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WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ODELL BECKHAM, JR. OR TREVOR LAWRENCE? FUTURE FOOTBALL STARS PLAY IN 20TH ANNUAL ALL-AMERICAN BOWL TOMORROW, SAT., JAN. 4, AT 1 P.M. ET ON NBC

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All-American Bowl to Feature Six of the Country’s Top 10 Players

10 Recruits to Announce College Commitments During Telecast, Including Five-Star Prospect Kelee Ringo and High School Junior QB Preston Stone, who is in the Class of 2021

Quarterbacks Wired for Sound; Broadcast to Feature Referee Cameras

Odell Beckham, Jr., Ezekiel Elliott, Sam Darnold, Adrian Peterson, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence & Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa Among Game’s Notable Alumni

NBCSports.com & NBC Sports App to Live Stream Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 3, 2020 – The most electrifying high school football stars will converge on San Antonio, Texas, tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 4, as NBC Sports presents live coverage of the 20th annual All-American Bowl from the Alamodome at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.

Following in the footsteps of previous games, the 20th annual All-American Bowl will showcase the best high school players in the country, including six of the 10 highest-rated recruits, according to 247Sports.

Notable prospects include:

    • Bryan Breese, No. 1 recruit, five-star defensive tackle, Demascus, Md. (Clemson commit)
    • Myles Murphy, No. 3 recruit, five-star defensive end, Powder Springs, Ga. (Clemson commit)
    • Bryce Young, No. 6 recruit, five-star quarterback, Santa Ana, Calif. (Alabama commit)
    • Paris Johnson, Jr., No. 7 recruit, five-star offensive tackle, Cincinnati, Ohio (Ohio State commit)
    • Kelee Ringo, No. 8 recruit, five-star cornerback, Scottsdale, Ariz. (undecided)
    • Arik Gilbert, No. 9 recruit, five-star tight end, Marietta, Ga. (LSU commit)

 

Click here for a complete list of participants.

Additionally, Ringo, along with four-star recruits running back Jalen Berger (Ramsey, N.J.), wide receivers Gary Bryant, Jr. (Corona, Calif.), LV Bunkley-Shelton (Gardena, Calif.), and Xzavier Henderson (Miami, Fla.), linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (Covington, La.), and defensive backs Darion Green-Warren (Harbor City, Calif.), Dwight McGlothern (Spring, Texas), and Vito Tisdale (Bowling Green, Ky.) are expected to announce their commitments during the broadcast. Quarterback Preston Stone (Dallas, Texas), who is in the class of 2021, is also expected to announce his commitment during the broadcast.

Paul Burmeister will serve as the lead play-by-play voice, joined by analyst and former NFL defensive lineman Anthony Herron, and reporters Lewis Johnson and Marty Snider. Barton Simmons, director of scouting for 247Sports, will also contribute to Saturday’s telecast. Additionally, quarterbacks will be wired for sound, and the broadcast will feature referee cameras.

Since 2001, the All-American Bowl has featured future Heisman Trophy winners and NFL players, most notably Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, and Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson. College quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence (Clemson), who will play in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 13, and Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) also participated in the All-American Bowl.

The All-American Bowl will be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

*All player rankings provided by 247Sports

 

About the All-American Bowl

As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the NHL, the Premier League, and television’s #1 primetime show for an unprecedented eight consecutive years, Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,500,000 unique annual television viewers and over 35,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 410 draft picks; 57 Super Bowl champions; 144 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, and Trevor Lawrence. For more info, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram @AABonNBC.

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NBC TO AIR ‘ALL-AMERICAN DREAM’ SPECIAL ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, AT 5 P.M. ET

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The All-American Dream Shares the Story of the All-American Bowl, the Most-Prestigious High School All Star Event in the Country

NBC to Present 2020 All-American Bowl on Saturday, January 4, 2020 Live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

STAMFORD, Conn. – December 27, 2019 –The All-American Dream, a special which shares the story of how a high school all-star game has become the most watched high school sporting event for 20 consecutive years, will premiere on NBC this Saturday, Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. ET.

