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Hula Bowl Press Release 12/30/00
Rivals.com Hula Bowl Maui Maui Mall #B-9 70 E. Kaahumanu Avenue, #B-9 Kahului, Maui, HI 96732-2113 Phone (808) 871-4141 Fax (808) 871-4143 http://hula.rivals.com - [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday-December 30, 2000
Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii-In 21 days the 2001 Rivals.com Hula Bowl Maui Senior All-Star Football Classic will kick-off when 90 of the best athletes in the country, led by Head Coaches Bobby Bowden and Frank Beamer lead their teams at War Memorial Stadium. While some of the 2000 players are recovering from "nicks and hits" they took in the bowl games, and others are still contemplating their post-season status, the Bowl is very pleased to announce 60 great award winners, All-Americans, All-Conference nominees and team MVP's and captains in the tradition of past games. 30 more players are on-schedule to sign by January 6, 2001. The following highlights some of the major players who have signed:
DREW BREES (QB)-PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Maxwell award winner for the best all-around players in the country; first team All-American by Gannett News Service, Big-10 offensive player of the Year and Big 10 career leader in 5 passing categories
R.J. BOWERS (FB)-GROVE CITY COLLEGE
Leading rusher in all divisions with 7,353 career years; broke seven other NCAA all-division records; Athletic Conference MVP for 3rd year in a row
TAIT AFUALO (OT)-TEXAS A&M COMMERCE
All-West Region First-Team; First Team All-Lone Star Conference
DONOVAN ARP (DT)-LOUISVILLE
Team Captain; All-Conference USA honors
DERRICK BLAYLOCK (RB)-STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
First team All-Southland; rushed for 1382 yards
JARVIS BORUM (OT)-NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Team Captain/graded "80%" in each of the Wolfpacks game
JEFF CHASE (OT)-TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE
Name All-Lone Star Conference first team; small school "sleeper" in 2001 draft
CORRELL BUCKHALTAR (LB)-NEBRASKA
Led Cornhuskers with 7.1 yards per carry; finished 8th on all-time rushing list
EUGENE CLINTON (LB)-MISSISSIPPI STATE
Big play maker for Jackie Sherrill
MICHAEL COOK (OT)-BOSTON COLLEGE
Second Team All-Big East Conference pick
RICK CROWELL (LB)-COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year
ANTHONY DENMAN (LB)-NOTRE DAME
Second Team Associated Press/Sporting News All-American; voted by Notre Dame teammates as MVP
CHARLES DUNN (RB)-PORTLAND STATE
Finished second in the nation in rushing with 162.9 yards per game after R.J. Bowers; first team All-Big Sky Conference and Big Sky Player of the Year
ANDRE DYSON (DB)-UTAH
Football News and College Football News first team all-league
BILL FERRARIO (OG)-WISCONSIN BADGERS
All Big-10 pick by media and coaches
SHAWN FORTE (FS)-MARYLAND
Named teams MVP
CHARLES FULLER (DT)-TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Earned first-team All-WAC by 4 newspapers and Head Coaches
REGGIE GERMANY (WR)-OHIO STATE
Top 2 wide receiver in Big-10; ranked in top 5 for WR for 2001 NFL Draft; reminds scouts of Hula Bowl alumni Marvin Harrison
TOBY GOLLIDAY (DT)-MISSISSIPPI STATE
Came to MSU as #1 defensive player in the State of Mississippi; totaled 57 tackles during senior year
KENNETH GRANT (CB)-KENTUCKY
Before injury played in 7 games totaling 7 tackles; returned healthy in post-season
SHANE GRIGGS (QB)-IDAHO STATE
Rated at top 5 QB in 2001 NFL draft; Led Big Sky in passing; invited to NFL Combine; similar to Hula Bowl alumni Charlie Batch
DAN HADENFELDT (P)-NEBRASKA
First team All-Big 12 Second Team Associated Press; Played in Hula Bowl last year (received extra year of eligibility); only 2nd player in history to play in consecutive all-star games (Joe Salevva was first player ever, Hula Bowl 2 yrs. ago)
REGGIE HAYWARD (DE)-IOWA STATE
Team leader in tackles for loss (career high 17 tackles vs. Texas A&M)
J.T. HERFURTH (OT)-ALBANY
All-Northeast Conference first team; Albany's top offensive lineman award
RUSS HOCHSTEIN (OG)-NEBRASKA
Huskers most experienced lineman making 29th consecutive start in bowl game; ranked in top 3 of offensive guards for NFL Draft
RASHAD HOLMAN (CB)-LOUISVILLE
Set University of Louisville single season record with 20 pass break-ups; 2nd team all-league selection
DEREK HOMER (RB)-KENTUCKY
Played in 44 regular season games for offensive minded team; finished career with 2,840 all-purpose yards
ARNOLD JACKSON (WR)-LOUISVILLE
Broke NCAA Division I-A all-time receptions mark and collegiate career-first team all conference USA selection
ORTEGE JENKINS (QB)-ARIZONA
