News and Press Releases

The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl’s participating conferences – Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference – have each made donations of  $25,000 to Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, in addition to a  $25,000 donation from a neighboring bowl game in Miami – the Capital One Orange Bowl. The donations were announced at a press conference in downtown…

The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl and ESPN Events along with the Mid-American Conference kicked off preparations for the sixth-annual bowl game with a media availability at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The stadium once again will be the site of the contest on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 between Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference….

The bowl season will begin in the Bahamas this year as the 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl has been set for Friday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. ET. The longest-running international bowl game in college football history will play its sixth edition once again in Nassau’s 15,000-seat Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, and the game…

Two student-athletes who participated in last year’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl joined three other alumni from previous years as they were selected during the 2019 NFL Draft, held April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee. The five selections in the 2019 NFL Draft were the third-most in the history of the bowl behind the record seven alums…

NASSAU, Bahamas – FIU erased a 10-0 first-quarter deficit by halftime, and the Panthers held on for a 35-32 victory over Toledo in the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl on Friday afternoon at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The bowl game was played in a strong tropical breeze between 15-20 MPH and near-perfect field conditions…

Head Coach Jason Candle Opening Statement “We’re not going to let this thing ruin our spirit, ruin our confidence moving forward, but we eventually have to start learning lessons from games like this, whatever those lessons may be. As far as the week goes and the trip goes, it was good for our kids to…

Head Coach Butch Davis Opening statement… “It’s spectacular to have won this game. These kids, the things that our entire football team has done for the last 10 or 11 months have been amazing. The hard work, the dedication, the unselfishness – you don’t win nine football games and set a school record for the…

Superlatives • A 3-yard touchdown run by Toledo’s Bryant Koback just 23 seconds into the game was the fastest score in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history, surpassing the previous mark of 1:17 by Richie James of Middle Tennessee in 2015. • That drive covered only 3 yards, which is the shortest drive in Bahamas Bowl…

NASSAU, Bahamas – Toledo and FIU each had their final practice of the season and met with the media at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Thursday in preparation for tomorrow’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. The game is scheduled for 12:30 pm EST on ESPN. Photo Gallery – Press Conference Hearing from both head coaches and…

Head Coach Butch Davis Opening statement… “First of all, it’s a great honor to be here. Our players are super excited. I think absolutely everybody associated with FIU, from President Mark Rosenberg, our athletic director Pete Garcia, and the student body is excited. Our band got off the plane today and was marching around the…