The time may be right for Nashville to hold a national championship school football game if the Tennessee Titans’ proposed stadium is built through 2026.
The $2. 1 billion closed stadium would particularly boost Nashville’s chances, according to TransPerfect Music City Bowl President and CEO Scott Ramsey, who plans to bid for the national championship game when the next bidding cycle opens.
The national championship game is already set for the next 4 seasons.
Ramsey, who is also president and CEO of the Nashville Sports Council, is already making plans to bid for a first-round school football playoff game for Nissan Stadium after the 4-8 game expansion was announced in 2021.
Ramsey set his highest goals when the Titans and Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced the main points of the agreement on Oct. 17 to build the new stadium, which would meet the fundamental criteria for the national championship.
“In fact, I think (the NCAA) will continue to bid for the national championship and, at this time, they may not come to an outdoor turf facility in South Central in mid-January (like Nissan Stadium),” Ramsey said. I just don’t need the national championship game to be dictated by bad weather, which I understand. “
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The proposed 1. 7 million-square-foot stadium, which would be adjacent to Nissan Stadium, would be a game-changer. It would have a synthetic turf playing surface and a translucent transparent roof. The plan will require approval from all 40 Nashville members. Metropolitan Council.
Ramsey made the stadium structure public last week.
The next home of the national championship game is after the 2026 season, recently scheduled for January 11, 2027, just after the new Titans stadium may be finished if the box is damaged in 2023 as proposed.
The next 4 national championship games will be held at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles at the end of this season, NRG Stadium in Houston in 2024, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in 2025, and Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in 2026.
“It’s going to line up pretty well for us for 2026 and beyond,” Ramsey said. very aggressively. “
Speaking of the Music City Bowl, volunteers are already open for this year’s game.
Opportunities are expected at Bowling Week (Dec. 28-31), adding special events, media accreditation distribution, youth soccer champion rite and more.
The game will be played on December 31 at 11 a. m. m. at Nissan Stadium. Volunteer opportunities will take place at Nissan Stadium and locations.
If you have any questions, please contact volunteer leader Joseph Donaldson at JDonaldson@NashvilleSports. com or bit. ly/3zvBBtP.
The World Series doesn’t draw much of an audience to the Nashville market.
The first two games of the series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros had an average score of just 3. 65, out of 42,650 Nashville households, according to WTVF-5 senior programming director Mark Binda.
The first game, won through the Phillies 6-5 last Friday, scored 4. 0 and the win through the Astros 5-2 on Saturday scored 3. 3.
That made the first game the eighth most-watched event of the week in Nashville and the moment the eleventh most-watched event.
Sunday’s most-watched Titans-Houston Texans game, which earned 21. 4 (251,228 households) and the timing of UT’s victory over Kentucky on Saturday, which earned 14. 3 (167,096 households).
Hank Hutcheson, the son of Lipscomb director Philip Hutcheson, has transferred from Trevecca and will play his junior season at Lipscomb.
Hank is a 6-foot-6-inch forward, who in 3 games and played a total of 16 during the two seasons beyond at Trevecca.
One of the games he played against Lipscomb as a freshman.
Hank played at Lipscomb Academy, where he averaged 14. 5 problems and 4. 5 rebounds as a senior.
Belmont’s women’s basketball team is ranked number nine and the men’s team is ranked 21st in the Mid Major Top 25 via collegeinsider. com released Monday.
The women’s team is coming off a 23-8 season, which included a circular at the time of the NCAA Tournament. He also won votes in the Associated Press’ Top 25 preseason poll.
The men went 25-8 and played at NIT last season.
Belmont is moving this season from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Missouri Valley. The season opener on Nov. 9 at home against Chattanooga and the men’s opener on Nov. 7 at home vs. Ohio.
Tennessee Tech won votes on the women’s ballot and Lipscomb won votes on the men’s ballot.
The official reveal of the XFL and mascots took place on Monday. Eight will play its first season in 2023.
There are connections on two of the poles.
Washington D. C. Defenders coach Reggie Barlow has the most people with local ties on his team.
They come with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who was the Titans’ defensive coordinator from 1997 to 2000 and returned in 2013, and offensive coordinator Fred Kaiss, who spent two seasons at TSU from 1997-99 and 2006-10.
The Defenders’ quarterback coach is former TSU quarterback Shannon Harris, who was with the Tigers from 2002 to 2009, was a Titans apprentice from 2014 to 2015 and returned to TSU from 2018 to 2020, and the offensive line coach is Russ Ehrenfeld, who spent 3 seasons at TSU and two at Austin Peay.
Vegas Vipers coach is Rod Woodson and the team player manager is former Tennessee Vols receiver Joey Clinkscales.
Brentwood Academy’s Mensi Stiff named to U. S. track and field teamU. S.
Stiff, a commitment of Ole Miss, a member of the team as a weight thrower and discus thrower. It is ranked No. 1 in the U. S. USA in shot put and fourth in discus.
Stiff Gatorade Tennessee Female Track and Box Athlete of the Year as a junior.
Belmont has released its baseball schedule for 2023, which features some engaging matchups before the Bruins begin their first season in the Missouri Valley Conference.
After opening the season on February 17 at home with a four-game series against former CVB nemesis UT Martin, Belmont’s roster is a three-game series at NC State (Feb. 24-26), then games at MTSU (Feb. 28). ) and Lipscomb (March 8) followed a game against Vanderbilt at First Horizon Park (March 14).
Belmont opens MVC’s season at home with a three-game series Illinois State (March 24-26).
The Bruins have more home games outside the Tennessee Tech conference (April 4), MTSU (April 25) and Lipscomb (May 9), then play in Tennessee (May 16).
Stephen Nasse went from fifth to first after the most sensible three crashed in the 38th annual All American 400 race, then passed Luke Fenhaus on the final lap to win the race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
The All American 400 serves year as the final race of the season on the track.
Fenhaus was disqualified in the post-race inspection, moving Gio Ruggiero to second place, Kyle Crump to third, Casey Johnson to fourth and Derek Thorn to fifth. Defending champion Matt Craig finished ninth among the 40 cars.
Nasse, 27, of Pinellas Park, Florida, overcame several apparatus problems, a shaft damaged in practice, to get his third direct victory. He won the Southern Super Series finals at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida on September 24 and the Winchester 400 at Winchester, Indiana Speedway on October 16.
Along with Craig, Dylan Fetcho and Conner Jones of Gladeville, Gabe Sommer and Michael House of Columbia point out the top 10.
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Tennessee State offensive lineman Robert Lacey has an invite to play in the HBCU Pigskin Showdown.
It will be played Dec. 17 at Marion Military Institute in Alabama.
Lacey, a 6-foot-4-inch, 340-pound senior from Mobile, Alabama, is on the preseason All-OVC and Senior Bowl watch list.
He spent his first two seasons at Hutchinson Community College.
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