2008 Orange Bowl to Match Kansas Jayhawks and Virginia Tech Hokies
The Orange Bowl has always been exciting but the 2008 Orange Bowl will be even more so. After all, the Jayhawks and Hokies will be taking the field. In what promises to be one of the most competitive college football bowl game ever, the 2008 Orange Bowl will be played on January 3, 2008. The game marks the first time the Jayhawks have been to the Orange Bowl since the 1969 season and their first bowl game since the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl, when they defeated Houston 41-13.
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played in January in the Miami metro area. The game was played at Miami Field from 1935 to 1937, the Miami Orange Bowl from 1938 to 1995 and 1999 and was moved to Dolphin Stadium located in Miami Gardens in 1996. The corporate title sponsor has been FedEx since 1989 and the official title of the game is the FedEx Orange Bowl.
The Orange Bowl has undergone many format changes since its inception and since the 2006 game, has been exclusively tied with the ACC and used the brand ‘Home of the ACC Champion’.
Kansas Jayhawks
The Kansas Jayhawks represent the University of Kansas in college football. The team is led by head coach Mark Mangino, who has coached at KU since 2002. They are led on offense by running back Brandon McAnderson and quarterback Todd Reesing and on defense by cornerback Aqib Talib. They play their home games at University of Kansas Memorial Stadium.
Virginia Tech Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in college football. The team’s head coach is Frank Beamer. The Hokies entered the 2007 season returning nine starters on offense and eight on defense, including All-American cornerback Brandon Flowers.
After the Virginia Tech massacre claimed the lives of 32 students and faculty members on Monday, April 16, 2007, the remainder of spring practice was canceled. The Hokies had been scheduled to hold two more practices in addition to a spring game on Saturday.
2008 Orange Bowl
The 2008 Orange Bowl will be played on Thursday, January 3, 2008. Kick-off is scheduled at 8 P.M. local time. The event will be televised on FOX.
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