It's Bowl Season! | All American (December 17, 2025)

It's Bowl Season!!

This week on All American Maria Trivelpiece and Kyle Youmans highlight all 9 bowl games for American Conference Teams. 9 setting a record for most teams in the bowl games in conference history

Two of those teams met this past weekend in Baltimore and it was nAvy who came out on top in America's Game 17-16. A stout defense in the 2nd half and a 4th quarter touchdown pass from Blake Horvath to Eli Heidenreich led the midshipment to the comeback win iver Army alos giving them back-to-back Commander-in-Chief Trophy wins. It also makred Navy's 1st time ever with back-to-back 10 win seasons.

Playoffs... Yes we can talk about Playoffs. That's right the American has a team in College Football Playoff as Tulane heads to Oxford to take on Ole Miss in a rematch from earlier this season. There are a lot of interesting caveats to the game this time and Maria and Kyle discuss why this weill be a much bette rgame then back in September and what Tulane must do to win and advacne to the next round which would be a mathcup in the Sugar Bowl with Georgia. 

They also preveiw all 8 other bowl games across the American. Startin Wednewsdya night in Orlando wiht the Cure Bowl between South Florida and Old Dominion. Other matchups include the Gasparilla Bowl with Memphis and NC State, First Repsonder Bowl between UTSA and FIU as the first half of the schedule. The 2nd half of the American Bowl Schedule inclues the Militayr Bowl between East Carolina and Pitt, the Fenway Bowl between Army and UConn, the New MExico Bowl between San Diego State and North Texas. Rice and Texas State in the Armed Forces Bowl and Navy vs Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl finish the schedule on Jnauary 2nd. 

It's been a great season for the Tulane Green Wave marked by thier 2nd American Conference Championship in 4 years and now a trip to the College Football Playoff. 

One of the leaders of that team and defense is linebacker Sam Howard.  Howard joins Maria Trivelpiece and Kyle YOumans to discuss the Tulane season, and what it means to be playing in the playoff on Saturday. Along with how the team has grown throughout the season and how the rematch with Ole Miss will be different this time.

Along with what it means to him to be back on the field after fighting injuries and adversity himself throughout the season

Since it's bowl season across college football we put Maria Trivelpiece and Kyle Youmans to the test on thier knowledge of bowl game history. From the first bowl game, to the original 5 major bowl games, to who holds the active streak across the American and the country they put their knowledge to the test to see how much they truly know about bowl games

Lastly Maria and Kyle break down the top plays of the week across the American. Two showings from the basketball teams in Greenville, a steal and slam by North Texas along along with Horvath to Heidenreich giving Navy the win in America's Game. Number 1 however is a repeat performer with a highlight real slam for the 2nd straight week from the hotest team in American Men's Basketball right now in Tulsa

Watch the episode on the American Conference YouTube Channel. Youtube.com/@AmericanConf