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HBCU Football stars on 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl watch list
By Deshanti Ervin,
16 hours ago
This time of the year is always looked forward to as the 2025 HBCU football season approaches. A total of 63 talented football championship subdivision (FCS) players are on the watch list to participate in one of the oldest, yet most popular football games there has ever been.
The East-West Shrine Bowl is known as an annual collegiate-level all-star football game that showcases players’ skills from all four levels of college football to the NFL team representatives. This game has been around since 1925 and is sponsored by Shriners International. This year’s matchup will occur on Jan. 30 at A&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Amongst the 63 players selected, seven of them are currently representing HBCUs across the country:
DB Kenny Gallop Jr., Howard – The Aeneas Williams Award (Best FCS HBCU DB) winner was recently named MEAC Preseason Player of The Year.
LB Erick Hunter, Morgan State – finished the 2023 regular season ranked No. 1 in the MEAC with 75 tackles and was No. 6 in tackles for loss (9.5)
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