Rosters have been updated for the second annual Under Armour All-American Game, and Buckeye fans will be able to get a glimpse of some of this year's top Ohio State football commitments players in action against the nation's top prospects.
The game features 80 of the nation's top players, selected by scouting gurus Scouts, Inc. Five players are Ohio State verbal commitments -- cornerback C.J. Barnett of Clayton (Oh.) Northmont High School; running back Jamaal Berry of Miami (Fla.) Palmetto High School.; wide receiver Duron Carter of Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas High School; defensive lineman Melvin Fellows of Garfield Heights (Oh.) High School; and center Jack Mewhort of Toledo (Oh.) St. John's High School. Also playing in the game are two uncommitted players still considering Ohio State -- defensive lineman Corey Adams and wide receiver Marlon Brown of Memphis (Tenn.) Harding Academy.
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Jamaal Berry will be among five OSU verbals participating in this year's game
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The players will be split up between the White, coached by former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy, and the Black, coached by former Oakland Raiders head coach Mike White. Adams, Barnett, and Brown have been placed on the White team, while Berry, Carter, Fellows, and Mewhort will play for the Black squad.
The chance to receive coaching from such well-known individuals is one of the game's most unique aspects.
"It has been our goal all along to provide a rare and exciting experience for these young student/athletes that cannot be duplicated anywhere else or from any other all-star game, and it starts with our head coaches and coordinators." writes Tom Luginbill of Scouts, Inc. "The Scouts Inc. staff and others putting this game on have spent considerable time in the coaching and scouting profession, so we had the ability to bring in quality coaches with vast experience as both leaders and teachers at the highest level. And what better way to prepare the Under Armour All-Americans for college than to have them interact and learn from some of the NFL's best?"
Also among the selections are the top two overall prospects in ESPN.com's Top 150: quarterback/athlete Russell Shepard of Houston (Texas) Cypress Ridge (LSU verbal) and quarterback Matt Barkley of Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei (USC verbal). Shepard will suit up for the Black team while Barkley will be among the quarterbacks on the white team.
ESPN.com has released several features providing information on this year's game and players. Select a link below to view a feature:
This year's Under Armour All-American game is scheduled for January 4 at 8 p.m. ET in Orlando, Fla., and will be airing on ESPN.
