Kickoff: Bowl Season Official Newsletter – November 2023

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BOWL SEASON OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2023

GOING BOWLING

The Sights, Sounds and Perspectives that Make Bowl Games Special By KEVIN McNAMARA

W

hen you ask Duke All-American

to be with our seniors for the final time, that’s what I

candidate DeWayne Carter what he

remember the most.”

remembers best about his team’s trip to

Carter’s words encapsulate what college football

Washington, D.C. and a game against Central Florida

and Bowl Season offers every program lucky enough

in the Military Bowl, his answer will surely surprise.

to qualify for a bowl game. The football may be vitally

Sure, the Blue Devils’ 30-13 victory was certainly

important but the experience and opportunity to

a sweet one. So were the various tours of our nation’s capital and the time spent practicing and playing the game at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. But Carter chose to cite a specific memory three days before kickoff, on Christmas night.

foster memories is what

“ To be able to be with

my guys for another week, and

lasts forever. Consider the importance of Bowl

to be with our seniors for

Season in Willie Fritz’s

the final time, that’s what I

coach enjoyed great

remember the most.”

career. The Tulane head success for nearly 20 years before he arrived in New Orleans in 2016. By

– DeWAYNE CARTER

2018, Fritz had the Green

Duke All-American candidate

“We stayed right in

Wave roaring in the

D.C. and were able to explore the city for several days

right direction and earned a spot in the Cure Bowl in

in a row,” said the Ohio native. “I remember a group

Orlando. While an important victory over Louisiana-

of us walking to a Chinese food place on Christmas

Lafayette highlighted the trip, Fritz’s memories easily

night and having so much fun, just hanging out. To

drift to the players and staff members who enjoyed a

be able to be with my guys for another week, and

special week in Orlando. BOWL SEASON | November 2023

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