{"id":631472,"date":"2026-05-08T19:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631472\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:39:23","slug":"puerto-rico-bowl-debuting-in-2026-as-part-of-expanded-bowl-game-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631472\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico Bowl debuting in 2026 as part of expanded bowl game lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The bowl game marks the first college football game to be played in Puerto Rico and essentially replaces the Bahamas Bowl. Michael Allio \/ Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Puerto Rico Bowl will debut this December as part of the expanded 41-bowl lineup, managing partners ESPN Events and Complete Sports Management announced Friday.<\/p>\n

The game will feature a team from the Mid-American Conference against an undetermined opponent and kick off at Juan Ram\u00f3n Loubriel Stadium in Bayam\u00f3n. The matchup\u2019s date and time will be set later, and ESPN will televise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our long-standing bowl partnership with ESPN Events and Complete Sports Management, the Mid-American Conference is pleased to have an opportunity to participate in the inaugural Puerto Rico Bowl,\u201d conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a statement. \u201cHaving the opportunity to compete in such a special place will make for a memorable event for the student-athletes and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bowl game marks the first college football game to be played in Puerto Rico and essentially replaces the Bahamas Bowl, which moved to Frisco, Texas, as a one-year stopgap last December. Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, joins the Hawaii Bowl as one of two bowls held outside the mainland United States.<\/p>\n

On3\u2019s Brett McMurphy was the first to report news of the Puerto Rico Bowl.<\/p>\n

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