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Gasparilla Bowl Preview: UCF Faces Florida in Sunshine State Showdown

UNION HOME MORTGAGE GASPARILLA BOWL
UCF vs. FLORIDA
Thursday, Dec. 23
7 p.m. ET
Raymond James Stadium | (65,987/Natural Grass)
Tampa, Florida

Television
ESPN
Wes Durham, Roddy Jones and Taylor Davis

UCF Radio
WYGM-FM 96.9 (flagship)
SiriusXM 84
THE GAME
The Union Home Mortgage Mowers Gasparilla Bowl has existed since the 2008 season, primarily under the St. Petersburg Bowl moniker, before assuming its current brand identity in 2017 … The game was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg before moving to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in 2018 … Last year’s scheduled matchup between South Carolina and UAB was canceled due to the pandemic … The list of past MVPs of the Gasparilla Bowl includes current NFL standouts Jacoby Brissett (NC State, 2014), T.