Alec Lemon and Justin Pugh will join Ryan Nassib in the Senior Bowl.
1/24/2013 11:43:00 AM | Football
Syracuse football will have three representatives on the North Team in the Senior Bowl on Saturday, January 26th at Ladd-Peebles Stadium (4 p.m.; NFL Network). Quarterback Ryan Nassib is joined by wide receiver Alec Lemon and offensive tackle Justin Pugh in Mobile, Ala. This is the first time since the 2000 that the Orange will have three representatives in the Senior Bowl.Â
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With the addition of Lemon and Pugh, 54 Orange standouts have earned invitations to the nation's most unique football game and football's premier senior showcase event, which annually features the country's best senior collegiate football players and top NFL draft prospects on teams.
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Pugh made history after he was one of the first non-seniors to be invited to the Senior Bowl. Pugh declared for the NFL Draft in the beginning of January but since he had been in school for four years and earned his degree, the NFL cleared him for this year's game. A 2011 and 2012 All-BIG EAST First Team selection, Pugh started every game he played at Syracuse. The team co-captain was also honored as a 2012 ECAC Division I Football All-Star and 2012 ESPN.com All-BIG EAST Team selection.
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Lemon joined the North Team at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday. Lemon was the only offensive player unanimously named to the 2012 All-BIG EAST First Team. He was also an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection last year. He was named an ECAC Division I Football Sub-Division All-Star as well as a member of the ESPN.com All-BIG EAST Team. He is the third receiver in SU history to record a 1,000 yard receiving season.
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Nassib joins fellow Syracuse quarterbacks Donovan McNabb (1999 Senior Bowl), Marvin Graves (1994) and Don McPherson (1988) as Orange signal callers who have played in the Senior Bowl. A 2012 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, Nassib holds the Syracuse single-season and career records for passing yards (3,749 in 2012; 9,190 career) and completions (294; 791), and also set single-season records for touchdown passes (26) and total offense (3,891 yards). Nassib, who is one of four team captains, earned 2012 Pro Football Weekly All-America honors for his record-setting performance this season. His 288.4 yards per game ranked 17th nationally and led the BIG EAST. A three-year starter, Nassib earned undergraduate degrees in finance and managerial accounting and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in accounting.
Syracuse fans are invited to reserve football season tickets for the inaugural season in the ACC today by placing a $25 deposit to get first shot at the best available locations. Deposits can be made online (click here) , by phone (888-DOME-TIX), or in-person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.
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With the addition of Lemon and Pugh, 54 Orange standouts have earned invitations to the nation's most unique football game and football's premier senior showcase event, which annually features the country's best senior collegiate football players and top NFL draft prospects on teams.
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Pugh made history after he was one of the first non-seniors to be invited to the Senior Bowl. Pugh declared for the NFL Draft in the beginning of January but since he had been in school for four years and earned his degree, the NFL cleared him for this year's game. A 2011 and 2012 All-BIG EAST First Team selection, Pugh started every game he played at Syracuse. The team co-captain was also honored as a 2012 ECAC Division I Football All-Star and 2012 ESPN.com All-BIG EAST Team selection.
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Lemon joined the North Team at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday. Lemon was the only offensive player unanimously named to the 2012 All-BIG EAST First Team. He was also an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection last year. He was named an ECAC Division I Football Sub-Division All-Star as well as a member of the ESPN.com All-BIG EAST Team. He is the third receiver in SU history to record a 1,000 yard receiving season.
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Nassib joins fellow Syracuse quarterbacks Donovan McNabb (1999 Senior Bowl), Marvin Graves (1994) and Don McPherson (1988) as Orange signal callers who have played in the Senior Bowl. A 2012 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, Nassib holds the Syracuse single-season and career records for passing yards (3,749 in 2012; 9,190 career) and completions (294; 791), and also set single-season records for touchdown passes (26) and total offense (3,891 yards). Nassib, who is one of four team captains, earned 2012 Pro Football Weekly All-America honors for his record-setting performance this season. His 288.4 yards per game ranked 17th nationally and led the BIG EAST. A three-year starter, Nassib earned undergraduate degrees in finance and managerial accounting and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in accounting.
Syracuse fans are invited to reserve football season tickets for the inaugural season in the ACC today by placing a $25 deposit to get first shot at the best available locations. Deposits can be made online (click here) , by phone (888-DOME-TIX), or in-person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.
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