B.J. Coleman said he had a productive week of practice leading up to today’s East-West Shrine Game, one of the two main all-star football games for college seniors looking to impress NFL scouts.
The former McCallie and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga quarterback is on the East squad, as are former Tennessee Tech wide receiver Tim Benford from Red Bank High School and former Tennessee running back Tauren Poole.
Coleman was the top-rated quarterback on the East roster at the beginning of the week, ahead of Florida’s John Brantley and Southern Miss’s Austin Davis, and he worked with the first unit all week, he said.
“I’ve enjoyed the heck out of it,” said Coleman, who is rated the No. 7 quarterback on ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr.’s board. “I feel like I’ve done well and had a good week both in the interview room and on the practice field. It’s a good start. I think the next step is to have a good time in the game.”
The actual game is generally considered the dessert following four well-scrutinized practices. But there is additional meaning to it.