SHREVEPORT, La. – The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl is set to host their Inaugural High School Football Media Day, presented by Jimmy Granger Ford, on Wednesday, August 6 at Independence Stadium.

“We think this is a tremendous opportunity to promote and support the incredible high school football programs and student-athletes we have all throughout Northwest Louisiana,” said Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Director of Communications Erik Evenson. “We hope this event will uncover some of the great stories about those athletes and assist our local media, who work so tirelessly to tell these stories, in their coverage of these programs and athletes.”

The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl High School Football Media Day, presented by Jimmy Granger Ford, will promote up to 35 high school football teams from Caddo, Bossier, Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster Parishes. The high schools in those Parishes will be invited to participate and bring the head coach and select student-athletes to the event.

Media representatives can apply for credentials at RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com/HS-FB-Media-Day. Credential requests must be submitted by Friday, August 1 at 11:59 PM. All attendees must apply for credentials before the credential application closes. No walk-up credentials will be provided on the day of the event. Applicants will receive an email indicating their acceptance or denial after submitting the application. Applications will be thoroughly reviewed and limited strictly to legitimate media representatives.

UPCOMING EVENT – Kickoff Dinner featuring Mack Brown

Mack Brown is a college football legend – a College Football Hall of Famer, two-time Coach of the Year and BCS National Champion – and will be the featured speaker at the 15th Annual Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Kickoff Dinner on Monday, August 18 at the Shreveport Convention Center.

Individual tickets to the event are on sale for $50 apiece, and a table of eight is $400. Tickets can be purchased at RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com/shop or by calling the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl office at (318) 221-0712 or toll-free at (888) 414-BOWL. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a cocktail hour and dinner buffets will open at 6:15 p.m. The program will begin at 7 p.m. with a Q&A to conclude.

Brown has been a staple of the college football coaching world over the past 47 years with five stops in 36 years as head coach at four different universities – Appalachian State (1983), Tulane (1985-1987), North Carolina (1988-1997 and 2019-2024) and Texas (1998-2013). During his 36-year head coaching career, Brown compiled a 288-155-1 record. His 288 wins rank him seventh on the FBS all-time wins list. He is a two-time National Coach of the Year – winning the 2005 Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year Award and the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Award. He won the 2005 BCS National Championship with the Longhorns in one of the most memorable games in college football history.