Butler, Shipley on Shrine roster (Footblog)

Butler, Shipley on Shrine roster

Wide receiver Deon Butler and center A.Q. Shipley are two of 14 Big Ten players playing for the East squad in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 17 in Houston (4 p.m., ESPN 2).

Butler, Penn State's all-time receptions leader, and Shipley, the Rimington Award winner, will be joined by former conference opponents like wide receiver Greg Orton (Purdue), quarterback Brian Hoyer (Michigan State), running back Tyrell Sutton (Northwestern), offensive linemen Alex Boone (Ohio State) and Seth Olsen (Iowa). Wisconsin linebacker DeAndre Levy, best known for this sideline hit on Joe Paterno two years ago, also is on the East's roster.

Outside of the Senior Bowl, the East-West game is probably the second most prestigious All-Star game.

Stay tuned to see where other seniors like Derrick Williams, Rich Ohrnberger, Gerald Cadogan, Anthony Scirrotto, Lydell Sargeant or Kevin Kelly wind up.

-- JL

Posted by Football Staff on January 7, 2009 11:08 PM | Permalink

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