FARGO, N.D. - Four seniors from the North Dakota State football team have been selected to participate in two of the top college all-star games for NFL prospects.
Tight ends Noah Gindorff, a former Crosby-Ironton graduate, and Josh Babicz have been invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 29 at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif. Offensive lineman Cordell Volson and wide receiver Christian Watson have been invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 3 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as part of the NFL's Pro Bowl week.
Both all-star games will be televised on NFL Network.
Twelve former Bison players have competed in the East-West Shrine Bowl, and NDSU has been represented in the last four games by offensive linemen Zack W. Johnson (2017) and Austin Kuhnert (2018), quarterback Easton Stick (2019), tight end Ben Ellefson (2020) and defensive end Derrek Tuszka (2020).
Former NDSU cornerback CJ Smith (2016) and offensive lineman Zack J. Johnson (2020) have competed in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
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-- gobison.com