Quarterback Terrelle Pryor and running back Darrell Scott are the first two
players to accept invitations. Both players are ranked the No. 1 prospect in the
country at their respective positions by Scout.com.
"The U.S. Army All-American Bowl has commitments from 67 of the top 75
players in the 2008 class from across the country and will have more additions
in the next two weeks,” said SportsLink President Rich McGuinness. SportsLink
is the owner and producer of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Terrelle Pryor is ranked the
No. 1 quarterback in the country by Scout.com and the No. 2 prospect regardless
of position on Scout.com's National
Hot 100. The two-sport star in football and basketball has offers from
every major division one college football program in the country and will likely
make a decision between Florida, Michigan,
Notre Dame, Ohio
State, Penn State, Texas,
and West Virginia.
The California Junior of the Year, Darrell Scott, has had a stellar high school
career so far and is ranked No. 1 at his position by Scout.com and
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Darrell Scott
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the No. 4 prospect in the country
regardless of position on the Hot
100 after rushing for over 3,000 yards his junior year. Like Pryor, Scott
has yet to make a college decision, but lists Cal,
Florida, Florida
State, Michigan, Penn
State, USC, and UCLA
among his favorites.
“We are excited about this
year’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl class. We are confident they will follow in
the footsteps and tradition of U.S. Army Alumni Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Adrian Peterson and Chris Leak,” said McGuinness.
The
U.S. Army All-American Bowl is one of the nation’s most predominant high
school football sporting events. Created
by SportsLink, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl features the nation’s top 84
prep football players across the nation in a classic East versus West showdown.
The game will be broadcast live to a national audience on Saturday,
January 5, 2008, on NBC from the Alamodome, San Antonio, TX.
For more information on the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the U.S. Army
National Combine please visit: www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com
& www.goarmy.com