

Willis, Pickett and Ridder were identified by NFL.com as having the best weeks of the quarterbacks. He's the top projected quarterback in ESPN's newest mock draft released today (more on that later). From watching the television coverage on NFL Network and reading every media report I could find on the practices/game, Willis had the best showing of the quarterbacks. Willis was voted the American team's top quarterback during practices. Pickett was selected in a vote of defensive teammates as the National Team's top quarterback during practices last week (Strong was on the National Team). * Malik Willis: 2-of-4, 11 yards four rushes for 54 yards * Sam Howell: 6-of-9, 67 yards five rushes for 29 yards and a touchdown * Bailey Zappe: 8-of-13, 103 yards, one interception * Desmond Ridder: 4-of-6, 68 yards, two touchdowns three rushes for 12 yards * Kenny Pickett: 6-of-6, 89 yards, one touchdown Here is how the non-Strong quarterbacks fared in the game. * Cole Turner: Two catches, 44 yards (both completions from Strong) * Romeo Doubs: Two catches, 18 yards (a 4-yard out and 14-yard cross)
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* Carson Strong: 6-of-11, 67 yards, one interception (five series leading to zero points, although one drive ended with 24-yard missed field goal and another ended in opponent's territory at the end of the third quarter possession changed at the end of each quarter) Here is how each Wolf Pack player faired in Saturday's Senior Bowl. All subsequent games have been played in Mobile, Alabama.First, we can start with the game stats.

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This was confusing to some, as the game occurred well before the NFL draft and there was no way of determining which conference the players were actually going to wind up in to start their professional careers. From 1991 to 1993 the two teams were designated "AFC" and "NFC" to distinguish where their coaching staffs were from and to stress the professional nature of the game.

Game results ĪFC: Marty Schottenheimer, Kansas City Chiefs The single-season record for number of players sent to the Senior Bowl from one school is ten players by Alabama in 1987, followed by nine players sent by Auburn in 1988 and Southern California in 2008. The 2008 Senior Bowl was played as the college football season's penultimate game on January 26, followed by the Texas vs. It is usually established as the final game of the season, but for a period during the 1980s and 1990s, it was the next-to-the-last game (followed the following week by either the Hula Bowl or the now dormant Gridiron Classic). Its scheduling has varied even though since 1967 it has been traditionally set for the week before the NFL's Super Bowl (which itself is now played in February). The significance of all of this has waned in recent years as there has been some lessening of the former strict separation of professional and amateur athletes. Players who wished to participate in collegiate spring sports had to avoid participation in the Senior Bowl. This was one reason that participation was limited to seniors whose eligibility for further participation in collegiate football had expired, and the game was also their first exposure to the slightly different professional rules. At one point the Senior Bowl was the first chance its participants had to openly receive pay for participation in an athletic event.
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The week-long practice that precedes the game is attended by key NFL personnel (including coaches, general managers, and scouts), who oversee the players as possible prospects for pro football. Two teams, representing the North and the South, are coached by select coaching staff from two NFL teams. 4 50th Anniversary Senior Bowl All-Time Team.Produced by the non-profit Mobile Arts & Sports Association, the game is also a charitable fund-raiser benefiting various local and regional organizations with over US$5.9 million in donations over its history.īeginning in 2007, the telecast of the game moved to the NFL Network from ESPN, and added Under Armour as their title sponsor. First played in 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, the game moved to Mobile's Ladd Peebles Stadium the next year. The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played in Mobile, Alabama which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility.
