DETROIT - The Detroit Lions announced today that the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl will be played on Tuesday, December 26 and will be televised on ESPN.
In late 2016, a multiyear-extension agreement was announced with Ford Motor Company's Quick Lane Tire © Auto Center renewing Quick Lane as title sponsor for the annual bowl game held at Ford Field. The renewal guaranteed naming rights of the bowl game through 2019. Quick Lane became the game's title sponsor prior to the inaugural game in 2014.
The third annual Quick Lane Bowl featured a matchup between the University of Maryland, being led by first year head coach D.