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The fifth-annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is this Saturday, and the SEC will be well-represented.
The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl gives players an opportunity to receive instruction from “some of the best to ever play and coach the sport.” The two teams involved, Team American and Team National, will be coached by Mike Martz and Mike Holgren, respectively.
It also gives players an introduction to the NFL Players Association, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016.
Here’s a list of the SEC players that are scheduled to participate:
TEAM NATIONAL
POSITION | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
---|---|---|
WR | Ricardo Louis | Auburn |
OG | Trip Thurman | Florida |
LS | Nate Theus | Georgia |
DB | A.J. Stamps | Kentucky |
K | Andrew Baggett | Missouri |
RB | Brandon Wilds | South Carolina |
C | Mike Matthews | Texas A&M |
TEAM AMERICAN
POSITION | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
---|---|---|
DE | Farrington Huguenin | Kentucky |
LS | Reid Ferguson | LSU |
OG | Aaron Morris | Ole Miss |
DB | Mike Hilton | Ole Miss |
The game is scheduled for this Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.