Thursday, November 29, 2018

Arkansas State Confirmed for Arizona Bowl

ARKANSAS STATE IS HEADING TO THE DESERT TO PLAY
IN THE NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL


TUCSON, Az. (Nov. 27, 2018) – Tucson’s football festival is getting off to a fast start in 2018. The NOVA Home Loans is proud to announce our participant out of the Sun Belt Conference, the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Kym Adair, Executive Director of the NOVA Home Loan Arizona Bowl said, “We are thrilled to welcome Arkansas State and the Red Wolves family to Tucson, Arizona to compete in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Arkansas State’s rich tradition of playing football at the highest level is evidenced by their eight consecutive bowl game appearances. We look forward to sharing our Tucson hospitality and beautiful warm, winter weather with the teams and fans of Arkansas State on December 29th.”

The Red Wolves (8-4, 5-3 Sun Belt), in their first NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl appearance, are slated to take on a team from the Mountain West Conference in the fourth edition of the bowl game held at the University of Arizona Stadium in Tucson.
“The NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl is an excellent postseason destination for Arkansas State,” said Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson.  “In just three years, the bowl game has taken off and been warmly embraced by the city of Tucson.  The Red Wolves are guaranteed a tremendous time and we are happy to make this announcement today to give extra planning time to the fans, student-athletes and athletic department.”

Arkansas State is making its eighth consecutive and ninth overall bowl appearance as a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision program. The Red Wolves have won three bowl games with their last win coming in a 31-13 victory over UCF in the 2016 AutoNation Cure Bowl.

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