Gator Bowl Dream Team revealed for 2026 college football season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 7, 2026, 9:09 AM
Last updated Aug 7, 2026
The Gator Bowl Association introduced its 2026 'Dream Team' on August 6, featuring a dozen kids and teens, ages 5 to 16, as ambassadors. These children, from the Dreams Come True Foundation, signed letters of intent and received custom jerseys. The program aims to provide these young individuals, facing life-threatening illnesses or disabilities, opportunities to experience college football, including attending team meetings and a University of Florida game. They will also meet players and coaches, and be recognized on-field before the game on December 30.
- •Dream Team consists of kids from the First Coast and South Georgia.
- •Children will attend a University of Florida game and meet teams.
- •Participants face challenges like childhood cancer and heart defects.
- •The Gator Bowl game is scheduled for December 30 at 11:30 a.m.
- •Dreams Come True has supported over 5,000 children since 1984.
- 9:09 AMYahoo Sports — Gator Bowl 'Dream Team' sign on for the 2026 college football season
"Kids from the Dreams Come True Foundation signed their "letters of intent" to join the Gator Bowl Association for the 2026 season.
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