ARLINGTON, Texas -
Jan. 21, 2015 -
PRLog -- The College Gridiron Showcase (CGS) is pleased to announce the coaches for the inaugural event! Head Coaches will be Doug Cosbie for the Wranglers and Marcus Dupree for the Desperados.
Coach Cosbie was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Dallas_
Cowboys) in the third round of the 1979 (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/1979_NFL_
Draft) NFL Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/1979_NFL_
Draft). The 6'6", 236 lb. tight end (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Tight_end)
from Santa Clara University (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Santa_Clara_
University) played his entire NFL career for the Cowboys from 1979 to 1988. He was a three-time Pro Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Pro_Bowl)
selection from 1983 - 1985. Coach Cosbie has over 16 years of coaching experience from high school, through the collegiate and professional levels.
Coach Dupree played at
Oklahoma, where he was named Football News “Freshman of the Year”, second team All-American (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-American) and Big Eight Conference (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference) “Newcomer of the Year”. After graduation, Coach Dupree debuted for the United States Football League (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/United_
States_Football_
League) with the New Orleans Breakers. After two seasons with the Breakers, he returned to professional football joining the Los Angeles Rams (http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Los_Angeles_
Rams) in 1990, where he played in 15 games over two seasons. He later became an NFL Scout. Coach Dupree was also documented on ESPN’s 30 for 30 series of 30 films celebrating ESPN's 30th anniversary.
The College Gridiron Showcase is set to take place on January 31, 2015 at UTA’s Maverick Stadium in Arlington, TX. Kick-off begins 1:30 PM CST, for more information on how to purchase tickets or about the game please visit www.collegegridironshowcase.com