NEW ORLEANS – It’s no secret that football in southeastern Louisiana is a big deal. From Friday night lights, college game days and bowls, and the “Who Dat Nation” for Sunday’s Saints games – Louisianans are exposed to the game at an early age. Enthusiasm for the game comes early too.
Capitalizing on that enthusiasm is a movement incorporating the ins and outs of the game with lessons in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Science of Sport, a program led by University of Arizona faculty, is at the forefront of that movement, and along with the Sun Belt Conference, the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, and the College Football Playoff Foundation, they will host an educational seminar for elementary-aged students this Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome prior to the start of the 17th edition of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.