Running back Michael Carter drove his team’s win in the game between draft prospects
Arkansas’ Feleipe Franks threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Mississippi tight end Kenny Yeboah in the fourth quarter of the Senior Bowl to help seal the victory of National, 27-24, about American This saturday.
Franks, a graduate who transferred from Florida, established the scoring connection with a 29-yard complete pass to Louisville’s Dez Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick had six receptions for 90 yards in the game that serves as a showcase for senior prospects and graduates.
North Carolina running back Michael Carter also had a great game. Carter scored on a 12-yard rush toward the end of the third quarter to help National to regain the lead after Kellen Mond had come back.
Jamie Newman then completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Trevon Grimes with 49 seconds left for American. The former Wake Forest quarterback, who transferred to Georgia but chose not to play for the season, set up the score with a 35-yard complete pass to Bowling Green tight end Quintin Morris.
Mond was the MVP of the match. Fitzpatrick was the Offensive Player and Tulane defensive lineman Cam Sampe was the Defensive Player.
The game was played for the first time at the new Hancock Whitney Stadium in South Alabama, with Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores directing National and Matt Rhule of the Carolina Panthers at the helm of American. The traditional North vs. South format was also changed.
Franks completed nine of 16 passes for 122 yards. Carter averaged 8.0 yards per carry in his final season with the Tar Heels and was not far behind his production in the all-star game.
He had 60 yards on eight carries and had two receptions for 15 yards.
Texas A&M quarterback Mond threw a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter to help erase a 13-0 deficit at halftime. Mond even got a 2-point conversion on a carry and a pass, following 15-yard touchdowns from Clemson’s Amari Rodgers and a 14-yard touchdown from Tennessee’s Josh Palmer.
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