Lenoir-Rhyne Coach Goldsmith, Newberry Receiver Tindal Selected For All-Star Football Game

EL PASO, Texas - Lenoir-Rhyne Head Football Coach Fred Goldsmith has been selected to coach in the annual "Texas Versus The Nation" All-Star Challenge. Goldsmith will serve as the Texas Team Defensive Coordinator, while Newberry College wide receiver Kelton Tindal has been selected as a participant.

The contest, an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Senior All-Star Game, will take place on Saturday, February 6, in El Paso, Texas, at the Sun Bowl Stadium beginning at noon (MST) on CBS College Sports.

The contest is in its fourth year of existence and will pit the top collegiate players originally from Texas or who play college football in Texas against the top players from around the nation.

Last year, the game's attendance topped 40,000 while 93 percent of the players on the 2009 roster went on to sign NFL contracts (111 out of a possible 119).

Texas will be coached by Bill Bates while the Nation will be headed up by Howard Schnellenberger.

Fred Goldsmith

Kelton Tindal

Goldsmith, who just finished his third season as Lenoir-Rhyne's head coach, is a two-time former NCAA Division I-A National Coach Of The Year at Rice (1992) and Duke (1994).

The all-star game attracts hundreds of NFL, CFL, and European league scouts each year and provides athletes with the opportunity to be seen by the pros one last time before the draft.

The game will be televised live nationally on CBS College Sports (formerly CSTV). CBS College Sports can be found on DirecTV channel 613 and Dish Network channel 152.

Tindal will join an elite group of players who have made the rosters of this three-year-old all-star game. Since the inaugural game in 2007, a total of 292 participants have gone on to sign NFL contracts. Some of the outstanding past participants include Chicago Bears WR Johnny Knox, Indianapolis Colts WR Pierre Garcon, Denver Broncos DT Marcus Thomas, Cincinnati Bengals RB Bernard Scott, Jacksonville Jaguars DT Terrance Knighton, and Arizona Cardinals RB Tim Hightower.

Tindal, a senior from Sumter, finished his Newberry career third in school history with 1,898 receiving yards, tied for fourth in receptions with 116 and tied for second in touchdown receptions with 16. He also had three rushing touchdowns over the course of his career to total 19 touchdowns in four seasons. Tindal was also a huge player on special teams for Newberry during his career, blocking a total of five kicks and returning punts and kickoffs.

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