Best food celebrations from 2023 bowl season - ESPN

The 2023 bowl season means the return of celebratory food showers, ranging from mayo dumps to an edible Pop-Tarts mascot.

With the transfer portal and conference realignment hindering some college football traditions, there's nothing like a food bath for the winner of a bowl to reaffirm fans' love of the sport.

The Pop-Tarts Bowl is the newest member of unique food celebrations, as the winner takes a bite out of an edible mascot. It replaces the Cheez-It Bowl, in which the winning coach received a Cheez-It bath.

Here's a look at the most notable food celebrations during the 2023 bowl season.

The Duke's Mayo Bowl kicked off the seasonal trend with several bits inspired by the condiment.

In the end, West Virginia defeated the Tar Heels 30-10, but the box score might have been overshadowed by the game's intriguing scenes, including Mountaineers' coach Neal Brown's victory mayo bath.

«I feel cold. I feel wet. But I feel like a winner,» Brown said after getting doused in Duke's mayo.

The two mayo dumpers, Derek and Levi, successfully completed the mayo combine, earning a chance to drop 4.5 gallons of mayo on the winning head coach. The combine included different activities, such as mayo hands and a mayo squat.

Our 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl Mayo Dumpers are here