University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hen Standout Blaine Woodson to Play in Dream Bowl All-Star Game Monday
1/14/2018 4:58:00 PM | Football
SALEM, Va. -- Blaine Woodson, a starter on the defensive line for the University of Delaware football squad the past four years and a three-time all-conference selection, will extend his playing career for at least one more game Monday when he takes part in Dream Bowl VI at Salem Stadium.
Kickoff is set off for 12 noon. The game will be live streamed at www.dreambowl.net/news/dream-bowl-vi-livestream.
The Dream Bowl is a college football All-Star Showcase of the best NCAA FCS, Division II, and Division III players from across the country. The game and the series of events held over Martin Luther King Weekend are a celebration of the excellence, commitment, and sacrifice made by the players and their families.
Woodson becomes the fourth Blue Hen football alum to play in the all-star game, joining defensive end Derrick Saulsberry (2014), offensive tackle Ben Curtis (2015), and offensive lineman Connor Bozick (2016).
"It's a privilege to be selected and to play another game," said Woodson, a hotel, restaurant, and institutional management major at Delaware. "The opportunity to play in front of scouts is a blessing and I hope to showcase my ability. It will be an honor to put the winged helmet on one more time to represent the University of Delaware."
Another Blue Hens will take part in college all-star game action this Saturday, Jan. 20, when defensive tackle Bilal Nichols competes in the East-West Shrine game. That game will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. at 3 p.m. and will be televised live on NFL Network.
Woodson, a 6-2, 280 lb. native of Stroudsburg, Pa. (Stroudsburg HS), earned second team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors in 2017 after ranking fifth on the team with 55 tackles while adding three sacks and an interception. He started each of his final 44 games at Delaware and finished his career with 14.5 sacks for 75 yards and 21.5 tackles for loss for 89 yards.
He also earned second team All-CAA honors and was named the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman in 2014 and was a second team All-CAA selection as a sophomore in 2015.
Delaware posted a 7-4 record in 2017 under first-year head coach Danny Rocco and narrowly missed a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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