2016 Belk Bowl
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| Date | December 29, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Virginia Tech by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Blue Honey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Brandon Cruse (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 46,902 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
TV: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch Radio: Taylor Zarzour, Charles Arbuckle, Dari Nowkhah |
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The 2016 Belk Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played on December 29, 2016. The game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference and the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It both teams' first appearance in the bowl.
Prior to kickoff, Arkansas announced that senior tight end, Jeremy Sprinkle would be suspended for the bowl game. Sprinkle had been arrested for shoplifting earlier in the week. On Tuesday, all players from both teams received a $450 gift card to purchase merchandise from a Belk store within a 90 minute timeframe. Sprinkle allegedly took more than he was allowed and was suspended by the Arkansas athletic department.
With its 2016 Belk Bowl appearance, the Virginia Tech football team extended its bowl streak to 24 consecutive games. The streak is the longest active bowl streak recognized by the NCAA.
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