(Editor's note: Big Sky Conference release)
FARMINGTON, Utah -- It’s all-star game time and the Big Sky Conference has some talented seniors set to compete in all-star games over the next couple of weeks.
The league has 13 players from nine Big Sky teams set to play in six different all-star games. That’s three more players than last year and eight more than the year prior. Montana State leads the way with a trio of athletes listed on teams, while Portland State and Weber State have two apiece. Cal Poly, Idaho Montana, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, and UC Davis each have one.
Dante Olson, Charlie Taumoepeau and Khalil Dorsey are all two-time Big Sky First Team honorees. The all-star games are a chance for players to shine on the big stage one more time while representing their schools.
All-Star Games
East-West Shrine Game – Jan. 18 - St. Petersburg, Fla.
TV: NFL Network, 3 p.m. ET, Tropicana Field
Dante Olson, LB, Montana
Bryce Sterk, LB, Montana State
Reese’s Senior Bowl – Jan. 25 - Mobile, Ala.
TV: NFL Network, 1:30 p.m. CT, Ladd Peebles-Stadium
Charlie Taumoepeau, TE, Portland State
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl – Jan. 18 – Pasadena, Calif.
TV: NFL Network, 4 p.m. PT, Rose Bowl Stadium
J.J. Koski, WR, Cal Poly
Jacob Knipp, QB, Northern Colorado
Travis Jonsen, WR, Montana State
Jonah Williams, DL, Weber State
Hula Bowl – Jan. 26 – Honolulu, Hawaii
TV: CBS SPORTS, 5:30 p.m. HST, Aloha Stadium
Jeff Cotton, WR, Idaho
Jake Maier, QB, UC Davis
Brayden Konkol, S, Montana State
Adam Rodriguez, DL, Weber State
Khalil Dorsey, DB, Northern Arizona
FCS National Bowl – Dec. 8 – Daytona Beach, Fla.
Maxwell Howell, DB/CB, Portland State
Tropical Bowl – Jan. 12 – Daytona Beach, Fla.
Maxwell Howell, DB/CB, Portland State