University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Day, Penning, Boyd named to East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 list
7/17/2023 9:20:00 AM | Football
Trio of Panthers selected to preseason watchlist. 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl scheduled for Feb. 1 in Frisco, Texas.
TAMPA, Fla. --- Three members of the UNI football roster have been selected to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 list, as announced by the Shrine Bowl on Monday.
Panther quarterback Theo Day, offensive tackle Jared Penning and defensive tackle Khristian Boyd were named to the list of 1,000 scouted players from around the country that are both all-star game and NFL Draft eligible in 2024.
Day, a Canton, Michigan native entering his redshirt senior season this fall, was named First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) a year ago as one of the nation's top passers. The two-time CFPA FCS National Performer of the Week accounted for 3,121 passing yards and 26 touchdowns through the air, leading the MVFC in multiple categories, including passing efficiency, passing yard, total offense and yards per attempt. Day threw a career-high six touchdowns last November in UNI's season finale at South Dakota, as well as five touchdown passes in the Panthers' one-point win at No. 20 Southern Illinois.
Penning, a redshirt junior lineman from Clear Lake, Iowa, helped boast an offense that notched the fourth-best third down conversion rate in the nation (52%), 11th in passing offense (288.5), ninth in red zone offense (89.4%) and sixth in team passing efficiency (167.3). Appearing in all 11 games last season, he earned Phil Steele FCS All-MVFC Third Team honors.
Boyd, a Kansas City, Missouri native and Second Team All-MVFC honoree in 2022, appeared in ten games for the Panthers last fall, recording 32 tackles on the season, including seven against Sacramento State. He also notched five tackles for loss for 15 yards and one assisted sack against Indiana State, along with four pass deflections on the year.
The 99th edition of the East-West Shrine Bowl will be played at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on February 1, 2024.
ABOUT THE EAST-WEST SHRINE BOWL
The East-West Shrine Bowl is the longest-running college football all-star game in the nation. An important part of America's football tradition, the event gives top college players a chance to showcase their talents to NFL scouts and a national television audience.
Since 1925, the East-West Shrine Bowl has benefited Shriners Children's and its mission to provide excellent specialty care for children. This unique health care system provides excellent care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, regardless of the families' ability to pay for services. This special game helps raise the profile of Shriners Children, so that we can continue to offer hope and healing and reach more kids in more places. Through the experience, everyone connected with the East-West Shrine Bowl gains a deeper understanding of the amazing patients who receive care at Shriners Children's and the ways that they can support the health care system.
