Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell's Conover Selected to Play in Inaugural Magnolia Gridiron Classic
12/19/2005 7:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 19, 2005
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell star defensive end Sean Conover (Whitman, Mass./Whitman-Hanson H.S.) has been selected to play in the inaugural Magnolia Gridiron Classic, a college all-star game to be played on Dec. 24 at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss.
Conover, a two-time First Team All-Patriot League selection and a 2004 All-American, will be one of more than 80 senior student-athletes who will have the chance to showcase their skills in front of professional scouts. During the week leading up to the game there will also be daily practices and a scouting combine.
The game itself will feature Division I-A players from teams not competing in bowl games against Division I-AA players.
Conover was the Patriot League's defensive player of the year in 2004. He finished his senior season with 44 tackles, including nine for loss and three sacks. Despite playing tight end his entire freshman season, he finished his career with 17.5 sacks, tied for fifth-most in Bucknell history. He also had nine career forced fumbles.
Conover moved to defensive end prior to his sophomore year and started all 34 games there over the last three seasons. He was a Second Team All-America selection after a junior year in which he had 10.5 sacks and 18 tackles for loss.