Following the release of the All-American Dream, NBC Sports will release a new YouTube series that shares the stories of five 2020 All-American Bowl athletes from across the country. The series follows them within their communities, showing how the the stars of tomorrow are making a difference on and off the field. Following is the complete list:

  • Eastside Catholic High School RB Sam Adams II
  • Damascus High School DL Bryan Bresee
  • Greater Atlanta Christian School OL Myles Hinton
  • Princeton High School OL Paris Johnson Jr.
  • St. John Bosco High School QB DJ Uiagalelei

The All-American Bowl will welcome 100 of the best high school athletes in the nation to their state-of-the-art adidas players’ lounge during All-American Bowl week, starting Dec. 30. The lounge features the latest athletic recovery innovations and technology, along with newest videogame consoles and games, allowing the student-athletes to relax, recover and compete virtually with each other off the field throughout the week.

The 2020 All-American Bowl Road to the Dome tour, which began on October 11th, and concluded on December  16th traveled to all 100 high school All-Americans to present the student-athletes with honorary adidas All-American jerseys within their own communities.

Only 100 football players receive the honor of wearing the All-American Bowl jersey each year. Each player selected to participate will culminate their high school careers during the annual East vs. West matchup. NBC will present live coverage of the 2020 All-American Bowl at 1:00 PM ET from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

About the All-American Bowl

As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the NHL, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,500,000 unique television viewers and over 25,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 410 draft picks; 57 Super Bowl champions; 144 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).

All-American Bowl Announces Finalists for the Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year

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Award is given annually to the top high school lineman in the country

STAMFORD, Conn. – December 17, 2019 – The All-American Bowl Selection Committee announced the finalists for the Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year, presented to the top high school lineman in the class of 2020. The Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year will be announced Friday, January 3, 2020 at the All-American Bowl Awards Show in San Antonio, Texas.

Past winners of the award include Solomon Thomas, Derrick Brown and Nolan Smith.

Muñoz is regarded by many as the top offensive lineman in professional football history and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame after playing 13 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was named to the National Football League’s 75th Anniversary Team and to the NFL’s 1980’s All-Decade Team.

The year’s finalists are:

NAME POSITION SCHOOL CITY STATE
Bryan Bresee DL Damascus High School Damascus Maryland
Paris Johnson Jr. OL Princeton High School Cincinnati Ohio
Andrej Karic OL Carroll Senior High School Southlake Texas
Peter Skoronski OL Maine South High School Park Ridge Illinois

 

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 38 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold 2.8 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2018. 

 

About the All-American Bowl

As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the NHL, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,500,000 unique television viewers and over 25,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 410 draft picks; 57 Super Bowl champions; 144 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).

Coaches Selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl

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Premier All-American game adds top coaches from across the country

STAMFORD, Conn. – December 16, 2019 – The All-American Bowl today announced the coaching staff for the 2020 All-American Bowl. Coach Jayson West of Warren Central High School (Indianapolis, IN) and Coach Steve Coury Lake Oswego High School (Lake Oswego, OR) have been selected to coach the East and West squads, respectively.

Coach West and Coach Coury will lead their teams – consisting of the top 100 high school football players from across the country – on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 1 PM ET at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Bowl is once against expected to draw an attendance upwards of 25,000 and a television audience of more than four million for its broadcast on NBC.

In addition, the All-American Bowl is proud to announce this year’s assistant coaches. The following are the complete coaching staffs for the 2020 All-American (assistants listed alphabetically; head coach listed first):

 

2020 East Coaches:

 

NAME SCHOOL CITY STATE
Jayson West Warren Central High School Indianapolis Indiana
Vito Campanile Bergen Catholic High School Oradell New Jersey
Augie Hoffmann St. Joseph Regional High School Montvale New Jersey
Dameon Jones Chaminade Madonna College Prep Hollywood Florida
Rob Roberts Warren Central High School Indianapolis Indiana
Jason Simmons Ben Davis High School Indianapolis Indiana
Tim Vakakes Jackson-Olin High School Birmingham Alabama
Eric Wallich Damascus High School Damascus Maryland

 

2020 West Coaches

 

NAME SCHOOL CITY STATE
Steve Coury Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego Oregon
Karl Halberg Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego Oregon
Jon Holmes Bishop Miege High School Roeland Park Kansas
Mil’von James Inglewood High School Inglewood California
Keanon Lowe Parkrose High School Portland Oregon
Todd Miller Pine Creek High School Colorado Springs Colorado
Mike Norment Alamo Heights High School San Antonio Texas
David White Ridgeland High School Ridgeland Mississippi

 

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 38 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold 2.8 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2018.

