Outback Steakhouse signs on as title sponsor for Outback Bowl
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Outback Steakhouse is an American casual dining restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 1200 locations in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It was founded in February 1988 in Tampa by Bob Basham, Chris T. Sullivan, Trudy Cooper and Tim Gannon, and is now owned and operated in the United States by OSI Restaurant Partners, and by other franchise and venture agreements internationally.
About Property:
The Outback Bowl is an annual New Year's Day college football bowl game matching teams from the SEC and Big Ten Conference and played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It has the longest title sponsor (20 years) of any bowl game in Outback Steakhouse. It is organized by the Tampa Bay Bowl Association under Jim McVay, who has been the president/CEO since 1988.