The National Collegiate Athletic Association makes it a yearly tradition to give holiday gifts to the players from their corresponding bowls. With a spending cap of $550, the Big Ten players are expected to receive some elaborate gifts. About 125 members from each team will be rewarded this holiday season with souvenirs, shopping trips, and “gift suites” in exchange for their participation in the games. Here is the list ESPN has provided of some of the expected gifts the players will collect:
“Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State — Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era cap
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor — N/A; bowl committee would not disclose
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: No. 25 Minnesota vs. No. 16 Missouri — $447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip, watch, athletic performance shirt
Outback Bowl: No. 18 Wisconsin vs. No. 19 Auburn — $150 Best Buy gift card, Outback Steakhouse gift card, Fossil watch, Jostens ring, cap
National University Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. No. 24 USC — $445 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip, Fossil watch, cap
TaxSlayer Bowl: Iowa vs. Tennessee — Panasonic gift suite, Fossil watch
Foster Farms Bowl: Maryland vs. Stanford — Gift suite, Fossil watch
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Boston College — Different New Era products
Quick Lane Bowl: Rutgers vs. North Carolina — $250 Best Buy gift card, Sony headphones, custom-made Fathead for each player in their likeness, various apparel, football
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl: Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech — Gift suite, Ogio Marshall Pack backpack, beanie, Big Game football”
