Raymond James Stadium

It's official: The College Football Playoff championship game will be played at Raymond James Stadium on Jan. 22, 2029. Tampa will be the fourth city to host the event a second time.

An official confirmation may come on Wednesday at Raymond James Stadium, which last hosted the title game in 2017. The Dallas metroplex was previously expected to get the game, but dropped its bid.

The Oct. 11 game against Southern at Raymond James Stadium was switched to the Wildcats' home venue after reported issues with the promoter led to concerns about ensuring a “positive fan experience.”

After games at Atlanta and Houston, Tampa Bay hosts the New York Jets and NFL champ Philadelphia. The defending NFC South winners close with a three-game homestand and visits to Miami and Carolina.

There have been no official proposals for what the Bucs will do once their lease ends in 2028, but ownership is talking about stadium improvements, not a replacement.

The Rays are not the only ones unable to use the storm-battered stadium. More than 50 events, including high school graduations, have to relocate.

Lionel Messi's Major League Soccer club, Inter Miami CF, will take on Orlando City SC in a preseason match at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 14.

The Wolverines' defense sacked Jalen Milroe five times and forced three turnovers by the Crimson Tide quarterback in the Tampa bowl matchup attended by 51,439 fans at Raymond James Stadium.

While some of the big names have changed since the Crimson Tide and Wolverines met in last season's playoffs, there’s still plenty of star power at Raymond James Stadium on New Year's Eve.

The football tradition known as “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” moves to a pair of NFL venues while Jacksonville's EverBank Stadium undergoes renovations in 2026-27.

Tampa Bay, which opens at home on Sunday against the Washington Commanders, will be looking win the NFC South for the fourth straight year.

An extension to a half-cent sales tax that has been in place for nearly 30 years will go before the voters in November in Hillsborough County. But it also reduces the amount that would go to the county's public schools.