INDEPENDENCE BOWL - Holiday Bowl season is upon us and for Shreveport that means preparations are underway for the upcoming Walk On’s Independence Bowl as the official announcement came yesterday that Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will square off against the University of Miami Hurricanes as both teams have accepted invitations to play in this year’s game. After bowl officials made the announcement, Louisiana Tech Athletics held a press conference where Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz shared these thoughts about the match up.
"For us to have the opportunity to play a team from the ACC,"Holtz explained "I'm really excited about it."
Although this will be the sixth consecutive bowl
game for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, it will be a lot closer to home and that means it should have a strong alumni attendance.
"I look forward to the reception that we're going to receive in Shreveport," Holtz said. "I certainly encourage all Louisiana Tech alumni, family and friend to come join us on the (Dec.) 26th."
The 44th Independence Bowl is sponsored by Walk Ons, takes place at Independence Stadium near the fairgrounds in Shreveport – afternoon Kick off is scheduled for 3pm December 26th. In addition to the game, there will be a several activities days before the game and for information independencebowl.org
