Sam Houston State quarterback Rhett Bomar looks to cap off collegiate career in Houston after accepting an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine All-Star Game on Jan. 17, 2009.
With NFL scouts on hand, playing in the Shrine game will be Bomar’s last opportunity to impress before the NFL Draft on Apr. 25 and 26.
“I’m real excited about this opportunity,” Bomar said Monday. “I’ve put in a lot of hard work. I’m ready to go out there and show what I can do. There will be a ton of scouts out there. This will just give me one more chance.”
The Shrine Game is one of three postseason all-star games. There is also the Texas vs. the Nation game held in El Paso and the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. Bomar will face football players from both the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Football Championship Subdivision.
“It will be good to play against guys from a higher level,” Bomar said. “I’ve played in that upper level before so it won’t be that big of a shock for me.
The Shrine game will be held at Robertson Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston and boasts alumni such as Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers and Joe Greene.
“The good thing about it is that the game is only in Houston,” Bomar said. “It will definitely be good for the fans. It’s not far enough to where they can’t attend. I can put on a Bearkat helmet one last time in front of them. It should be a good time for everyone and good for Sam Houston State.”
Bomar will be the sixth Bearkat to appear in a postseason all-star game.
Most recently, former running back D.D. Terry participated in the 2007 Texas vs. the Nation game. Former quarterback Dustin Long played in a pair of games. Long played in the Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl in 2005.
Former quarterback Josh McCown played in the 2001 Senior Bowl and scored a touchdown in the game.
Michael Bankston and Mike Ober played in the Senior Bowl in 1991 and 1989, respectively.
Through 15 outings as a Bearkat, Bomar has passed for 3,999 yards. He is 904 yards away from become the SHSU all-time leader in passing. Arthur Louis is the current record holder, throwing for 4,902 yards from 1977 to 1980.
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Bomar to play in East-West Shrine game
Bearkat quarterback eager to impress
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Sam Houston State head coach Willie Fritz knew coming into the season that he was going to have his hands full turning around the Bearkats’ football program.
The rest of the coaches in the Southland Conference apparently agree.
Coming off a 5-6 season, a fifth-place finish in league play and the loss of 15 starters, Sam Houston State has been tabbed to finish seventh in the SLC preseason coaches’ poll, which was announced Wednesday during the Southland Conference Football Media Day at the L’Auberge du Lac Resort. -
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Maybe, just maybe, on the mound closing games is where Dallas Gallant needs to be if he’s going to make a name for himself.
For the second summer in a row, the Sam Houston State pitcher has performed marvelously when he finishes games for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks, a member of the distinguished Cape Cod Baseball League. -
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Kelly ready for NCAA golf regional
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Dreaming big
His mind has been working overtime. Huntsville senior Quenntin Tucker has spent the past two weeks preparing for the Class 4A Region III track meet.
Tucker practices the discus by day, then dreams about it at night. Physically and mentally, he’s ready for the big meet.
“I had a dream about this,” Tucker said last week during a short break from practice. “In the dream I finished second in our region, then I finished second at state.
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For the second straight Saturday, the Bearkats used a monster inning to climb out of a huge hole only to see it slip away.
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