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NASHVILLE, Tenn., (May 20, 2015) – Nashville’s Holiday Tradition, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, has been set for Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 6:00 p.m. CST at LP Field. The game will be televised on ESPN, the Bowl’s television partner since its inception, and will take place in prime time for the first time since 2011’s contest between Wake Forest and Mississippi State.

“2015 marks our sixth year as the title sponsor of the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, and we’re excited that this year’s game will be broadcast during prime time. Our sponsorship has proven to be a great opportunity to promote our company to a nationwide audience while also raising awareness for the numerous Bowl-related charities we support,” said Dan Crockett, President/CEO of Franklin American Mortgage Company. “Last year’s game was one of the best of the entire Bowl Season and we’re looking forward to building upon that momentum in 2015.”

The 18^th annual Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl will showcase the extended partnership between the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) or Big Ten Conference in Nashville.  As announced in July 2014, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl and TaxSlayer Bowl have agreed to share selections with the Big Ten Conference and ACC to provide an opponent to the SEC through 2019.

“The significant upgrade to our selection position delivered a marquee match-up in the first year of our new conference agreements and paid dividends to our key stakeholders by filling up the stadium, the city of Nashville and delivering a great product on national television,” said Scott Ramsey, President & CEO, Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl. “We also want to thank the Franklin American Mortgage Company and Dan Crockett for returning for their sixth year as title sponsor of our game and ESPN’s continuation as our broadcast partner.”

ESPN has served as the Bowl’s television partner since its inception in 1998 and will televise the Bowl again this year as part of a 12-year agreement which began last year.

Last year’s Bowl game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeating the LSU Tigers 31-28, in front of a crowd of 60,419 on December 30^th.  The game, which kicked off at 2 p.m. CST, achieved a 3.4 US HH rating on ESPN. Ink Free News covered the game in full.

Renewals for 2015 season ticket holders will begin on May 21. Remaining tickets will be released for sale to the general public through Ticketmaster beginning on September 1.