| GameAbove Sports Bowl | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stadium | Ford Field |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan |
| Operated | 2014–present |
| Conference tie-ins | Big Ten, MAC[1] |
| Previous conference tie-ins | ACC (2014–2019) |
| Payout | US$2 million (2019)[2] |
| Preceded by | Little Caesars Pizza Bowl |
| Sponsors | |
Ford Motor Company (2014–2023) GameAbove Sports (2024–present) | |
| 2023 matchup | |
| Minnesota vs. Bowling Green (Minnesota 30–24) | |
| 2024 matchup | |
| (December 26, 2024) | |
The GameAbove Sports Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that began play in the 2014 season. The game was previously known as the Quick Lane Bowl with Ford Motor Company serving as title sponsor of the game for 10 years, through its auto shop brand Quick Lane. That sponsorship ended in June 2024. In October 2024, strategic investment company GameAbove, through its GameAbove Sports brand, was announced as the game's new title sponsor.
Backed by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, the game features a bowl-eligible team from the Big Ten Conference competing against an opponent from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The bowl is played at Ford Field in Detroit and was created as a de facto replacement for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (last played in 2013), and inherited its traditional December 26 scheduling. Unlike its predecessor, which featured the eighth-place team in the Big Ten against the MAC champion, competing teams are selected by conference representatives and are not based on final rankings.[3]
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