 

About the All-American Bowl

As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the NHL, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,500,000 unique television viewers and over 25,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 410 draft picks; 57 Super Bowl champions; 144 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).

NBC SPORTS & RIDDELL ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP OF THE ALL-AMERICAN BOWL THROUGH 2021

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Riddell to serve as the Official Helmet of the All-American Bowl; Will Provide Industry-Leading SpeedFlex Helmets to All-American Bowl Athletes 

All-American Bowl Road to the Dome Tour Kicked Off October 11, Honoring Nation’s Top 100 High School Senior Football Players with Jersey Presentations in their Communities

NBC to Present 2020 All-American Bowl on Saturday, January 4, 2020 Live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas 

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 19, 2019 – NBC Sports and Riddell, football’s head protection leader, today announced a multi-year partnership for Riddell to serve as the Official Helmet of the All-American Bowl through 2021.

“The celebrated All-American Bowl athletes represent the next generation of the game. As the Official Helmet of the All-American Bowl, Riddell is proud to outfit these elite athletes in industry-leading head protection that allows players to do what they do best – perform,” said Kyle Borland, Vice President of Institutional Sales, Riddell.”

For the 2020 All-American Bowl, athletes will be outfitted with Riddell’s popular SpeedFlex helmets. The helmet design includes selective flexibility engineered into the helmet’s shell, face mask and face mask attachment system. Riddell SpeedFlex is the preferred helmet for high school and division 1 athletes. In 2019, more than 70 percent of high school teams and 65 percent of all division 1 FBS players wore SpeedFlex technology. Since the Riddell SpeedFlex helmet was introduced it continues to be player proven at all levels of play, allowing athletes to perform at their best.

“We’re excited to partner with Riddell as the Official Helmet of the All-American Bowl,” said Gary Quinn, Vice President, Programming & Owned Properties, NBC Sports. “Riddell’s innovative approach and industry-leading equipment will benefit the nation’s elite athletes as we continue to grow the game and highlight the next generation of stars.”

Only 100 football players receive the honor of wearing the All-American Bowl helmet and jersey each year. Each player selected to participate will culminate their high school careers during the annual East vs. West matchup. NBC will present live coverage of the 2020 All-American Bowl at 1:00 PM ET from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The 2020 All-American Bowl Road to the Dome tour, which began on October 11, spans nine weeks and will travel to all 100 high school All-Americans to present the student-athletes with honorary adidas All-American jerseys within their own communities.

The All-American Bowl, which announced a multi-year partnership extension with adidas recently, will welcome the best high school athletes in the nation to their state-of-the-art adidas players’ lounge during All-American Bowl week. The lounge features the latest athletic recovery innovations and technology, along with newest videogame consoles and games, allowing the student-athletes to relax, recover and compete virtually with each other off the field throughout the week. 

About Riddell

Riddell is a premier designer and developer of football helmets, protective sports equipment, head impact monitoring technologies, apparel and related accessories. A recognized leader in helmet technology and innovation, Riddell is the leading manufacturer of football helmets and shoulder pads, and a top provider of reconditioning services (cleaning, repairing, repainting and recertifying existing equipment). For more information, visit Riddell’s website at http://www.riddell.com/, like the Riddell Facebook page, or follow Riddell on Instagram and Twitter @RiddellSports.

About the All-American Bowl

As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the NHL, the Premier League, and television’s #1 primetime show for an unprecedented eight consecutive years, Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,500,000 unique annual television viewers and over 35,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 410 draft picks; 57 Super Bowl champions; 144 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, and Trevor Lawrence. For more info, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram @AABonNBC.

