Myrtle Beach, SC - The 6th-annual Offense-Defense All-America Game will feature four players who Rivals.com announced as Postseason Risers and a US Air Force National Player of the Year Candidate. This year's game will be nationally-televised from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on December 29that 6pm. The following players have accepted invitations to play in a game which has seen the on-field talents of a wide swath of football stardom including Dez Bryant, Cameron Newton, Stephen Garcia, Rolando McClain, and Joe Haden among many others.
Kenton High School quarterback Mauty Mauk has accepted an invitation to play in the O-D Bowl and is in the race for the U.S. Air Force National Player of the Year Award. Mauk has thrown for 18,613 yards in his career and is on pace for 7,000 total yards and 90 total touchdowns in his senior year alone. Mauty passed his brother Ben for the national season passing record and is committed to play for Missouri. He will play for the Division IV state championship on Saturday.
Oscar Smith High School all-purpose back J.C. Coleman has accepted an invitation to play in the O-D Bowl as well and has moved up 129 spots in the Rivals.com 250. Coleman is committed to play for Virginia Tech.
Vanguard High School defensive back P.J. Williams joins them as he rose 40 spots to No. 150 in the Rivals.com 250. Florida State has secured a commitment from Williams.
Several players whose seasons earned them spots in the list who weren't heading into the season have also accepted invitations. Those include Alabama commit athlete Kenyan Drake, LSU commit athlete Lamar Louis, cornerback Marcus Rios, Auburn commit linebacker Cassanova McKinzy.
"Mauk and Coleman put up video game numbers this year and while they don't have NFL type size they are great players who produce, make plays, and can take over a game," said Offense-Defense Director of Player Personnel Josh Buchanan, "McKinzy, Drake, and Rios are players who have been underrated and will prove to be impact players at the next level."
The Offense-Defense All-American Bowl is part of the largest Youth All-America Event in the country known as Offense-Defense Bowl Week, a series of events taking place during the last week of the year culminating in the nationally-televised high school All-Star game on New Year's Eve.In addition to the high school game held on December 29th at Cowboys Stadium, events will include a Youth All-American Game, a Youth National Tournament, a High School Junior game, and a Youth Football Convention, all within the confines of Arlington, TX. The Youth Convention will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Arlington on December 26-28 starting at 10am on the 26th. The event is expected to bring over 8,000 families from across the country to the region.
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