University of Tulsa seniors Dane Evans and James Flanders are participating in the 2017 College Gridiron Showcase & Symposium, a College Football All-Star event for all divisions of college football at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas, January 7-11.
The players are receiving professional coaching, mentoring, life coaching and seminars that benefit the collegiate athlete in their preparation for the NFL Draft. The format of the event showcases the players through practices and a controlled scrimmage to scouts and executives from the NFL and CFL.
Evans, a 6'1" quarterback from Sanger, Texas, completed his Tulsa career as the school's leader for career passing (11,680), total offense (11,752), TD passes thrown (84), pass completions (904) and pass attempts (1,567), As a senior, Evans completed 259-of-435 passes for 3,348 yards, 32 TDs and a 257.