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Five Ohio Valley Conference football players will play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The seventh annual postseason all-star game is slated to take place on Saturday, January 20 at 1 p.m. PT at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
The game will be televised on FS1.
The OVC players including Jacksonville State defensive end
Darius Jackson and offensive lineman
Justin Lea, Murray State wide receiver
Jordan Gandy, Tennessee State defensive end
Ebenezer Ogundeko and Tennessee Tech wide receiver
Dontez Byrd.
The five players are among the 112 participants who have been split into two groups: the National team, led by Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Martz, and the American team, coached by Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green. Jackson will be on the National team while the other four will play for the American team.