For the players, the bowls aren’t just about the games. They’re about the bowl swag, too.
Each year, Sports Business Journal uncovers what exactly the players will be getting for making bowl games.
The NCAA allows each bowl to award up to $550 worth of gifts to 125 participants per school (a good day to be a walk-on). And as you can see here on the full list, the gift choices are pretty sweet, too.
Below is what the Big 12 players will be getting:
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (Dec. 28): Kansas State vs. Michigan
Gift suite (players pick out gifts from an in-person catalogue)
Fossil watch
Ogio Cube backpack
Valero Alamo Bowl (Dec. 30): Texas vs. Oregon
iPad Mini with retina display
Apple gift card
Fossil watch
Panoramic photo
Schutt mini helmet
National University Holiday Bowl (Dec. 30): Texas Tech vs. Arizona State
$305 Best Buy gift card
Reactor Meltdown watch
Maui Jim sunglasses
Cap
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1): Baylor vs. Central Florida
Gift suite
Fossil watch
Ogio Cube backpack
Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2): Oklahoma vs. Alabama
Gift suite
Fossil watch
New Era 39Thirty cap
Ogio backpack
AT&T Cotton Bowl (Jan. 3): Oklahoma State vs. Missouri
The bowl game would not disclose its gifts; however, two years ago, the Cotton Bowl is on record handing out iPad 2s and Fossil watches