COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Five Mountain West football players have accepted invitations to participate in in the East-West Shrine Bowl, which will take place Thursday in Arlington, Texas, at AT&T Stadium. The game will kick at 7 p.m. CT and will air on the NFL Network. It will be the 100th edition of the storied contest.

Boise State defensive end Ahmed Hassanein, New Mexico running back Andrew Henry, San José State wide receiver Nick Nash and UNLV wide receiver Ricky White III and linebacker Jackson Woodard are on the Shrine Bowl rosters. Henry and Nash will play for the East team, while Hassanein, White and Woodard are on the West squad.

The MW quintet will show off their skills in front of NFL scouts, coaches and executives from all 32 teams.

The East-West Shrine Bowl is the longest-running college all-star football 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.

For more than 90 years, some of football’s greatest athletes and coaches have contributed to the tradition of the East-West Shrine Bowl. Players like Tom Brady, Walter Payton, Lawrence Taylor, John Elway, Gale Sayers and Jimmy Garoppolo, played in the East-West Shrine Bowl along with coaches Don Shula, Dick Vermeil, Paul “Bear” Bryant and Jerry Glanville, to name a few, have supported the East-West Shrine Bowl.