First Glance - Music City Bowl (Texas A&M vs. Louisville)

By Brandon Hamburg Dec 28, 2015, 2:31pm CST

The Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl is played at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kickoff for this game is scheduled for just after 6:00 pm (CT)
Tickets for are still available through the 12th Man Foundation.
Texas A&M enters this game 8-4 (2-0 neutral sites) while Louisville is 7-5 (0-1 neutral site).
Nissan Stadium (formerly LP Field) was opened in 1999 and is the home of the Tennessee Titans.
Nissan Stadium has a capacity of 69,143.

The University of Louisville is in Louisville, Kentucky and was founded in 1798. The school has a current enrollment of 22,599.
Texas A&M is 3-0 against Louisville (1992, 1993, and 1994).
This will be the first time that Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino and Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin have faced each other.
Petrino is 3-0 against the Aggies, with his 3 wins coming in 2009, 2010, and 2011 when he was head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Louisville wide receiver Ja'Quay Savage played for Texas A&M in 2013. He had four receptions for 71 yards, including a touchdown.
Petrino spent one year coaching with current Texas A&M defensive line coach Terry Price during the 2002 season at Auburn. Petrino was the Tigers offensive coordinator while Price was the defensive line coach.
Kevin Sumlin faced off against the Cardinals in 1992 as a wide receivers coach while at Wyoming, the Cowboys won that matchup 26-24 in Louisville.

Channel: ESPN
Broadcast team: Tom Hart (playby-play), Andre Ware (analysis) and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Texas A&M Sports Network (Full list HERE)
Texas A&M Spanish Network (Radio stations in San Antonio, Houston, El Paso and McAllen, Texas)
ESPN Radio
SiriusXM

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