Penn State football senior Hunter Nourzad accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl, the bowl announced Thursday.

The 6’3,” 330-pound center played in all 12 games for Penn State this season and will appear in the postseason all-star game to snap in front of dozens of scouts.

The Shrine Bowl is the longest-running college all-star game dating back to 1925. It allows draft-eligible college football players to show off their skills and potentially boost their draft stock in front of dozens of NFL scouts.

Center Juice Scruggs and Mitchell Tinsley most recently completed in the bowl representing the Nittany Lions in 2023. This year’s East-West Shrine Bowl will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, in Frisco, Texas.

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