The College All Star Bowl brings in 11 more players
December 18, 2013
GREENVILLE, SC – December 18, 2013 – Eleven more players will be taking the field on February 14th at Paladin Stadium on the Furman University campus for the 2014 College All Star Bowl.
This group of players joins 46 who signed already to make 57 players to date. More players for the two 50-man rosters will be announced soon. The eleven players who signed in the past few days are:
Tim Jackson- DT, University of North Carolina
Whit Barnes- C, Wake Forest
Evan Swindall-C, Mississippi
Quintin Payton- WR, North Carolina State
Dexter McDougle- CB, Maryland
Blake Jackson- TE, Oklahoma St.
Kacy Rodgers II- SS, University of Miami
Robert Godhigh- RB, Georgia Tech
Maurice Hagens- FB, University of Miami
Will Jackson- G, Georgia Tech
Quinton Washington- DT, Michigan
Players and coaches will be staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Greenville, the “Official Hotel of The College All Star Bowl,” throughout the week leading up to the game that will be played on February 14 for a 6 p.m. kickoff at Furman University’s Paladin Stadium. The game gives special focus to players entering the NFL Draft, creating an opportunity for football players nationwide, including South Carolina. The game also gives the assistant coaches an opportunity to be hired for coaching positions in the NFL as well as universities and other leagues.
The College All Star Bowl will feature the “Nationals” led by South Carolina College Football Hall of Famer and Clemson’s National Championship Coach Danny Ford along with his assistant coaches including former NFL and collegiate greats Brian Dawkins, Nick Eason and Patrick Sapp.
The “Americans” are led by South Carolina College Football Hall of Famer and legendary SC State Coach Willie Jeffries and his assistant coaches including former NFL and collegiate greats Woody Dantzler, Dwayne Harper, Charlie Brown and Marco Coleman, among others. Players accepting invites will be categorized in a player pool and then drafted by either the Americans or Nationals.
The College All Star Bowl will feature open practices for fans, autograph sessions, skills clinics and a scouting combine for athletes to test for NFL scouts. Learn more at www.thecollegeallstarbowl.com.
