| 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 79th Citrus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Camping World Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Josh McCray (RB, Illinois)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | South Carolina by 9.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Kevin Mar (Big 12)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 47,129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) (ABC) Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2024, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 79th annual Citrus Bowl featured Illinois from the Big Ten Conference and South Carolina from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at approximately 3:00 p.m. EST and aired on ABC.[3][4] The Citrus Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. Sponsored by Cheez-It, the game was officially known as the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
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