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Report: College football’s East-West Shrine Bowl to become part of NFL Pro Bowl week
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The oldest all-star game in college football is now going to be part of the NFL’s Pro Bowl week, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Schefter is reporting that the East-West Shrine Bowl, the oldest all-star game in college football, has partnered with the NFL and will move the event to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It will become part of Pro Bowl week and the game is scheduled to be played on Thursday, Feb. 3.
A kickoff time was not included, but Schefter did report that the game will be played in primetime and will air on NFL Network.
The East-West Shrine Bowl, the nation’s oldest college football all-star game, is partnering with the NFL and moving the event to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium as part of NFL Pro Bowl week. The game will be Thursday, February 3rd, in primetime, on NFL Network.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 6, 2021
The East-West Shrine Bowl has been played annually since 1925, approaching 100 years in action. Last year’s game was not played because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida has been the site of the game since 2012. Previously locations include Orlando, Houston, San Antonio, Oakland, Stanford, New Orleans and San Francisco.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB