FAU Puts a Bowl Bid on the Line Thursday Night When UTSA Visits Boca Raton on ESPN
Florida Atlantic (5-3, 2-2) hosts UTSA (7-1, 4-0) on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN, playing to stay undefeated at home and to secure bowl eligibility, with tickets from $15, $1 hot dogs, rally towels and $200 giveaways for every Owls touchdown.
Florida Atlantic football takes the national stage in primetime on Thursday night, hosting UTSA in a pivotal American Conference game on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. at Flagler Credit Union Stadium in Boca Raton, according to FAU Athletics in a release published Saturday morning and read in full by this desk. The Owls look to stay undefeated at home in the nationally televised game.
The stakes are plain in the release's own numbers. FAU is 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference, playing to remain in contention in the American and hunting a sixth win to secure bowl eligibility. UTSA arrives 7-1 and 4-0, tied for first in the league. FAU describes its offense in the release as one of the most explosive and entertaining in the nation. Vice President and Director of Athletics Josh McCowan said in the release: "These primetime games on national TV are incredibly important opportunities for our fans to support the Hometown Team and for us to showcase Florida Atlantic."
Game night comes with a full fan program. Parking lots open for tailgating at 3:30 p.m.; Publix Paradise Plaza opens at 5 p.m. with the Owls Pregame Live concert at 5:30; beer gardens open at 7 p.m. through the first quarter; dollar hot dogs sell throughout the game while supplies last; the first 500 FAU students through Gate 5 receive paradise-themed t-shirts and free pizza; rally towels go to fans at all four gates; and Flagler Credit Union will give away $200 for every touchdown the Owls score, to fans in attendance selected at random. Tickets begin at $15, with buy-one-get-one options in certain sections while supplies last, through FAUSports.com/tickets.
