Stephens To Play In East-West Shrine Game Saturday

CINCINNATI - University of Cincinnati cornerback Linden Stephens (Euclid, Ohio/Euclid/Fork Union Military Academy) will be among the prospects in the 93rd annual East-West Shrine Game at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 20, from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Stephens To Play In East-West Shrine Game SaturdayStephens To Play In East-West Shrine Game Saturday
CINCINNATI - University of Cincinnati cornerback Linden Stephens (Euclid, Ohio/Euclid/Fork Union Military Academy) will be among the prospects in the 93rd annual East-West Shrine Game at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 20, from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
 
The Shrine Game, which features some of college football's best prospects, will be televised live on NFL Network.
 
Stephens, who will wear No. 20 for the West Team, started all 12 games in 2017 and tallied 21 career starts. His 51 tackles ranked among the Bearcats' top seven on the season, including 31 solo stops, a team-high eight pass break ups and an interception.
 
In 50 career games, Stephens hauled in six interceptions defended 26 passes, made 140 tackles and forced a fumble.
 
He hit a number of career milestones in 2017, recording a career-best eight tackles and a 39-yard interception return against SMU and a career-high four PBUs at Miami (Ohio). Stephens earned a bachelor's degree in substance abuse counseling in December 2017.
 
For more than 90 years, some of football's greatest players and coaches have contributed to the tradition of the East-West Shrine Game, the nation's first college all-star football game. Created by the Shriners in 1925, the game is driven by the desire to support Shriners Hospitals for Children in its mission to help children in need of expert medical care. Participating players make an annual visit to the local Shriners Hospital, visiting children and staff in an experience that they will truly never forget.
 
For more information, visit ShrineGame.com.