CBS Sports Network to televise third International Bowl

The International Bowl – featuring 44 of the nation’s top senior football players (and one junior) - returns to Austin, Texas on National Signing Day and CBS Sports Network will broadcast the game and all its festivities.

The game pits the under-19 U.S. National Team – led by highly successful St. Xavier (Cincinnati) coach Steve Specht – against an International team made up of players and coaches from 20 countries. University of Western Ontario head coach Greg Marshall is the World Team’s head coach.

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at pristine Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex and will not only be televised live in high definition on CBS Sports Network but will also be broadcast on the American Forces Network for U.S. service men and women deployed overseas and on U.S. Navy Ships. Well before kickoff, U.S. players will autograph jerseys, helmets and their letters of intent in a posh National Signing Day ceremony at the Marriott South hotel in Austin. 

The U.S. has won the first two International Bowls, 17-0 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in 2010 and 21-14 in Austin in February.

This year’s U.S. team includes numerous Top 100 recruits including Texas-bound defensive tackle Malcom Brown (No. 33, Brenham HS, Texas), Georgia-bound running back Todd Gurley (No. 36, Tarboro HS, N.C.), Iowa-bound running back Greg Garmon (No. 54, McDowell HS, Erie, Pa.), Ohio State-bound defensive tackle Sevon Pittman (No. 66, McKinley HS, Canton, Ohio), Stanford-bound linebacker Noor Davis (No. 72, Leesburg HS, Fla.) and Cal-bound offensive tackle Freddie Tagaloa (No. 94, Salesian HS, Richmond, Calif.).

The first junior to be selected to the Under-19 National Team is Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) quarterback Jarrett Solomon, who led the Gaels to their third-straight Nevada State championship.

Solomon threw for 2,744 yards, a remarkable 41 touchdowns and just two interceptions last seasos. His quarterback ranking was 144.  In three seasons, he's thrown for 7,264 yards, 105 touchdowns and just 12 interceptions. His most impressive statistic is Bishop Gorman's record in that span: 43-3.

The team’s other quarterback is Florida State-bound Sean Maguire (Seton Hall Prep HS, West Orange, N.J.).

Specht has won 80 and lost 20 in his career at St. Xavier and led his Alma Mater to state Division I titles in 2005 and 2007.

Under-19 National Team alumni include LSU safety and Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu (2010), Michigan State linebacker Chris Norman (2009) and Virginia Tech running back David Wilson (2009).

World Team alumni include Arizona defensive lineman Aiulua Fanene of American Samoa (2010), Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner of Germany (2010) and Alabama defensive tackle Jesse Williams of Australia (2010).
 
The International Bowl is a national team competition, not an all-star game, thus the NCAA allows seniors to play for USA Football and not have their participation count as one of two permitted all-star game appearances.
 
To access the CBS Sports Network Channel Finder, click here, and International Bowl rosters, game and ticket information is here.

ABOUT USA FOOTBALL: USA Football, the sport's national governing body in the United States, hosts more than 80 skill development events annually for coaches, players and youth football league commissioners. USA Football manages U.S. national teams for international competition and was endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund. Former NFL team executive Carl Peterson is USA Football’s chairman.

Here are short biographies on each of the Under-19 national team players.
 
Cory Batey
Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.)
WR
Vanderbilt
Photos/Stats

Adrian Bellard
Brenham (Texas)
OL
Texas A&M

Brennen Blakemore
Wimberley (Texas)
WR
Uncommitted
Stats

Caleb Bluitt
West Brook (Beaumont, Texas)
DE
Texas

Malcom Brown
Brenham (Texas)
DT
Texas
Video/Stats

Ray Buchanan
Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.)
DB
Arkansas
Video/Photos

Alex Carter
Briar Woods (Ashburn, Va.)
S
Stanford
Video/Photos

Timothy Cole
Brenham (Texas)
LB
Texas
Video/Stats

Colby Cooke
Goochland (Va.)
K-P
Vanderbilt
Stats

Imani Cross
North Hall (Gainesville, Ga.)
RB
Uncommitted

Ron Darby
Potomac (Oxon Hill, Md.)
RB
Notre Dame
Video/Photos/Stats

Noor Davis
Leesburg (Fla.)
LB
Stanford

Romond Deloatch
Phoebus (Hampton, Va.)
WR
Uncommitted

Zach Espinosa
Cedar Park (Texas)
S
Rice

Ronnie Feist
West St. John (Edgard, La.)
LB
LSU

Boone Feldt
Hays (Buda, Texas)
OL
North Texas

Justin Ferguson
Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
WR
Notre Dame
Video

Devin Funchess
Harrison (Farmington Hills, Mich.)
TE
Michigan
Video/Photos

Brian Gaia
Gilman (Baltimore)
OL
Penn State
Photos

Greg Garmon
McDowell (Erie, Pa.)
RB
Iowa
Video/Stats

Ron Geohaghan
Allendale-Fairfax (Fairfax, S.C.)
S
Clemson

Paul Griggs
Charlotte Latin (N.C.)
K-P
Purdue

Todd Gurley II
Tarboro (N.C.)
RB
Georgia
Video/Photos

Devante Harris
Horn (Mesquite, Texas)
DB
Oklahoma
Video/Photos/Stats

Joe Harris
Lithonia (Ga.)
OL
South Carolina
Video

Joey Hunt
El Campo (Texas)
DT
TCU

Nick James
Long Beach (Miss.)
DT
Mississippi State
Video/Stats

Royce Jenkins-stone
Cass Tech (Detroit)
LB
Michigan
Video

Trey Keenan
Argyle (Texas)
OL
Texas Tech
Photos

Sean Maguire
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.)
QB
Florida State
Photos/Stats

Marcus Maye
Holy Trinity Episcopal (Melbourne, Fla.)
S
Florida
Video/Stats

Carlos Mendoza
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.)
LB
Arizona State
Video/Photos/Stats

Hardy Nickerson
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)
LB
California
Photos/Stats

Ifeadi Odenigbo
Centerville (Ohio)
DE
Northwestern
Video/Photos

Moana Ofahengaue
Westlake (Saratoga Springs, Utah)
DE
Uncommitted

Ian Park
Upper St. Clair (Pa.)
OL
Northwestern
Stats

Sevon Pittman
McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
DT
Ohio State
Video

Gimel President
Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)
DE
Auburn
Video

Terry Richardson
Cass Tech (Detroit)
CB
Michigan
Video/Photos


Jordan Richmond
Ryan (Denton, Texas)
LB
Texas A&M
Video/Photos

Rob Riederer
Holton (Kan.)
S
Tulsa
Stats

James Ross
St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
LB
Michigan
Video

D.J. Singleton
St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.)
S
Wisconsin
Video/Photos/Stats

Canon Smith
Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, Ala.)
TE
Uncommitted
Photos

Jarrett Solomon (Junior)
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
QB
Uncommitted
Video/Photos/Stats

Caleb Stacey
Oak Hills (Cincinnati)
OL
Michigan
Photos

Spencer Stanley
Trinity Valley (Fort Worth, Texas)
OL
Rice
Stats

Freddie Tagaloa
Salesian (Richmond, Calif.)
OL
California
Video/Photos

Chad Voytik
Cleveland (Tenn.)
QB
Pittsburgh
Video/Photos/Stats

Jameis Winston (named to team but injured and will not play)
Hueytown (Ala.)
QB
Florida State
Video/Stats