What’s it like to be at a River Walk restaurant during Bowl Week? Well, it’s like getting a seat right in the middle of the best that the Valero Alamo Bowl has to offer. You’re surrounded by the teams, their families and friends—all decked out in school colors and united in complete enthusiasm. As owner …
You might know Al Sturchio as the former trumpet-playing bandleader of “The Sound of the Spurs”, which performed at Spurs games in HemisFair Arena, but he’s also the band-leading mastermind who has coordinated the needs of university bands playing at the Valero Alamo Bowl games since the game began. From tracking down broken drum replacements …
This year’s Valero Alamo Bowl Game Halftime Show Head Choreographer is award-winning Chuck Maldonado, best known for his work on Stomp the Yard, and the Step Up movie franchise. Chuck not only has been instrumental in choreographing over 28 feature films, but has also worked on countless commercials and TV shows such as So You Think You …
Patrick McFall has had one of the most unique views of the Valero Alamo Bowl for the past 24 years. From the catwalk, high above the game, he’s coordinated the balloon drop as part of the post-game celebration every year. “It’s an unbelievable perspective,” said Patrick. “No matter how many times I’m up there for …
Play the Valero Alamo Bowl You Pick’em contest to be this week’s winner! Predict the winners from select Big 12 and Pac-12 games each week for your chance to experience the 25th Anniversary Valero Alamo Bowl like a VIP. Each correct guess is worth one point and the entries with the most amount of points …
Being a military family, we’ve grown accustomed to spending more time apart than we’d like. That separation means we have less opportunities for bonding. So, it’s extremely important to us that we seek out experiences that make our time together memorable. When my husband was in the military, he was away more than he was …
With the release of the final regular season CFP poll, the 25th Annual Valero Alamo Bowl is well-positioned to host its fourth straight Top 20 match-up. In the Pac-12, here is our pool of teams: #10 USC, #12 Stanford, #13 Washington, and #18 Washington State. USC plays Stanford on Friday at 7 p.m. CST in …
Play the Valero Alamo Bowl You Pick’em contest to be this week’s winner! Predict the winners from select Big 12 and Pac-12 games each week for your chance to experience the 25th Anniversary Valero Alamo Bowl like a VIP. Each correct guess is worth one point and the entries with the most amount of points …
The Valero Alamo Bowl’s first scholarship program began in 2000 with 25 local San Antonio area high school students receiving $2,000 scholarships to attend the college of their choice. Last December the Valero Alamo Bowl selected 76 winners from 65 San Antonio area high schools to share in $590,000 of scholarships as well as committed …
The College Football Season is officially underway after most teams played their season openers this past weekend. The Pac-12 went 11-0 in this weekend’s matchups, highlighted by a 34-point comeback from UCLA to beat Texas A&M 45-44 on Sunday. In the most recent AP Top 25 poll, seven teams from the Pac-12 and Big 12 …