ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñsenior Tyrone \u201cTJ\u201d Sheppard had a big season for ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñHigh School in 2024.<\/p>\n
His efforts have paid off, as he received an invitation to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, Monday night.<\/p>\n
Sheppard, a 6-2, 200-pound senior defensive back, is listed as No, 24 on the South\/Gray team\u2019s roster. He said he primary plays at the cornerback position.<\/p>\n
The game will be played Monday at noon CST at the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The event will be broadcast live on ESPN3.<\/p>\n
Sheppard said he is honored to get the opportunity to showcase his talents in front of college coaches.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big opportunity for me to get to compete and be around that kind of atmosphere,\u201d Sheppard said. \u201cAll I want to do is to be able to play football. So, when I got the invitation to come down here, I was excited to get the chance to play football and hopefully get noticed by college coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n
At this point, Sheppard already has offers from Tuskegee and Tennessee Valley. He is hopeful that more offers will come after he gets a chance to showcase his abilities at the all-star game.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a blessing to get this chance,\u201d Sheppard said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñsenior Tyrone \u201cTJ\u201d Sheppard had a big season for ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñHigh School in 2024. His efforts have paid off, as he received an invitation to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, Monday night. Sheppard, a 6-2, 200-pound senior defensive back, is listed as No, 24 on the South\/Gray team\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3758,"featured_media":343934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,7,238],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-343933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-selma-saints","category-sports","category-newsletter-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n