MIAMI (Jan. 13, 2020) – After a stellar performance at the Tropical Bowl this past weekend, Sage Lewis was named MVP of the college all-star game.
The Tropical Bowl, which began in 2016, features top seniors playing in front of NFL scouts and general managers in preparation for the draft in April.
The former Panther linebacker earned 11 tackles on Sunday afternoon. Lewis was joined by fellow Panthers Isaiah Brown and Stantley Thomas-Oliver III at the game as well. Brown earned three tackles, while Thomas-Oliver earned a pair of pass breakups.
James Morgan, Anthony Jones, Napoleon Maxwell, Austin Maloney, Sage Lewis, Isaiah Brown, Stantley Thomas-Oliver III and Teair Tart all earned bids to postseason college all-star games in 2020.
Morgan will play in the prestigious East-West Shrine Game (Jan. 18), while Tart will play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Both all-star games are slated for Saturday, Jan. 18. Jones will cap FIU’s participants with the Hula Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 26. The duo of Maloney and Maxwell competed in the College Gridiron Showcase earlier this month.
After going to a school-record third-straight bowl game last year, the Panthers will seek to continue that winning tradition in 2020 as Butch Davis and the Panthers open the season at home on Thursday, Sept. 3 against Jacksonville State. For the full schedule release, click here.
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