ACC Bowl Partnerships for 2009 Season

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the bowl partnerships for the 2009 season, with eight returning partners and the GMAC Bowl, which is new to the ACC bowl agreements.

The addition of the GMAC Bowl to the bowl partnership with the ACC will allow for nine of its member institutions to go to postseason competitions this season. The ACC sent 10 of their member institutions to postseason bowl games in 2008 and hope to build upon earlier victories this year.

“We are pleased to have quality bowl slots for up to nine of our teams for the 2009 football season,” ACC Commissioner John Swofford said to the media. “It is an excellent lineup of destinations and potential opponents for our schools," he added.

The winner of the Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship game will go to the FedEx Orange Bowl as long as they are not ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the BCS Standings and set to play in the BCS National Championship game.

The Orange Bowl will be played on Jan. 5, 2010 this season and televised on the Fox Network.

Other partner games include the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31, Konica Minolta Gator Bowl on Jan. 1, Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29, Gaylord Hotel Music City Bowl on Dec. 27, and the Meineke Car Care Bowl and the Emerald Bowl will both be aired on on Dec. 26.

The EagleBank Bowl will have the eighth pick in the selection process after last year's initial bowl game and is scheduled to play on Dec. 29 at RFK Stadium and televised on ESPN.

The only new addition to the ACC bowl games will be the GMAC Bowl, which will be televised on Jan. 6 on ESPN.

Every bowl game is scheduled to be televised on ESPN except for the FedEx Orange Bowl, which will be televised on Fox, and the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, which will be televised on CBS.

Originally posted on SportInformant.com.

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