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NT Andre Neblett
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Neblett Accepts Invitation to Senior All-Star Challenge
1.21.10 | Football
Temple NT to Play in Texas vs. The Nation Game on Feb. 6 in El Paso
PHILADELPHIA – Temple senior NT Andre Neblett (Rahway, N.J.) has accepted an invitation to participate in the Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Challenge at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 6. The game will be nationally televised by CBS College Sports, beginning at 2 p.m. ET.
With new title sponsor-- Pro Football Hall of Fame-- the fourth annual game will be coached by Howard Schnellenberger, head coach for the Nation, and Bill Bates, head coach for Texas.
Schnellenberger returns to the Sun Bowl to defend the title the Nation captured last year, beating out Team Texas, 27-24.
Neblett was named the Owls' defensive most valuable player in 2009. The team captain is Temple's first three-time All-MAC honoree, earning first team honors in 2009. He earned second team honors in 2006 and 2007. A starter at nose tackle in all 13 games, Neblett was one of just nine players to start every game. Playing in every game of his collegiate career, he finished his senior season with 43 tackles, 9.5 TFL, four break-ups, a sack, and an interception. Neblett was a candidate for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Rotary Lombardi Award.
Neblett, who will wear jersey #98, is the third Temple player to participate in the senior all-star challenge. In 2009, first-team All-MAC DT Terrance Knighton (Windsor, Conn.) played for Team Nation. Knighton now plays for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. Offensive lineman Elliot Seifert played in the inaugural game in 2007.
Temple (9-4, 7-1 MAC) concluded the 2009 season with a trip to the EagleBank Bowl, its first bowl appearance in 30 years. The Owls won a single-season record nine consecutive games en route to the MAC East co-championship.
For more information, visit www.texasvsthenation.com.
History
• Name: Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge®
• Division I-A Collegiate Senior All-Star Bowl
• Scheduled to be played February 6, 2010 at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
• Kick-off is set for 12:00 PM MST.
• Will pit top collegiate players originally from Texas or who play college football in Texas against top players from around the nation.
• Will feature related events throughout the week
• First year's inaugural game (2007) broke the attendance record for first year all-star games with 21,548.
• Set a record for NFL signees in a first year all-star game with 79 players from the 2007 roster signing NFL contracts.
• Ranked in the top-10 all-time NFL signee record for an all-star game.
• 2nd year (2008) set a new record number of NFL signees in an all-star game with 102 players signing NFL contracts
• In 2009, attendance almost doubled in the third year of the game with more than 40,000 fans in attendance.
• 93% of the 2009 roster went on to sign NFL contracts, 111 out of 119.
• As of now, the record stands at Nation-2, Texas-1
• Texas has always claimed to be the best at football, here's their chance to prove it.
With new title sponsor-- Pro Football Hall of Fame-- the fourth annual game will be coached by Howard Schnellenberger, head coach for the Nation, and Bill Bates, head coach for Texas.
Schnellenberger returns to the Sun Bowl to defend the title the Nation captured last year, beating out Team Texas, 27-24.
Neblett was named the Owls' defensive most valuable player in 2009. The team captain is Temple's first three-time All-MAC honoree, earning first team honors in 2009. He earned second team honors in 2006 and 2007. A starter at nose tackle in all 13 games, Neblett was one of just nine players to start every game. Playing in every game of his collegiate career, he finished his senior season with 43 tackles, 9.5 TFL, four break-ups, a sack, and an interception. Neblett was a candidate for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Rotary Lombardi Award.
Neblett, who will wear jersey #98, is the third Temple player to participate in the senior all-star challenge. In 2009, first-team All-MAC DT Terrance Knighton (Windsor, Conn.) played for Team Nation. Knighton now plays for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. Offensive lineman Elliot Seifert played in the inaugural game in 2007.
Temple (9-4, 7-1 MAC) concluded the 2009 season with a trip to the EagleBank Bowl, its first bowl appearance in 30 years. The Owls won a single-season record nine consecutive games en route to the MAC East co-championship.
For more information, visit www.texasvsthenation.com.
History
• Name: Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge®
• Division I-A Collegiate Senior All-Star Bowl
• Scheduled to be played February 6, 2010 at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
• Kick-off is set for 12:00 PM MST.
• Will pit top collegiate players originally from Texas or who play college football in Texas against top players from around the nation.
• Will feature related events throughout the week
• First year's inaugural game (2007) broke the attendance record for first year all-star games with 21,548.
• Set a record for NFL signees in a first year all-star game with 79 players from the 2007 roster signing NFL contracts.
• Ranked in the top-10 all-time NFL signee record for an all-star game.
• 2nd year (2008) set a new record number of NFL signees in an all-star game with 102 players signing NFL contracts
• In 2009, attendance almost doubled in the third year of the game with more than 40,000 fans in attendance.
• 93% of the 2009 roster went on to sign NFL contracts, 111 out of 119.
• As of now, the record stands at Nation-2, Texas-1
• Texas has always claimed to be the best at football, here's their chance to prove it.
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