Gator Bowl holds off on contract extension past 2028 citing stadium renovations, playoff expansion – News4JAX

Gator Bowl holds off on contract extension past 2028 citing stadium renovations, playoff expansion  News4JAX

Uncertainty around the future of the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville has the event holding off on extending its contract with the city past the 2028 season, with the game’s leadership citing stadium renovations and a potential Playoff expansion, as reported by our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Uncertainty around the future of the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville has the event holding off on extending its contract with the city past the 2028 season, with the game’s leadership citing stadium renovations and a potential Playoff expansion, as reported by our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record. The city is set to file legislation with Jacksonville City Council that would extend the city’s contract with the Gator Bowl one year into the opening of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ “Stadium of the Future,” according to a memo presented to the Mayor’s Budget Review Committee.

That legislation would guarantee that the Gator Bowl plays one more game in Jacksonville following the renovation as part of the 2028 bowl season. The renovations to EverBank Stadium would keep the Gator Bowl from Jacksonville for the 2027 bowl season. The city’s current contract with the game runs through the end of the 2026 season, expiring March 31, 2027. City spokesperson Phil Perry said there have not been substantial talks between the Gator