Barksdale Represents Fitchburg State Football at National Bowl
Barksdale earns national accolade
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State senior linebacker Talib Barksdale represented the Falcons football squad at the 2014 National Bowl, played at Florida International University on Saturday, December 7th in Miami, Florida.
The senior linebacker earned his third post-season honor of the season after ranking first on the team with 92 tackles, including 58 solo stops and 34 assisted to go along with 12 TFL"s (tackles for loss), three sacks and a pair of interceptions over the 2014-15 campaign.
In addition to this national accolade, Barksdale was also selected to the 2014 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Conference First Team as well as being named to the 2014 Worcester All-Area Football First Team.
The National Bowl Game is an annual post-season college football all-star game consisting of top players from Non-FBS schools. In the first three years, the National Bowl was played at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Penn, while the 4th Annual National Bowl Game was played at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida.
The National Bowl Game showcases All-American and All Conference seniors from around the Nation that travel to the game from over 30 states representing over 400+ Division 2,3, and FCS schools. Players travel to the game from as far as Texas, Arkansas, Oregon, Colorado, Michigan, Utah, South Dakota and more. The National Bowl is the elite and only current post-season all-star game to focus on players below D1/FBS that get the opportunity to play in front of several NFL and CFL scouts. The National Bowl is presented by East Preps LLC and founded by its Michael Quartey Esq., also a Professor of Sports Law at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, PA.Article courtesy of d3football.com.
The rosters give NFL/CFL scouts a chance to view and get to know some of the best players from smaller schools over the bowl weekend. The National Bowl is coached by pro coaches and has featured coaches such as NFL Coach Mike Stock formerly of the Green Bay Packers,who is set to return for the 2013 game in Miami, FL. The game has been attended by scouts from the NFL's St Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, AFL's Cleveland Gladiators, and Philadelphia, Soul. With its location in Miami, we hope to gain additional scouts. All 32 NFL teams receive and review the National Bowl game film and the game has been touted by the Sports Agents Blog as a secret weapon for smaller school prospects.
The Fitchburg State football team concluded the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 6-4 and a 4-4 clip in the MASCAC.
For more information regarding the Fitchburg State football team, please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Jamie Rogers at 978-665-3726 or via email at jrogers@fitchburgstate.edu. For more information regarding the 2014 National Bowl, please visit their website at http://www.nationalbowl.org/.