Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) has announced that Dream Bowl XV, the 15th anniversary edition of the college football all-star showcase, will be held on Jan. 17, 2027, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and is planned to be broadcast nationally on ESPN. The game features professional draft-eligible players from all college divisions and NAIA programs. Datavault AI will continue as an intellectual property licensing partner and official sponsor of The Dream Bowl alongside Cutting-Edge Sports Management.
The most significant change for 2027 is the introduction of a Bowl Combine, designed to give eligible student-athletes a direct path onto the game roster. Datavault AI plans to deploy Event Citadel™, VerifyU™, API Media and ADIO® technologies, along with DataScore®, DataValue®, the Information Data Exchange® (“IDE®”) and NIL Vault™ (“NILv™”) platform to support event registration, credentialing and verifiable athlete performance records. The four-day weekend is scheduled to include practices, the Bowl Combine, professional scouting sessions and the game.
This move matters because it brings advanced AI-driven data verification to the college football showcase process. By using blockchain-based tools to create immutable records of athlete performance, Datavault AI aims to foster responsible AI with integrity while enabling name, image and likeness licensing. The Bowl Combine could give overlooked players from smaller divisions a more transparent route to professional scouting, potentially increasing their chances of being drafted or signed. For teams and scouts, verifiable data may reduce uncertainty in evaluation. For athletes, the NIL Vault platform could help them monetize their likeness securely.
Datavault AI™ (NASDAQ: DVLT) is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and describes itself as leading the way in AI-driven data experiences, valuation and monetization of assets in the Web 3.0 environment. Its cloud-based platform provides comprehensive solutions with a collaborative focus in its Acoustic Sciences and Data Sciences divisions. The Acoustic Sciences division features WiSA®, ADIO® and Sumerian® patented technologies and industry-first foundational spatial and multichannel wireless, high-definition sound transmission technologies with intellectual property covering audio timing, synchronization and multi-channel interference cancellation. The Data Science division leverages the power of Web 3.0 and high-performance computing to provide solutions for experiential data perception, valuation and secure monetization.
Datavault AI’s platform serves multiple industries, including high-performance computing software licensing for sports & entertainment, events & venues, biotech, education, fintech, real estate, healthcare, energy and more. The Information Data Exchange® enables Digital Twins and the licensing of name, image and likeness by securely attaching physical real-world objects to immutable metadata. The Company’s technology suite is fully customizable and offers AI- and machine-learning-based automation, third-party integration, detailed analytics and data, marketing automation and advertising monitoring.
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