Tailgating at college football games is as American as apple pie, and a new tailgate tour is coming to college football. Learfield and Kingsford have announced a partnership that is bringing six tailgates to key college football games around the country, according to a press release.
One of those six games will be a Big 12 game, with Oklahoma State vs. Arizona State on November 2nd in Stillwater making the cut for what should make an awesome college football scene even better early next month.
Kingsford Tailgate Tour Dates
- Sep. 28 – Georgia at Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Oct. 12 – Red River Rivalry: Texas vs. Oklahoma (Dallas, Texas)
- Nov. 2 – Arizona State at Oklahoma State (Stillwater, Okla.)
- Nov. 9 – Georgia at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)
- Nov. 16 – Tennessee at Georgia (Athens, Ga.)
- Nov. 30 – Texas at Texas A&M (College Station, Texas)
The Big 12 match up was the only non-SEC game on the list. And it’s quickly becoming one of the more intriguing match ups in the Big 12 since Arizona State is off to a 2-0 start and is No. 1 in our Big 12 Football Power Rankings this week.
Meantime, Oklahoma State was always expected to be in the hunt for a Big 12 title, but had a scare last weekend hosting Arkansas and needing to come from two touchdowns behind to beat the Razorbacks in double overtime.
Per the release, Kingsford and Learfield will host a pregame tailgate at each stop where they’ll prepare recipes grilled over America’s #1 charcoal and served hot off the grill.
Additionally, grillers at each school will be featured in “King of the Tailgate,” a 12-part series produced by Learfield Studios that unpacks the tradition, rituals, and routines that make tailgating unique, while diving into the regional cooking styles and gameday delicacies that define each school’s tailgates. “Kingsford Tailgate Cam” is a season-long celebration and journey through each school’s liveliest and tastiest tailgates, all served up by Kingsford charcoal.
Fans will have the chance to participate in an exclusive sweepstakes by sharing their best game day tailgating (or “home-gating”) photos, showcasing their impressive setups and delicious grill creations using Kingsford Charcoal to be featured on the “King of the Tailgate” virtual fan wall. Every submission to the virtual fan wall on Kingsford’s website will also register on an interactive fan heat map illuminating the hotspots of passionate tailgaters across the nation. At the end of the sweepstakes, Kingsford will announce a winner at each of the 12 partner schools and a grand prize trip to one of the biggest rivalry games of the season.
