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The football squads from Western Michigan and Middle Tennessee enjoyed their first taste of practice in the Bahamas on Monday morning. Each team had a full two-hour workout three days prior to the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, with WMU practicing at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium and MTSU practicing at the Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer…

Middle Tennessee held its first practice in Nassau Monday morning at Roscow A. L. Davies Soccer Field near Robinson Stadium. OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, BUSTER FAULKNER “I thought we came out with a lot of energy today. I was excited just to get down here and get out in this heat on the field. We’ve actually been…

Western Michigan held its first practice in Nassau Monday morning at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. Temperatures hovered around 80 degrees with 80 percent humidity. DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR ED PINKHAM On the first practice in Nassau “It was sharp. I think the kids executed well today. The heat is definitely a little different from what we left…

NASSAU, Bahamas – The participants for the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl arrived at Atlantis Sunday afternoon ready for a business trip unlike any other – trying to find the balance between preparing for a football game, giving back to the Bahamian community and enjoying everything that paradise has to offer. “We want to experience everything…

HEAD COACH P.J. FLECK General thoughts on arrival in Nassau “I’ve never seen a team more excited to actually get on a plane and go play a game. That’s what it’s all about. About 90 percent of those kids may never travel out of the country, and they may never be able to come to…

Rick Stockstill, Head Coach On finally arriving in Nassau "The anticipation and logistics of everything we’ve gone through the last couple of weeks, we had a great week of practice at home and our guys are excited. It’s good to be here and get settled in today and get ready to go tomorrow." Were the…

Veteran ESPN SportsCenter anchor Steve Levy and college football analyst Mark May, who both called the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl last year, will be joined by former Texas head coach Mack Brown in the booth and Kaylee Hartung on the sidelines for ESPN at the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl between Middle Tennessee (7-5) and Western…

Friday afternoon, in front of a group of media and officials from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl took an opportunity to introduce the 2015 participating institutions and preview the exciting bowl week events. Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Executive Director Richard Giannini, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Chief…

Click here to read the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 14 - Championship Games Edition (PDF) 2015 POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL SET: The 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl is the first bowl game of the 2015 season to announce a complete matchup. Conference USA’s Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-5, 6-2 C-USA) celebrated their bid…

Western Michigan will play in a bowl game for the second consecutive season as the Broncos accepted a bid to represent the Mid-American Conference in the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 24 in Nassau’s Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The Broncos will face Middle Tennessee (7-5) in a MAC vs. Conference USA matchup…