Teams and coaches start practice for the South Carolina College All Star Bowl
March 22, 2013
GREENVILLE, SC – March 22, 2013 – Standing before almost 100 college athletes, South Carolina College All Star Bowl Commissioner Sam Wyche gave them some advice learned from his almost 40 years as an NFL player, coach and consultant.
“This weekend will be over in the blink of an eye,” Wyche said. “Enjoy it and have fun.”
The South Carolina College All Star Bowl will be played on March 23, 2013 at 3 p.m. at North Greenville University. The game will be aired live to more than 4.5 million viewers throughout South Carolina as well as parts of Georgia and North Carolina.
It pits a team representing the Lowcountry against a team from the Upstate. Both teams consist of players from Palmetto State colleges and universities and/or athletes who played high school football here, but went out-of-state to play college.
Upstate team coach Danny Ford, who led Clemson to the 1981 national football championship, promised a good game that will be a staple of the football world for years to come. College Football Hall of Fame coach Willie Jeffries talked about the excitement of the game, while ribbing Ford that his team was going to “whoop” the Upstate team.
Joining Ford on the Upstate staff will be Richard Moncrief, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks, Trey Lamb, offensive line/tight ends, David Bennett, wide receivers, Rodney Blount, running backs, Patrick Sapp, defensive coordinator/linebackers, Brian Dawkins and Mo Drayton, secondary, Nick Eason, defensive line, and C.J. Heinz, special teams.
The Lowcountry coaching team includes Charlie Brown, offensive coordinator/wide receivers, Tim Shields and Jeff Hoffman, offensive line and tight ends, Woody Dantzler, quarterbacks, Joey Lewis and E.G. Green, wide receivers, Walt Gary, running backs, Freddie Brown, defensive coordinator/linebackers, Brian Pirone, linebackers, Duane Harper, secondary, Marco Coleman and Charles Jones, defensive line, and Parker Richardson, special teams
The Lowcountry team features players from the University of South Carolina, University of Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, Navy, Howard, Wyoming, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Coastal Carolina, The Citadel, Wingate University, South Carolina State, Brevard College, Furman University, Appalachian State, Calgary, St. Augustine, Benedict, North Carolina Central, Carson Newman, Tennessee Tech, Shaw, Charleston Southern, Johnson C. Smith, West Chester, Kean, Winston-Salem State, Knox, Georgia State and Western Carolina.
The Upstate team has players representing Clemson University, Virginia, Navy, Washington State, East Carolina, The University of Colorado, Brevard, Newberry College, Bowling Green, The Citadel, Presbyterian College, Wingate, North Greenville, Tifflin, Bethune-Cookman, Davidson, Gardner-Webb, Furman, Rochester, Fort Valley State, Concord, Western Carolina, Winona State, Mars Hill, Tusculum, and Averett. For the entire roster, go to www.sccollegeallstarbowl.com.
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