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Texas vs The Nation was an American college football all-star bowl game played from 2007 to 2013. [1] Originally played at the Sun Bowl Stadium , the format of the game pitted 50 top-rated college seniors who played college or high school football in Texas against a squad of 50 top-rated seniors from the other 49 states. [ 2 ]
In January 2012, the NFLPA founded the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after sponsoring the Texas vs The Nation game in previous years. [2] The inaugural NFLPA Collegiate Bowl was open to NFL draft-eligible underclassmen players but, beginning with the second annual event, only draft-eligible seniors were allowed to participate.
His 30 touchdown receptions in two seasons were the most in Abilene Christian history, and he earned second-team All-America honors in 2008. After the 2008 season, Knox was invited to participate in the 2009 Texas vs The Nation all-star game, where he had three receptions for 55 yards and caught a touchdown pass from David Johnson in a losing ...
The game has had two formats throughout its history: The original format used from the first game in 1951 until 2017 pitted Eastern Conference and Western Conference all-star teams. The 2018 to the 2023 All-Star games, followed a fantasy draft format, similar to the 2011–2015 format of the NHL All-Star Game (see below), involving the ...
Texas vs The Nation All-Star Game Branden Ledbetter (born May 2, 1986) is a former American football tight end . Following his college career at Western Michigan University , he was invited to the Green Bay Packers Rookie Mini Camp as an undrafted free agent in 2009 but was cut shortly after.
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The series, which began in 1914, is the fourth oldest (by number of games) in Texas history. [125] The Owls were 21-67-1 against Texas heading into the game, [105] including the sixth-longest streak of one college football team winning over another team. [126]
On August 31, 2012, Easley was cut by the Bills and signed to their practice squad the following day. He was promoted back to the 53-man roster on November 6, 2012. He made his NFL debut on December 2, 2012, in a home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He returned his first kickoff for 55 yards, setting up a 26-yard touchdown drive.