Jonathan Nelson to Play in East-West Shrine Game
The safety will play in one of the nation's senior showcase game after having a breakout season.
Thursday, May 26th 2011, 12:08 pm
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Originally Published: Jan 5, 2011 3:26 PM CDT
Gerald Goodridge
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer
NORMAN, Oklahoma -- Oklahoma’s Jonathan Nelson accepted an invitation to play in the 86th East-West Shrine Game, the university announced Wednesday.
The senior safety finished the 2010 season with 102 tackles, ranking him second on the team and notching the fifth-highest single-season mark by an OU defensive back.
The game will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.