Get Ready for the Biggest High School Football Game of the Year

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the nation's premier high school football game. It has helped showcase the Nation's most promising high school athletes – athletes who have gone on to achieve college, professional and personal greatness – and talented band members, some of whom have gone on to become U.S. Army Soldiers. More than 100 football players and 125 marching band musicians and color guard members have been selected from across the country to participate in a week focused on leadership and teamwork alongside Army Soldiers and senior Army leaders in San Antonio, Texas. Each U.S. Army All-American is chosen not just because he or she excels on the football field or in music, but because each one embodies the values of Army Soldiers – values like Loyalty, Respect and Integrity.

The week-long celebration, starting Monday, Jan. 1, and leading up to the Bowl Game, provides a platform for Soldiers to engage with students, families and community officials while showcasing the Army's latest innovations in technology and its ongoing commitment to the development of America's future leaders.

The 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl will be played on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at the San Antonio Alamodome, and will be broadcast live on NBC at 12 p.m. CST. Pre-game pageantry will begin at 11 a.m. CST.

“As a mentor during bowl week we pair with players and band members across the country,” said Staff Sergeant Christopher Geber. “We attend practices and various events throughout the week which gives us that one on one time with the All-Americans and allows us to share our personal army stories with the All-Americans.”

U.S. Army All-American Bowl Facts:

Throughout its history, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has engaged with more than2,000 schools nationwide.

Football players are paired with Army Soldier Mentors—outstanding Soldiers who have earned distinctions in their commands—and those pairs interact throughout Bowl Week in a variety of activities.

The alumni roster of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl boasts two Heisman Trophy winners, 10 NFL Rookies of the Year, 351 NFL draft picks, including 82 first-rounders, 120 NFL Pro Bowlers and 43 Super Bowl Champions. Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Eric Berry, Tim Tebow, and Sam Darnold are just some who made their national debuts as U.S. Army All-Americans.

The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band performs at halftime.

Listen to the interview with Staff Sergeant Christopher Geber as he talks about the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and how US Army Soldiers will mentor tomorrow’s leaders during Bowl Week. Interview on tumblr/2018-us-army-all-american-bowl

Courtesy: U.S. Army