2014 College Football Bowl Gifts: What Will Vols Receive?

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Because college football bowl season always falls around the Christmas holiday, teams are sure to receive a variety of gifts through their respective bowl committee. While student-athletes are not allowed to get paid due to their amateur status, they will still receive plenty of swag in their stocking.

Per the SportsBusiness Journal, $5.4 million will be spent on college football bowl gifts this year across 39 bowl games. A large portion of that money will go towards players receiving “gift suites”. What is a gift suite?  A gift suite is an order form given to each participant where they are allowed to select a gift, or gifts, up to a certain value that is predetermined by each bowl.

The NCAA allows each bowl to award $550 worth of gifts to 125 participants per school. With the Tennessee Volunteers participating in the TaxSlayer Bowl this year, they are set to receive a Panasonic gift suite as well as a Fossil watch.

Other sweet gifts that other bowls are offering up include a GoPro Hero 4, Best Buy gift card and shopping trip, AudioSource Sound pop portable/mobile speaker, Under Armour sunglasses, Ogio backpack, and Chick-Fil-A gift card.

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  • Check out the complete list of 2014 Bowl Gifts:

    ■ R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
    Dec. 20, 11 a.m. (ESPN); New Orleans
    Gift suite; Fossil watch

     Gildan New Mexico Bowl
    Dec. 20, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN); Albuquerque, N.M.
    Gift suite; AudioSource Sound pop portable/mobile speaker; mobile phone charger and cord; Oakley Works backpack; Oakley Enduro sunglasses; Oakley fine knit beanie; cap; Gildan stadium blanket

     Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
    Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m. (ABC); Las Vegas
    Gift suite; Oakley Works backpack

     Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
    Dec. 20, 5:45 p.m. (ESPN); Boise, Idaho
    Gift suite; Ogio backpack; winter coat; winter gloves; winter beanie; Big Game football

     Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
    Dec. 20, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN); Montgomery, Ala.
    Gift suite; Fossil watch; cap; souvenir pylon; football

     Miami Beach Bowl
    Dec. 22, 2 p.m. (ESPN); Miami
    Under Armour sunglasses; Under Armour cap; Oakley Halifax backpack; electronics product

     Boca Raton Bowl
    Dec. 23, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Boca Raton, Fla.
    Gift suite

     San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
    Dec. 23, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN); San Diego
    $395 Best Buy gift card; Fossil watch; cap

     Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
    Dec. 24, Noon (ESPN); Nassau, Bahamas
    Gift suite; Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; New Era 39Thirty cap

     Hawaii Bowl
    Dec. 24, 8 p.m. (ESPN); Honolulu
    Gift suite; Oakley Holbrook sunglasses; Oakley Works backpack; Tori Richard aloha shirt; Pro Athletics T-shirt and shorts/swim trunks; beach towel

     Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
    Dec. 26, 1 p.m. (ESPN); Dallas
    Gift suite; Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; beanie; Big Game football

     Quick Lane Bowl
    Dec. 26, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Detroit
    $250 Best Buy gift card; Sony headphones; custom-made Fathead for each player, with his likeness; various apparel; football

     Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl
    Dec. 26, 8 p.m. (ESPN); St. Petersburg, Fla.
    Gift suite; Oakley Breadbox sunglasses; Oakley Works backpack

     Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
    Dec. 27, 1 p.m. (ESPN); Annapolis, Md.
    Microsoft Xbox One console; Under Armour backpack; Mighty Boom Ball speakers; beanie

     Hyundai Sun Bowl
    Dec. 27, 2 p.m. (CBS); El Paso, Texas
    Gift suite; Timely Watch Co. watch; Ogio Politan backpack; Helen of Troy hair dryer; Majestic fleece pullover; Top of the World cap

     Duck Commander Independence Bowl
    Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m. (ABC); Shreveport, La.
    Gift suite; Timely Watch Co. watch; New Era ski cap; football

     New Era Pinstripe Bowl
    Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Bronx, N.Y.
    Variety of New Era products

     National University Holiday Bowl
    Dec. 27, 8 p.m. (ESPN); San Diego
    $445 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip; Fossil watch; cap

     AutoZone Liberty Bowl
    Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (ESPN); Memphis
    Sol Republic Deck Ultra wireless bluetooth speaker; Bulova watch; Nike athletic shoes; Nike sport sandals; Nike sunglasses; Nike backpack; game ball

     Russell Athletic Bowl
    Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN); Orlando
    $447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip^; watch; athletic performance shirt

     AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
    Dec. 29, 9 p.m. (ESPN); Houston
    Gift suite; Adidas Team Speed duffel bag; cap; belt buckle

     Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
    Dec. 30, 3 p.m. (ESPN); Nashville
    Gift suite; Fossil watch

     Belk Bowl
    Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN); Charlotte
    Shopping trip to Belk department store; Fossil watch

     Foster Farms Bowl
    Dec. 30, 10 p.m. (ESPN); Santa Clara, Calif.
    Gift suite; Fossil watch

     Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN); Atlanta
    $300 Vanilla Visa gift card; Chick-fil-A gift card; Apple TV; Fossil watch; football

     Vizio Fiesta Bowl
    Dec. 31, 4 p.m. (ESPN); Glendale, Ariz.
    Gift suite; Fossil watch; Ogio Rogue backpack

     Capital One Orange Bowl
    Dec. 31, 8 p.m. (ESPN); Miami Gardens, Fla.
    Gift suite; Tourneau watch

     Outback Bowl
    Jan. 1, Noon (ESPN2); Tampa
    $150 Best Buy gift card; Outback Steakhouse gift card; Fossil watch; Jostens ring; cap

     Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
    Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN); Arlington, Texas
    Information not available; bowl committee would not disclose

     Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
    Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ABC); Orlando
    $447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip^; watch; athletic performance shirt

     Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
    Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN); Pasadena, Calif.
    Gift suite; Fossil watch; Oakley Works backpack; New Era 59Fifty cap

     Allstate Sugar Bowl
    Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN); New Orleans
    Gift suite; Fossil watch; New Era cap

     Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
    Jan. 2, Noon (ESPN); Fort Worth, Texas
    Gift suite; Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; beanie; Big Game football

     TaxSlayer Bowl
    Jan. 2, 3:20 p.m. (ESPN); Jacksonville
    Panasonic gift suite; Fossil watch

     Valero Alamo Bowl
    Jan. 2, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN); San Antonio
    GoPro Hero4 Silver camera and 32GB memory card; Fossil watch; Oakley Works backpack; Schutt mini helmet; panoramic photo

     TicketCity Cactus Bowl
    Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN); Tempe, Ariz.
    Gift suite; Fossil watch; Ogio Rogue backpack

     Birmingham Bowl
    Jan. 3, 1 p.m. (ESPN); Birmingham, Ala.
    Gift suite; Oakley sunglasses; beanie; hooded sweatshirt; Big Game football

     GoDaddy Bowl
    Jan. 4, 9 p.m. (ESPN); Mobile, Ala.
    Sol Republic Tracks Air wireless/bluetooth on-ear headphones; watch; Coleman chair; military style backpack; Wilson football

     College Football Playoff National Championship Game presented by AT&T
    Jan. 12, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN); Arlington, Texas
    Information not available; bowl committee would not disclose