Allstate Sugar Bowl

In a game delayed but not deterred, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish used key plays, gritty defense, and a historic kickoff return to cemented their 23-10 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate #SugarBowl! #GoIrish // #GoDawgs

Today, we're saluting 2025 25-Year Award winner John Sudsbury, Allstate Sugar Bowl Senior Director of Communications! "I’ve had the opportunity to work at many different levels of athletics (D2, I-AA, I-AAA, FBS non-power institutions, FBS power institutions) and now for many years with a college football bowl game. No matter what your specific job duties are, the most important thing is to work with good people..." Read the full feature: https://lnkd.in/eeE7PkqJ

Dottie Reese , MPH, MSW, CCDP has been selected as the 67th Sugar Bowl Committee President! She will serve as the president through the 2026 #CFBPlayoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate #SugarBowl! Read More: https://lnkd.in/eD4-A6GG

The Allstate #SugarBowl is a proud sponsor of the annual HBCU Legacy Bowl in New Orleans, which showcases the best NFL draft-eligible football players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities! ? The game will kickoff on Saturday February 22 at 3:00PM CST and will be broadcast on NFL Network!

In partnership with ESPN and the College Football Playoff Foundation's Extra Yard For Teachers, the Allstate #SugarBowl recognized outstanding teachers by donating $1,000 for every touchdown scored at the 2025 #CFBPlayoff Quarterfinal to support health, sports, and fitness projects in local schools! Olivia Scott of Audubon Charter School was the first Touchdown for Teachers recipient, receiving funding for her classroom project!

Thirty-three players on rosters for #SuperBowlLIX have connections to the Allstate #SugarBowl! Fifteen members of the Kansas City Chiefs and 18 Philadelphia Eagles players either played in the Allstate Sugar Bowl; played in the 2022 Allstate Louisiana Kickoff; played in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship, hosted by the Sugar Bowl; were honored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Manning Award for their accomplishments as college quarterbacks; or played in the Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA Football State Championships as high school standouts! ?? https://lnkd.in/g-GPBb3g

?? Cam Ward, 2024’s national leader in touchdown passes as well as the NCAA Division I record-holder for career touchdown passes, has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Manning Award, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl! Now in its 21st year, the Manning Award, was created by the #SugarBowl to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. The award is voted on by a panel of local and national media, as well as each of the Mannings. Read More: https://lnkd.in/e6pVt-_6

? 25 years ago, the #SugarBowl hosted the BCS National Championship game between Virginia Tech and Florida State! Read the oral history of the 2000 Sugar Bowl ?? https://lnkd.in/eNqcH45V

Sugar Bowl to donate $500,000 to support victims and future public safety efforts in New Orleans. Read More: https://lnkd.in/eMiefQcm

?? The Allstate #SugarBowl celebrated New Orleans teachers at the 2025 #CFBPlayoff Quarterfinal! In conjunction with the College Football Playoff Foundation's Extra Yard for Teachers and New Schools for New Orleans , teachers participated in the Allstate Sugar Bowl New Year’s Parade and the National Anthem before the game, and 10 teachers received $1,000 grants towards their classrooms!