Rhett Bomar to play in Senior Bowl Saturday
1/15/2009 1:00:00 AM | Football
Sam Houston State senior quarterback Rhett Bomar will play in the Under Armour Senior Bowl Saturday January 24, 2009 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL.
Bomar will play for the North All-Stars. The contest will be televised on the NFL Network.
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 No. 2 in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision total offense (354.2 yards per game) and No. 4 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 yards. 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).
The Senior Bowl annually attracts more than 800 general managers, coaches, scouts and other personnel to the game and practices. A total of 30 NFL Hall of Fame players have participated in the event.
"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."
Bomar received his Sam Houston State degree in December. The quarterback earned his Bachelor of Arts as a kinesiology major.
Bomar will be the sixth Bearkat to appear in a post-season All-Star game. He also had an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine game earlier this month but opted to focus on the Senior Bowl game instead.
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 North-South Senior Bowl contest in Mobile, AL. McCown scored a touchdown in the 2001 Senior Bowl. D. D. Terry played in the 2007 Texas vs. the Nation All-Star game in Houston.
