Fresno State Athletics
Bulldog Seniors Receive All-Star Game Invitations
11/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 28, 2014
By Jason Clay
jaclay@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - Three Bulldog football seniors have received early invitations to post-season all-star games, Fresno State announced on Friday the day before senior day.
Bulldog wide receiver Josh Harper and safety Derron Smith both received invites to participate in the 2015 Reese's Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Game while cornerback Curtis Riley was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game.
The 2015 Senior Bowl will be played on Jan. 24 from Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. while the East-West Shrine Game is held the week before, on Jan. 17 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
For Harper and Smith, they will decide on which post-season games to play in after the season comes to an end.
Harper is the nation's active leader in touchdown catches per games played in, having caught 29 career touchdown passes in 38 games. He ranks second in school history in touchdown catches, fourth in receptions (206) and seventh in receiving yardage (2,699). Harper was a second-team All-Mountain West selection in 2013.
Riley came to Fresno State in 2013 out of Fullerton College and has started in 19 games over the past two seasons for the Bulldogs. He has recorded 103 tackles in the last two years, 9.0 tackles for a loss, has 14 pass breakups and one interception.
Smith is a two-time, first-team All-Mountain West pick for the Bulldogs and is tied for third in the FBS among active players in career interceptions with 14. Smith has started 41 games in his career and recorded 281 tackles, the ninth most in school history. He has 13.5 tackles for a loss in his career and 4.0 sacks.
Fresno State is set to host Hawai`i on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Bulldog Stadium. If the Bulldogs win the game, they will clinch the West Division title and head to the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Championship game that will be played on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. PT (CBS).
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