Ranked as top 10 prospect as QB in 2001 NFL Draft; versatile player similar to Hula Bowl Alumni Kordell Stewart
KEVIN KASPER (WR)-IOWA
Led team in receiving with 82 catches for 1,010 yards and 7 TD's; led Big 10 in receptions per game
JUSTIN KURPKIKIS (DE)-PENN STATE
2nd on team with 76 tackles (55 solo); led team and 3rd in Big 10 with 18 TFL; Selected first-team all-Big 10; won award as Penn States MVP; co-captain
SHERWIN LACEWELL (C)-EAST CAROLINA
First team all-conference USA; Football News 2nd team All-American squad
MATT LEHR (G)-VIRGINIA TECH
Second team All-Big East Conference; 2nd team All-American honors on the Walter Camp team; named to "ESPN the Magazine's" post-season All-American team
CHRIS LEPORE (FS)-NAVY
Led Navy with 90 tackles, four interceptions and a fumble
JOE MAESE (DS)-NEW MEXICO
Best deep snapper in the country; 2000 Beefmaster Award as the strongest lobo pound for pound
MARLON MCCREE (LB)-KENTUCKY
Led team in tackles, tackles for loss and QB sacks
JASON MCKINLEY (QB)-HOUSTON
Received Houston's Andre Ware Award for co-outstanding player; threw for over 300 yards 5 times in 2000; starter in Blue-Gray game and led drive for winning TD; full name is Jason "Namath" McKinley after Joe Namath
TONY MILES (WR/KR)-NW MISSISSIPPI STATE
Named AFCA All-American as WR and MIAA MVP offensive player; earned first team All-MIAA honors as WR/KR
STEVE NEAL (WR)-W. MICHIGAN
Career leader in receptions, receiving yardage and TD receptions
JACQUALLY NUNNALLY (WR)-FL. A&M
Shattered Division I record for career receptions vaulting past Jerry Rice; finished in top 5 nationally in Division I-AA with 96 catches for 1.088 yards and 9 TD's; 2nd team Division I-AA All-American honors first team; All-Mid Eastern Athletic Conference
DAN O'LEARY (TE)-NOTRE DAME
Big-10 2001 draft prospect at 6-3-260lbs; season high 3 receptions vs. Stanford; starter in Fiesta Bowl
JOSH PARRY (LB)-SAN JOSE STATE
Second team All-WAC selection and Spartan co-captain
SAUL PATU (DE)-OREGON
Second team PAC-10 after establishing career highs for tackles, sacks and tackles for loss
CASEY RABACH (C/OG)-WISCONSIN BADGERS
Team captain for 2000 season; All-Big 10 by media and coaches
CHARLES ROBERTS (RB)-SACRAMENTO STATE
All-time leading rusher in NCAA I-AA with 8,533; ranked 2nd behind RJ Bowers; named 2nd team All-America by Associated Press; shared Big Sky offensive MVP honors with Hula Bowl teammate Charles Dunn of Portland State
KEVIN ROLLINS (IL)-TOLEDO
2nd team All-MAC; Butkus award nominee as nations best linebacker
MARCELL SHIPP (RB)-U MASS.
Set all-time Atlantic 10 career records for rushing yards; first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference for 3rd straight year, while earning All-New England honors for second year in a row
STEVE SMITH (WR) UTAH
Named Football News and College Football News All-Conference teams; led Mountain West Conference in all-purpose yards
MARKUS STEELE (LB)-PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Football News and PAC-10 honorable mention; Sporting News top 3 (LB) pick in draft
TONY STEWART (TE) PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
2nd team All-Big 10 semifinalist for John Mackay award; led team with 38 receptions
DAN STULZ (PR)-OHIO STATE
First team All Big-10 pick by coaches and media; saved best for last as he closed within 8 points of becoming leading scorer in OSU football history
VINNY SUTHERLAND (WR) PURDUE
First team All Big 10; tops on team with 65 receptions, 926 rec. yds., 11 TD's; finalist for Bilentekoff award
JT THATCHER (CB/KR/PR) OKLAHOMA
2000 Mosi Tatupu Award winner for Special Teams player of the year; first team All-American; First team All-Big 12
PAUL TOVIESSI (DE) MARSHALL
First team All MAC honors for 2nd straight year
BRUCE WIGGINS (OL) ARIZONA
All PAC -10 selection; rated best center in the west
LYLE WEAVER (IL) ARMY
2nd team All-Conference USA selection, amussed 299 career tackles to rack sixth highest all-time
STEVEN WORTHER (DL) TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
First team All-WAC; bench pressed 530 pounds
More players will be announced after the National Championship game. The Rivals.com Hula Bowl Maui Senior All-Star Football Classic will kick-off on January 20, 2001 at 3:00pm, primetime (8:00pm) Eastern Time on ESPN. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Bill Curry will be on-hand. Limited seats are available on the sidelines, with endzone special sections available while supplies lasts. Call (808) 871-4141 to charge by phone or visit the Hula Bowl Maui Store in the Maui Mall. The teams will arrive on Sunday-January 14th in the afternoon at Kahului Airport for a week of NFL style practices, activities and camaraderie with players, fans and scouts.
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