Bowl gifts for Vandy, Memphis, MTSU players

Swag gifts have become part of the benefit to players in bowl games; well, that, and the reward of playing in the postseason.

The NCAA allows bowl committees to give each participant gifts totaling a maximum value of $550.

According to the Sports Business Journal, here are bowl gifts given to Vanderbilt, Memphis and Middle Tennessee players for their respective bowl games, as well as participants in the Music City Bowl and Liberty Bowl:

Vanderbilt gifts in Texas Bowl

For the Texas Bowl in Houston on Dec. 27, Vanderbilt players will receive a gift suite, Academy Sports + Outdoors gift card, Adidas backpack, iSlide sandals and Texas Bowl belt buckle.

Memphis gifts in Birmingham Bowl

For the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 22, Memphis players will receive a gift suite, Oakley sunglasses, a beanie, a hooded sweatshirt and a "Big Game" football.

MTSU gifts in New Orleans Bowl

For the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 15, MTSU players will receive a gift suite and Fossil watch.

Gifts for Music City Bowl teams

For the Music City Bowl on Dec. 28, Purdue and Auburn players will receive a gift suite and Fossil watch.

Gifts for Liberty Bowl teams

For the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31, Missouri and Oklahoma State players will receive a shopping trip to Memphis' Bass Pro Shops; Bose SoundLink micro Bluetooth speaker, Bulova watch, a Liberty Bowl football and Nike shoes, sandals, backpack and sunglasses.

Reach Adam Sparks at asparks@tennessean.com and on Twitter @AdamSparks.

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