IRVING, Texas (Jan. 18, 2024) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today applauded The East-West Shrine Bowl, the nation's oldest college football all-star game, for moving the 99th edition of the game to the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, which will take place Feb. 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
 
"There is no region in the country with more passion for football at every level of the game than the Dallas-Fort-Worth Metroplex," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "And the East-West Shrine Bowl provides people in North Texas a unique chance to see some of the best talent in the country as they strive to create an opportunity to play at the next level. The East-West Shrine Bowl is a great addition to North Texas. It's a perfect match with 100 percent of the proceeds going to charity and the Shriners Children's health care system."
 
More than 120 of college football's finest seniors, along with a select group of juniors who were cleared to play in all-star games this year by the NFL, will be coached by a full squad of NFL assistant coaches from the various teams. East-West Shrine Bowl week includes four days of practice, countless interviews with NFL scouts, and many speaking seminars from NFL officials, NFLPA officials and patients from Shriners Children's.
 
Tickets to the Feb. 1 game are available starting as low as $20 and can be purchased at shrinebowl.com. The game will be nationally televised in primetime on the NFL Network as players showcase their skills ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. The game benefits the Shriners Children's healthcare system with 100 percent of the proceeds going to support the charity. Only the Rose Bowl Game is older than the East-West Shrine Bowl among all post-season bowl games over the past century. The Bowl released its initial roster Jan. 16.
 
"We're very excited to announce this year's roster, and to see who will be the next Brock Purdy or Isiah Pacheco to come out of the East-West Shrine Bowl," said Eric Galko, Shrine Bowl Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel. "We're looking forward to hosting a record number of NFL scouts, executives, coaches and general managers to join us at The Star for Shrine Bowl week, to see our players in action and to have these all-stars play in support of Shriners Children's."
 
First played in 1925, the game has featured more than 200 members of the College Football Hall of Fame, including 2024 electee Kevin Smith. NFF National Scholar-Athletes have also been well-represented with 86 all-time, including Campbell Trophy recipients Brad Culpepper (Florida), Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami-FL), Bobby Hoying (Ohio State), Craig Krenzel (Ohio State), John Urschel (Penn State) and Robert Zatechka (Nebraska).
 
The East-West Shrine Bowl joins more than 25 football organizations, games and events based in the DFW region, including the national headquarters of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame in Irving.  A full listing of these entities can be found on the "About" page on the NFF's website.
 
The National Football Foundation's 66^th Annual Awards Dinner presented by Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas will feature the induction of the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class, the recognition of the 2024 National Scholar-Athlete Class presented by Fidelity Investments, and the announcement of the recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy presented to college football's top scholar-athlete. Click here for information on attending.
 
The 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class includes Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State), Paul Cameron (UCLA), Tim Couch (Kentucky), Warrick Dunn (Florida State), Armanti Edwards (Appalachian State), Deon Figures (Colorado), Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh), Toby Gerhart (Stanford), Dan Hampton (Arkansas), Steve Hutchinson (Michigan), Antonio Langham (Alabama), Randy Moss (Marshall), Julius Peppers (North Carolina), Paul Posluszny (Penn State), Dewey Selmon (Oklahoma), Alex Smith (Utah), Kevin Smith (Texas A&M), Chris Ward (Ohio State), Danny Woodhead (Chadron State [NE]), and coaches Mark Dantonio (Cincinnati, Michigan State); Danny Hale (West Chester [PA], Bloomsburg [PA]); and Frank Solich (Nebraska, Ohio).