1 p.m. ET. Levy will call the play-by-play…

Friday morning, in front of a group of media and officials from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Atlantis Bahamas, the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl took an opportunity to introduce the 2016 participating institutions - Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion -and preview the exciting bowl week events. Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Executive Director Richard Giannini, Popeyes…

Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion were selected to the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, and like past bowls, the student-athletes were told the news in unique ways. The reaction, as always, was priceless when the teams realized their destination was the Bahamas for the game December 23. Here is the reaction videos supplied by each university.…

Eastern Michigan will play in a bowl game for the first time since 1987 as the Eagles accepted a bid to represent the Mid-American Conference in the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 23 in Nassau’s Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The Eagles will face Old Dominion (9-3) in a MAC vs. Conference USA…

Old Dominion will play in a bowl game for the first time in school history as the Monarchs accepted a bid to represent Conference USA in the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 23 in Nassau’s Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The Monarchs’ opponent for the third Popeyes Bahamas Bowl is still to be…

Click here to read the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 13 - November 22-26 (PDF) PASSPORT STAMPED (BOWL-ELIGIBLE TEAMS): AAC (7): Houston (9-2), USF (9-2), Navy (8-2; will play in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl), Temple (8-3), Tulsa (8-3), Memphis (7-4), UCF (6-5); C-USA (4): Louisiana Tech (8-3), WKU (8-3), Old Dominion…

Click here to read the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 12 - November 15-19 (PDF) PASSPORT STAMPED (BOWL-ELIGIBLE TEAMS): AAC (7): Houston (8-2), USF (8-2), Navy (7-2; will play in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl), Temple (7-3), Tulsa (7-3), Memphis (6-4), UCF (6-4); C-USA (4): Louisiana Tech (8-3), WKU (8-3), Middle Tennessee…