Here’s what every SEC player will receive as bowl game gifts
One of the coolest things about bowl season is that every player who qualifies for a bowl game gets showered in gifts.
As unpaid student-athletes, seeing players’ hard work rewarded with something at the end of a long season is always nice, no matter what your stance on if teams should pay their players.
Sports Business Daily compiled a list of gifts for each of the bowl-eligible teams, all of which seem pretty cool.
Here’s what each of the SEC’s 12 bowl-eligible squads will receive this holiday season:
Mississippi State: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Miami (Ohio) — Dec. 26
- Gift suite; Oakley Turbine sunglasses and Enduro 20 backpack
Vanderbilt: Independence Bowl vs. North Carolina State — Dec. 26
- Gift suite; Timely Watch Co. watch; New Era skullcap; football
Texas A&M: Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State — Dec. 28
- Gift suite; belt buckle; Adidas backpack; ISlide sandals
South Carolina: Birmingham Bowl vs. USF — Dec. 29
- Gift suite; ESPN beanie, power charger and USB adapter; souvenir football
Arkansas: Belk Bowl vs. Virginia Tech — Dec. 29
- Shopping trip to Belk department store; Fossil watch
Georgia: Liberty Bowl vs. TCU — Dec. 30
- Bass Pro Shops shopping trip^; Oculus Pro Team HD binoculars; Bulova watch; Nike athletic shoes, sport sandals, backpack and sunglasses; football
Tennessee: Music City Bowl vs. Nebraska — Dec. 30
- Gift suite; Fossil watch
LSU: Citrus Bowl vs. Louisville — Dec. 31
- $305 Best Buy shopping trip; Timely Watch Co. watch; EA Sports video game; ISlide sandals; $25 Buffalo Wild Wings gift card
Kentucky: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Georgia Tech — Dec. 31
- Fossil watch; carry-on bag; Under Armour sunglasses; football; bobblehead with player’s face, name and uniform number
Alabama: Peach Bowl vs. Washington — Dec. 31
- $300 Vanilla Visa gift card by InComm; JBL Bluetooth speaker; Fossil watch; football
Florida: Outback Bowl vs. Iowa — Jan. 2
- Gift suite; Fossil watch; coin; cap; beanie; Ogio duffle bag; Big Game autograph football
Auburn: Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma — Jan. 2
- Gift suite; Fossil watch with custom tin; New Era cap