Maaco, an auto repair chain based in King of Prussia, Pa., is the new sponor for the Las Vegas Bowl, according to a press release on the bowl’s Web site.
Actually, the game will now be called Maaco Bowl Las Vegas. ESPN Regional Television owns the game. ESPN will televise the game to a national audience.
The game was played on Saturday the past two years, but will now be played on Dec. 22, a Tuesday, in 2009.
”To stay on a Saturday this season would have meant playing the game too early in the month (Dec. 19) and we think the Tuesday slot will be perfect,” said the bowl’s executive director, Tina Kunzer-Murphy. ”Playing on the 22nd gives fans from both teams plenty of time to enjoy the game and still get home for the holidays.”
Arizona beat BYU 31-21 in last season’s game.