Up-and-Coming Country Star Candy Coburn to Perform at Offense-Defense All-American Bowl

Up-and-Coming Country Star Candy Coburn to Perform at Offense-Defense All-American Bowl

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Offense-Defense Sports is proud to announce today that Candy Coburn, an up-and-coming indie country music performer will be lending her talents to the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl scheduled to take place at Orange Bowl Stadium January 4th, 2008 at 8:00 PM on Fox College Sports. Candy will play a full set during the Midnight At Miami week-long celebration leading up to the game itself before performing during halftime of the Bowl Game.

"The spotlight shining on the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl continues to get brighter and brighter," said Matt Whittier, Bowl Director, "Country is the most popular music in America right now and football is the most popular sport by far. Candy's an amazing performer and we're proud to have her taking part in this great celebration with us. It's really a perfect fit."

Candy joins an eclectic celebrity cast made of personalities such as Miss America winner Lauren Nelson, Miss Florida winner Kylie Williams, former NFL superstars Nate Newton, Cris Carter, Rod Woodson, and Jake Reed, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, and Miami Mayor Manny Diaz who will be in attendance at the last-ever event to be held at Orange Bowl Stadium.

About Offense-Defense Sports:

Offense-Defense is a family owned and operated organization that has established a tradition of full-contact football instruction and life lessons that athletes can use on and off the field. Offense-Defense was the first football instructional organization in the world, and currently runs more than 60 football events nationwide each year. Offense-Defense has worked with more than 200,000 athletes, thousands of college stars and hundreds of NFL greats throughout the years. Twenty-eight of the 32 current NFL head coaches have worked with Offense-Defense Sports, which provides an unparalleled instructional experience for the athletes that attend its events.

About Candy Coburn:

Candy has been invited to be a featured act for a special television show called, "Live at the Gillioz Theater" with special guest and friend, George McCorkle (original Marshall Tucker Band) sitting in with her which aired in June of 2007. She has performed at a long list of numerous prestigious musical events, from the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Nashville to major spots at state fairs and festivals and everywhere in between. Not only has Candy opened for BIG names such as Pat Green, Kevin Fowler, BIG and RICH, Keith Anderson, Blake Shelton, Tracy Lawrence, Josh Turner, Hot Apple Pie, Little Big Town, Rodney Crowell, and Cowboy Crush, to name a few, she has done so while headlining her own tour as well.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
DAN LICURSI
BOWL SELECTION COMMITTEE DIRECTOR
OFFENSE-DEFENSE ALL-AMERICAN BOWL
309 BUSH DRIVE
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579
(843) 903-1888

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Source: Offense-Defense Sports

CONTACT: Dan Licursi, Bowl Selection Committee Director, Offense-Defense
All-American Bowl, +1-843-903-1888

Web site:

http://www.o-d.com/

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