Community Impact

Extra Yard for Teachers is Bowl Season’s designated community initiative. The College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation’s primary cause platform, Extra Yard for Teachers is dedicated to elevating the teaching profession by inspiring and empowering teachers.

Every bowl game came together and participated in an effort by the entire Bowl Season membership to honor teachers in each respective market as part of the second-annual BIG DAY for Teachers on Sept. 14, 2021. Part of Extra Yard for Teachers Week, the BIG DAY is a designated day where the college football community celebrates educators.

Each bowl game was provided with a $1,000

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gift card through Extra Yard for Teachers to present to a local teacher on the BIG DAY, with encouragement to do anything additional to celebrate them.

The partnership includes the opportunity to participate in an Extra Yard for Teachers grant-matching program for teachers during Bowl Season. Available to all bowl games, it has the potential to bring more than $500,000 in additional support to teachers nationwide.

More than 7,000 teachers were positively affected nationwide during CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Week.

GIVING BACK

Bowls have a tradition of giving back to their communities, with hundreds of millions of dollars going to worthy charities and causes over the years.