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Troy’s Blace Brown Added to Senior Bowl Watch List
8/24/2018 2:20:00 PM | Football
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TROY, Ala. – Troy senior cornerback Blace Brown has been added to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, the premier collegiate postseason all-star game. Brown has also been named to the Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch lists in advance of the 2018 season.
Brown, a native of Canton, Ga., earned first team All-Sun Belt honors last season after he ranked 11th nationally with five interceptions. He added a pick six at Boise State and pulled down two of the most impactful interceptions of the season for the Trojans.
He sealed Troy's 24-21 victory at No. 22 LSU as he intercepted Danny Etling with five seconds remaining in the game. He also kept the Tigers out of the end zone early in the third quarter as he forced a fumble on the Troy 9-yard. In Troy's victory at Arkansas State to clinch a Sun Belt title, Brown intercepted Justice Hansen in the end zone on a 1st-and-goal from the Troy 7-yard line.
A former walk-on wide receiver for the Trojans, Brown flourished in his new position as he ranked seventh nationally in 2016 as a sophomore with six interceptions, including a pair of multi-interception games. His 0.41 career interceptions per game rank second nationally among active players; take out his three games as a receiver in 2014 and his per-game total jumps to an FBS best (active players) 0.46 interceptions per game.
The Senior Bowl annually features the top 110 NFL Draft eligible players from across the country in a showcase for NFL teams. The 2019 Senior Bowl is scheduled for Jan. 26 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
Troy enters the season opener against No. 22 Boise State with the nation's fourth-longest active winning streak of seven games and both teams are coming off 11-win seasons; kickoff is set for 5 p.m. in The Vet. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling 877-878-WINS or by visiting TroyTrojans.com. Additionally, fans can take in the game in one of the new luxury tents in the North End Zone; call 334-670-3683 for more information or to reserve one of the six locations.
TROY, Ala. – Troy senior cornerback Blace Brown has been added to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, the premier collegiate postseason all-star game. Brown has also been named to the Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch lists in advance of the 2018 season.
Brown, a native of Canton, Ga., earned first team All-Sun Belt honors last season after he ranked 11th nationally with five interceptions. He added a pick six at Boise State and pulled down two of the most impactful interceptions of the season for the Trojans.
He sealed Troy's 24-21 victory at No. 22 LSU as he intercepted Danny Etling with five seconds remaining in the game. He also kept the Tigers out of the end zone early in the third quarter as he forced a fumble on the Troy 9-yard. In Troy's victory at Arkansas State to clinch a Sun Belt title, Brown intercepted Justice Hansen in the end zone on a 1st-and-goal from the Troy 7-yard line.
A former walk-on wide receiver for the Trojans, Brown flourished in his new position as he ranked seventh nationally in 2016 as a sophomore with six interceptions, including a pair of multi-interception games. His 0.41 career interceptions per game rank second nationally among active players; take out his three games as a receiver in 2014 and his per-game total jumps to an FBS best (active players) 0.46 interceptions per game.
The Senior Bowl annually features the top 110 NFL Draft eligible players from across the country in a showcase for NFL teams. The 2019 Senior Bowl is scheduled for Jan. 26 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
Troy enters the season opener against No. 22 Boise State with the nation's fourth-longest active winning streak of seven games and both teams are coming off 11-win seasons; kickoff is set for 5 p.m. in The Vet. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling 877-878-WINS or by visiting TroyTrojans.com. Additionally, fans can take in the game in one of the new luxury tents in the North End Zone; call 334-670-3683 for more information or to reserve one of the six locations.
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