ADIDAS & NBC SPORTS EXTEND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALL-AMERICAN BOWL THROUGH 2022

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adidas to serve as the Official Apparel Company of All-American Bowl

 All-American Bowl Road to the Dome Tour Kicked Off Oct. 11, Honoring Nation’s Top 100 High School Senior Football Players with Jersey Presentations in their Communities

 NBC to Present 2020 All-American Bowl on Saturday, January 4, 2020 Live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

STAMFORD, Conn. – November 7, 2019 – NBC Sports and adidas today announced a multi-year partnership extension of the All-American Bowl through 2022.  Throughout the partnership, which began in 2011, adidas will continue to be the Official Apparel Company of the All-American Bowl.

“The All-American Bowl provides a one-of-kind opportunity to showcase our authenticity and leadership position in grassroots football,” said Shannon Ferbrache, Director of Grassroots Sports Marketing for adidas. “We seek to inspire through our products and our style, and we deliver the best compression uniforms at the forefront of design and innovation, along with the lightest, fastest cleats in the game for the nation’s elite football players on the biggest stage for high school football.”

Each year adidas unveils custom designed versions of the adidas Primenit Football Uniforms for the All-American Bowl. With an emphasis on full range of motion, fit, form and function, the adidas Primeknit A1 Football Uniform redefines the compression silhouette and takes the innovation and design of football jerseys and pants to the next level by providing players the perfect blend of style and technology for elite performance.

Additionally, each year adidas unveils limited-edition versions of the newest adizero and FREAK cleats. Crafted for football’s fastest players, the adizero takes the football cleat silhouette to the next level by incorporating a sneaker profile and redefining fit, feel and lightweight construction. Engineered for the fasted most versatile athletes on the gridiron, the FREAK cleats bring streetwear style and insights from the streets to the gridiron to deliver mid-cut support that wraps around the ankle and a lightweight, low-cut feel.

The All American Bowl will welcome 100 of the best high school athletes in the nation to their state-of-the-art adidas players’ lounge during All-American Bowl week, starting Dec. 30. The lounge features the latest athletic recovery innovations and technology, along with newest videogame consoles and games, allowing the student-athletes to relax, recover and compete virtually with each other off the field throughout the week.

“For the past eight years, adidas has been a valuable partner in growing the All-American Bowl,” said Gary Quinn, Vice President, Programming & Owned Properties, NBC Sports. “We are excited to continue our relationship, and look forward to growing the game and highlighting the nation’s elite high school athletes.”

The 2020 All-American Bowl Road to the Dome tour, which began on October 11th, spans nine weeks and will travel to all 100 high school All-Americans to present the student-athletes with honorary adidas All-American jerseys within their own communities.

Only 100 football players receive the honor of wearing the All-American Bowl jersey each year. Each player selected to participate will culminate their high school careers during the annual East vs. West matchup. NBC will present live coverage of the 2020 All-American Bowl at 1:00 PM ET from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. 

About adidas

adidas is a global designer and developer of athletic and lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories with the mission to be the best sports brand in the world. As an innovation and design leader, adidas engineers the best in high-performance products to make athletes better, faster and stronger and creates a range of classic and fresh lifestyle and high-fashion lines. adidas has partnerships with more than 100 collegiate programs, including Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Texas A&M. The adidas roster of NFL stars includes, NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys, Juju Smith-Schuster of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints, Von Miller of the Denver Broncos, among others. 

About the All-American Bowl

As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the NHL, the Premier League, and television’s #1 primetime show for an unprecedented eight consecutive years, Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,500,000 unique annual television viewers and over 35,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 410 draft picks; 57 Super Bowl champions; 144 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, and Trevor Lawrence. For more info, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram @AABonNBC.

NBC SPORTS TO LIVE STREAM FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN BOWL

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11th Annual Premier Freshman High School Football Showcase to Live Stream Wednesday, December 18, 2019 on the NBC Sports App

 Christian McCaffrey, Sony Michel & Trevor Lawrence Among Freshman All-American Bowl Alumni

Naples, Fla. – Football University, a partner of the All-American Bowl and NBC Sports, today announced an agreement to live stream the Football University Freshman All-American Bowl on the NBC Sports app. The Freshman All-American Bowl, which will be played on December 18, 2019 in Naples, FL, will feature the top 60 U.S. high school football players in the Class of 2023.

