Military Bowl Hosting Online Esports Football Tournament

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Football fans will love yet another way to get involved in their favorite sport. The Military Bowl, which is held in Annapolis, has teamed up with Battle at the Bowl to host the online esports tournament for the college football season.

Registration for Battle at the Bowl allows for unlimited play throughout the college football season in five esports game titles: Overwatch, Rocket League, Madden, Hearthstone and Halo 3. Registrants can select to compete for their favorite college football team, building on the affinity college football fans have for their university. Registration on Battle at the Bowl’s platform allows players to qualify to win prizes including gift cards, Military Bowl game souvenirs, money and more.

Pre-registration begins on Wednesday, Aug. 7 and continues through the 2019 bowl season. Open game play begins Tuesday, Aug. 13. Fans can register at battleatthebowl.com. Battle at the Bowl will donate a portion of all registration fees to Patriot Point, the Military Bowl Foundation’s 290-acre retreat for recovering service members. Competitors will also have the opportunity to donate additional funds directly to Patriot Point during gameplay.

Players also can opt to play in Battle at the Bowl’s special series of Games of the Week featuring teams from the conferences that will meet in this year’s Military Bowl, the ACC and the American Athletic Conference. Participants will compete against their rival schools to help their university win. Top scoring universities and players will be crowned each week. Game of the Week play begins on Saturday, Aug. 24. A full schedule of Games of the Week is available at battleatthebowl.com.

The Battle at the Bowl regular season online play ends Sunday, Dec. 1, with the crowning of a Battle at the Bowl regularseason champion. Bowl season game play begins on Sunday, Dec. 8, a.k.a. “Selection Sunday.” Once the results are posted on Selection Sunday, fans can compete for their favorite team playing in the Military Bowl, and help their team and university win it all.

“The Battle at the Bowl engages our passionate ACC and American fans and brings them together in an exciting new way,” said Steve Beck, Military Bowl Foundation president and executive director in a statement. “We look forward to following our teams in Battle at the Bowl as they help us generate awareness and contributions for Patriot Point.”