We’ve had a few college All-Star games already, but the big three are still on the horizon (the Senior Bowl, the NFLPA Bowl and the and the East-West Shrine Game), but we get an early look at some players that have a tough time getting exposure today when The Dream Bowl airs via live stream and on The American Sports Network.
The Dream Bowl highlights small school players from Division I FCS, Division II and NAIA programs. NFL and Canadian Football League scouts will be in attendance and while most of these guys won’t be atop many draft boards, they’ll have a shot as a late-round pick or an undrafted free agent. This season there were 486 undrafted players that made the Week One rosters on NFL teams. That’s not even taking into account the number of these guys making CFL squads.
You can access the Live Stream by clicking here. You can find out if the American Sports Network is in your area by clicking here.
Scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for info on the coaching staffs.
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Here’s coach Jordan Neal’s release.
Jordan Neal returns for his fourth stint as head coach of the Dream Bowl all-stars. Jordan rides a three game winning streak into Dream Bowl IV and he looks forward to keeping that streak alive this year. When he is not coaching in the Dream Bowl, Coach Neal continues his coaching duties as offensive coordinator at Hendrix College. The Warrior program recently completed its third season after a 53 year absence. The Hendrix football program continues to trend upwards as they ended their year with an 8-2 record in the Regular Season, finishing atop their conference and earning a D-III playoff berth.
Their eight wins are the most for the program since 1937. Coach Neal’s offense was an important part of the teams success again this season with Neal guiding the team’s running back, Dayton Winn to impressive numbers. Winn finished first in their conference in five major rushing statistics including yards per game and touchdowns. Winn avergared 160.1 yds/game which was over 50 more yards per game than the second place finisher. In addition, Winn amassed 18 touchdowns, good for 8 more than the next closest running back in the conference.
And here’s coach Custavious Patterson’s release.
Coach Patterson is joining the Dream Bowl team for the second time after finishing his fourth season at Wagner College. In his first year on Grymes Hill, Coach Patterson’s receiving corps were integral in leading Wagner on their historic 2012 NEC Championship run. Coach Patterson’s leadership skills have helped in the development of the Wagner program in the NEC rankings. Prior to his time at Wagner, Custavious served as the receivers coach at Fordham University where he was instrumental in the development of All-American wideout, Jason Caldwell.
Coach Patterson enjoyed a stellar career as a collegiate quarterback. He began his career at SUNY Morrisville where he earned All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-American Honors. In just two seasons with the Mustangs, Custavious set the career records for passing touchdowns and total yardage. He transferred to Morgan State in 2004 and played one season for the Bears. Coming back to Hampton Roads for a second year will be another homecoming of sorts for Coach Patterson.
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