The Football University (FBU) All-American Bowl Powered By Adidas is a developmental week showcasing the nation’s best freshmen football players.  Since 2009, the event has allowed freshmen football players of the highest level a platform to assemble and compete in one place. Two teams are selected, comprised of the top 60 student-athletes in their graduating class, to compete in December in beautiful Naples, Florida. Tens of thousands of freshmen strive for the prestigious honor of FBU All-American.

Notable alumni from this game include five-star high school All-Americans Christian McCaffrey, Sony Michel, Cam Akers, Trevor Lawrence, Will Grier, Harrison Bailey, JT Daniels and Dylan Moses.

“NBC Sports’ relationship with the FBU brand allows us to present programming to introduce viewers and fans to these athletes, their families and their coaches as they begin their path to becoming the country’s elite football talent,” said Gary Quinn, Vice President, Programming & Owned Properties, NBC Sports Group.  “We look forward to the role FBU plays in discovering elite athletes and working with them into the future.”

“We couldn’t be more excited to showcase this game with our partner NBC Sports on its digital platforms.  The FBU All-American Bowl is where we find many of the athletes who will compete in future All-American Bowls on NBC.  Tying these two games together makes sense for the short and the long term,” said Steve Quinn, President of Football University.”

NBC SPORTS GROUP TO ACQUIRE AND EXCLUSIVELY OPERATE THE ALL-AMERICAN BOWL

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Acquisition Includes All-American Bowl, All-American Bowl National Combine and Multi-Platform Media Rights

20th Annual Premier High School Football Showcase to Air Saturday, January 4, 2020, on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – February 25, 2019 – NBC Sports Group today announced the acquisition of the All-American Bowl, the nation’s premier high school football game, from All American Games, LLC. Effective immediately, NBC Sports will become the exclusive owner, operator and multi-platform media rights holder of the annual high school football showcase, which features the country’s Top 100 players.

As part of the acquisition, NBC Sports Group will oversee all day-to-day operations of the All-American Bowl, including the execution of the annual All-American Bowl selection tour process. In addition, the company will oversee the All-American Bowl National Combine, which is held every January. The combine allows the country’s top underclassmen to demonstrate their talent and compete against one another in front of high school and college football’s top scouting organizations.

NBC Sports has broadcast the All-American Bowl annually since 2004, and will present the 20th All-American Bowl on Saturday, January 4, 2020. In 2019, NBC’s broadcast of the All-American Bowl reached more than three million viewers, making it America’s most-watched high school sporting event on television.

“We are excited to continue the incredible legacy of the All-American Bowl, and engage the wide-ranging assets of NBC Sports Group and NBCUniversal to elevate the game to new heights,” said Gary Quinn, Vice President of Programming, NBC Sports. “From Andrew Luck to Odell Beckham Jr., and Tua Tagovailoa to Trevor Lawrence, the All-American Bowl is synonymous with football excellence, and we look forward to adding this marquee event to our premium roster of owned properties.”

“After twenty years, we are proud and excited to hand-off leadership of the All-American Bowl and its related properties to NBC Sports,” said Douglas Berman, Chairman and CEO of All American Games. “They will be great stewards of the event into the future.”

To compliment coverage of the game itself, NBC Sports Group will produce shoulder programming across NBC, NBCSN, and NBC Sports Digital to spotlight the nation’s top high-school football players. SportsEngine, the company’s industry leading sports technology platform in the youth and amateur sports participation market, will also work with the All-American Bowl on various initiatives.

The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled, and includes more than 453 NFL players, 159 NCAA All-Americans, 50 Super Bowl champions, and 16 Heisman finalists. Distinguished alumni of the All-American Bowl include Reggie Bush, Jamal Charles, Antonio Cromartie, Sam Darnold, Vernon Davis, Ezekiel Elliott, Percy Harvin, DeSean Jackson, Jermaine Kearse, Chris Long, LeSean McCoy, Haloti Ngata, Michael Oher, Adrian Peterson, Patrick Peterson, Jalen Ramsey, Sheldon Richardson, Ndamukong Suh, Tyrod Taylor, Tim Tebow, Justin Tucker, and Vince Young.

Widely considered to be high school football’s greatest honor, selection as an All-American is reserved for only the best 100 football players in the country.

Founded in 2000, the All-American Bowl is played annually at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, TX.