DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2017) – FIU center
Michael Montero has accepted an invitation to play in the FBS All Americans Tropical Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 15, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The college all-star game will take place at the Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium and will feature the American Team versus the National Team beginning at 9:00 a.m. Montero has been named to the National Team.
Montero started all 12 games on an offensive line that helped produce 4,503 yards of total offense (fourth all-time for yards in a season at FIU) in 2016. The Panthers rushed for 1,783 yards (third-most in school history) and produced 2,720 yards through the air. Montero blocked for the school's all-time leading rusher (
Alex Gardner – 2,272 yards) and FIU's all-time leader in touchdown passes (
Alex McGough – 48); both marks set this past season. Under the watch of Montero, FIU's offense gained over 200 yards on the ground five times, including a 270-yard performance versus Florida Atlantic (Oct. 1), while gaining over 500 yards of total offense twice. Montero, an Honorable Mention All-C-USA selection in 2016, was recognized by
Athlon and
Phil Steele (preseason Second-Team All-C-USA) and was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List.
The Tropical Bowl showcases the top college football seniors to NFL scouts and general managers who travel from around the country to the event. The weekend is focused on scouting, teaching, and football.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
