After winning the Boca Raton Bowl of Beans over Toledo, Louisville got to partake in a one-of-a-kind trophy ceremony. The Cardinals got to eat Bush’s baked beans out of the trophy.
Comedian Keegan-Michael Key was on hand for the ceremony as Louisville took down Toledo in the bowl game. The victory improved the Cardinals to 9-4 on the year, marking the third straight year with at least nine wins under head coach Jeff Brohm.
Key was on hand in partnership with Bush’s and presented the trophy during the ESPN broadcast. He also indicated he’d try to snag some beans, as well.
“One of these teams will be victorious today, and when that happens, we’re going to have a trophy celebration unlike you’ve ever seen before,” Key told ESPN’s Ashley Stroehlein. “The top, here, is going to come off. … Give it another quarter, this thing’s going to be filled with beans. Delicious beans that have been slow-cooking and simmering all day. And the victorious team will be able to partake of the beans in this trophy. That is going to be one of my last duties of the day, I’m very much looking forward to.”
The honor is appropriate considering the full name of Tuesday’s bowl game. It’s not just the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl. It’s the, Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans. However, a spokesperson clarified the winning team would not receive a bath of beans similar to, say, the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
That said, Brohm said he didn’t care what happened after the game. He simply wanted Louisville to come away with a victory.
“If we win, they can do whatever they want,” Brohm said, via Kentucky Today. “Any type of bean, I will eat it. Green beans, baked beans, lima beans, they are all good for you.”
Louisville went up early on Toledo in Tuesday’s bowl game, taking a 7-3 lead into halftime. The Cardinals then added to their advantage, going up 21-3 at one point in the fourth quarter. Toledo then scored a touchdown with just over 10 minutes to play and added a field goal to get back within a score.
Then, things got interesting. UL scored a touchdown, but Toledo blocked the PAT and ran it back for a two-point conversion, giving the Rockets the ball with 5:03 to play, down 27-16. They capitalized as Chip Trayanum punched in a touchdown with 2:24 to go, but could not get two-point conversion. That kept it at a 27-22 Louisville lead.