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St. Petersburg Bowl reportedly getting name change
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The St. Petersburg Bowl is no longer, according to reports.
Well, the bowl game is still going to be played just under a different name: Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. Brett McMurphy tweeted the expected name change on Friday:
Sources: St. Pete Bowl has been renamed Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. Despite name change game remains in St. Pete https://t.co/fcxi8GKyeI
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 18, 2017
According to McMillan, the game will continued to be played in St. Petersburg, Fla. It may now potentially be the best-named bowl game currently being played.
The bowl game has no direct ties to the B1G.
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