GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Bobby Bowden is getting back into coaching. Well, sort of.
Bowden has made a five-year commitment to coach in the inaugural Battle of Florida, a college all-star game featuring guys who were either born in Florida or played high school or college football in the Sunshine State.
For Bowden, who will turn 82 in November, it will be a welcome change after spending the last year giving motivational speeches and promoting his book, “Called to Coach.” He will return to the coaching ranks in January for a week of practices and charity events.
Florida Atlantic’s Howard Schnellenberger, who helped build Miami into a national power in the early 1980s, will be on the opposite sideline. The inaugural game will be played Jan. 21, 2012, at Florida Atlantic’s new, on-campus stadium.
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