Sam Houston State senior quarterback Rhett Bomar has accepted an invitation to play in the Under Armour Senior Bowl on Jan. 24 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
The contest will be the second of two college all-star games in which the Bearkats’ all-time total offense and passing leader will appear in January. Bomar earlier accepted an invitation to appear in the East-West Shrine All-Star Game on Jan. 17 in Houston.
Bomar completed his college career as Sam Houston’s all-time leader in passing with 5,564 yards in 19 games and career leader in total offense with 6,159 yards. He is a two-time All-Southland Conference selection and ended the 2008 season ranked second in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision total offense (354.2 yards per game) and fourth in passing offense (335.5 yards per contest).
Bomar passed for more than 300 yards in nine games during his Bearkat career. He threw for passes of more than 50 yards 10 times including a long of 80. He is one of only 11 players in NCAA FCS history to throw for more than 300 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game (against North Dakota State in 2007).
“This is an exciting opportunity,” Bomar said. “After our season is over, I can put on a Bearkat helmet two more times. It should be a good time for everyone and good for Sam Houston State. I’ve put in a lot of hard work and I’m ready to go out there and show what I can do.”
The Senior Bowl is college football’s premier pre-draft event, annually featuring the nation’s best senior collegiate football stars and top NFL draft prospects on teams coached by NFL coaching staffs.
Senior Bowl practices and game week festivities are attended by more than 800 general managers, head coaches, assistant coaches, scouts and other front office personnel from all 32 NFL teams. A total of 30 NFL Hall of Fame players have participated in the event.
For the first time in the 60-year history of the game, the Senior Bowl will kickoff under the lights at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and will be nationally televised by the NFL Network.
Bomar will be the sixth Bearkat to appear in a postseason all-star game.
Quarterback Dustin Long played in the 2005 Shrine and Hula Bowl all-star games. Quarterback Josh McCown (2001) and defensive linemen Michael Bankston (1991) and Mike Ober (1989) played in the Senior Bowl. McCown scored a touchdown in the 2001 Senior Bowl. Running back D. D. Terry played in the 2007 Texas vs. the Nation all-star game in Houston.
