St. Petersburg, a notable contributor to college football's rich history of bizarre bowl sponsorships, might have just outdone itself.
The annual contest, held on Tropicana Field's synthetic turf, reportedly will be sponsored by a national lawn mower manufacturer.
Former ESPN college football insider Brett McMurphy reported Friday morning the St. Petersburg Bowl -- set for Dec. 21 -- has been re-named the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.
The latter part of the title appears an attempt to further regionalize the game, though the most prominent Gasparilla-themed events each winter are staged in Tampa.
The bowl is holding a press conference next week, presumably to formally announce the name change.