Seaforth-Howard To Represent Falcons At 2015 National Bowl
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State senior defensive back Taron Seaforth-Howard will represent the Fitchburg State football squad at the 2015 National Bowl, played at Florida International University’s Ocean Bank Field on Sunday, December 6th in Miami, Florida.
Lynn, Mass. native earns national accolade
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State senior defensive back Taron Seaforth-Howard will represent the Fitchburg State football squad at the 2015 National Bowl, played at Florida International University's Ocean Bank Field on Sunday, December 6th in Miami, Florida.
The senior defensive earned his second post-season honor of the season after ranking eighth on the team with 33 tackles, including 28 solo stops and five assisted to go along with 3.5 TFL"s (tackles for loss), one sack, one fumble recovered, six passes broken up, one blocked kick and a team-leading four interceptions for the Falcons during the 2015 campaign.
In addition to this national accolade, Taron was recently selected to the 2015 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Conference 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 2015 season with an overall record of 8-3 and a 6-2 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 2015 National Bowl, please visit their website at http://www.nationalbowl.org/.