Jan 30, 2012
[Jan. 30, 2012] CHICAGO – The 2012 All-Star Football Challenge will be televised from 4-6 p.m. ET Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, on ESPN2. The 14th annual program showcases 12 college football standouts competing in a live skills challenge. The ESPN team includes Joey Galloway, Mark Jones, Danny Kanell, Jesse Palmer and Samantha Steele.
The All-Star Football Challenge, which is annually hosted in the Super Bowl city, is one of seven live television properties owned and operated by Intersport, an award-winning media and marketing agency. Alumni of the All-Star Football Challenge include three Heisman Trophy winners (Ron Dayne, Troy Smith and Jason White) and 41 first-round NFL draft picks, such as: Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Santana Moss, Vince Young, Vernon Davis, Donovan McNabb and Edgerrin James.
The participants in the 2012 All-Star Football Challenge include:
Quarterbacks:
Nick Foles, Arizona
Case Keenum, Houston
Kellen Moore, Boise State
Wide Receivers:
Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
Devier Posey, Ohio State
Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
Linebackers/Running Backs:
Dont’a Hightower, Alabama
Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati
Keenan Robinson, Texas
Defensive Linemen:
Quinton Coples, UNC
Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State
Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
Four of the competitors are ranked in the Scouts Inc.’s Top 32 draft rankings (No. 5 Coples, No. 17 Ingram, No. 18 Floyd and No. 22 Foles).
Individual events in the 2012 All-Star Football Challenge include: FRS Healthy Performance QB Scramble, U.S. Marines Obstacle Course, Wide Receiver Hands Competition and the Lineman Challenge. Participants will then be divided into Offensive (Mercedes-Benz Routes Competition) and Defensive Team Competitions. To conclude the program, the players will be divided into two teams for a final Full Team Competition.
Encore telecasts of All-Star Football Challenge will be at 4:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 12 and Feb. 26 on ESPN.
For more information, visit ALLSTARFOOTBALLCHALLENGE.COM or contact Nick Owen at nowen@intersportnet.com or 312-644-5231.