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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Jerrell Powe Accepts Invitation For NFLPA Game
1/28/2011 | Football
Jan. 28, 2011
SAN ANTONIO - Ole Miss defensive tackle Jerrell Powe has accepted an invitation to the NFLPA Game. Formerly the Texas vs. The Nation Game, the fifth annual all-star event is scheduled for February 5 at 1 p.m. CT at San Antonio's Alamodome and will be televised by CBS College Sports.
A native of Waynesboro, Miss., Powe garnered second team All-SEC honors in 2009 and 2010. He missed only one game in his three seasons in the Red and Blue and started 22 of 25 games the past two years. The 6-foot-2, 320-pounder piled up 69 total tackles, 24 TFLs and seven sacks over his career.
In 2008 and 2009, Powe helped lead a Rebel defense that was among the nation's leaders in tackles for loss and sacks. He ranked 8th in the SEC in TFLs in 2009 with 12.0 and helped Ole Miss hold the opposition under 300 yards of total offense seven times that year, including five league games.
A preseason All-America honoree as a senior, Powe was among the candidates for the Rotary Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy and Bronko Nagurski Trophy and was chosen as a Team Captain by his teammates. Despite often facing double teams, Powe amassed 27 total tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks this season, including 1.5 sacks at No. 8 Alabama.
Powe is the third Rebel to compete in all-star games this postseason. Ted Laurent took part in the East-West Shrine Game, and Jeremiah Masoli competed in the Eastham Energy College All-Star game, where he totaled 254 yards of offense with a TD pass in leading his squad to victory.
The NFL Players Association Game features NFL draft-eligible senior college football players with connections to the State of Texas in an all-star game against players from all other states. Over 400 players who have played in the NFLPA Game have gone on to sign NFL contracts over the game's four-year history.
Former Houston Oiler and Atlanta Falcons head coach Jerry Glanville will coach Team Nation against former Dallas Cowboy Bill Bates for Team Texas. UTSA head football coach Larry Coker will assist Bates with Team Texas.
Tickets are on sale now at the Alamdome box office or at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, refer to www.nflpagame.com.
