GAME NOTES: The 66th-annual Senior Bowl will close out the college football season, as seniors from all over the country will take the field at Ladd- Peebles Stadium to showcase their talents for prospective NFL suitors.

NFL staffs will coach these seniors, with the Tennessee Titans and first-year head coach Ken Whisenhunt manning the North sideline and the Jacksonville Jaguars' second-year head coach Gus Bradley leading the South.

The South has won two straight and three of the last five Senior Bowls, including a 20-10 decision in last year's event.

The North offense this season will feature a trio of prolific passers in Baylor's Bryce Petty (3,855 yards, 29 TDs), Oregon State's Sean Mannion (3,164 yards, 15 TDs) and East Carolina's Shane Carden (4,736 yards, 30 TDs).

The backfield for the North will feature Nebraska tailback Ameer Abdullah (1,611 yards, 19 TDs), Michigan State's Jeremy Langford (1,522 yards, 22 TDs) and Minnesota's David Cobb. Abdullah earned Second-Team All-America honors this season (1,626 yards, 13 TDs).

Those playmakers looking to impress down the field for the North will include East Carolina's Justin Hardy (121 rec, 1,494 yds, 10 TDs), Washington State's Vince Mayle (106 rec, 1,483 yds, 9 TDs), Baylor's Antwan Goodley (60 recs, 830 yds, 6 TDs) and Michigan State's Tony Lippett (65 rec, 1,198 yds, 11 TDs), as well as Duke's Jamison Crowder (85 rec, 1,044 yds, 6 TDs), Stanford's Ty Montgomery (61 rec, 604 yds, 3 TDs) and Ohio State speedster Devin Smith (33 rec, 931 yds, 12 TDs)

North's defense is peppered with talent at every level. Up front, the players to watch include Stanford defensive end Henry Anderson, Penn State's Deion Barnes (44 tackles, 12.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks) and Kentucky's Za'Darius Smith (61 tackles, 4.5 sacks) coming off the edges, while tackles like Washington's All- American Danny Shelton (93 tackles, 16.5 TFL, 9.0 sacks) and Iowa's tandem of Louis Trinca-Pasat (69 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks) and Carl Davis (36 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks) will attempt to clog up the middle.

The linebacking corps for the North will be highlighted by Texas' Jordan Hicks (147 tackles, 13.0 TFL. 3.5 sacks), Penn State's Mike Hull (140 tackles, 10.5 TFL), Cincinnati's Jeff Luc (134 tackles, 6.5 sacks) and USC's Hayes Pullard 95 tackles).

The secondary for the North is chock-full of talent that includes cornerbacks like Ohio State's Doran Grant (63 tackles, 5 INTs) and Oregon State's Steven Nelson 960 tackles, 2 INTs) and USC's Josh Shaw (saw just 3 games this season), not to mention lesser known names like Miami-Ohio's Quinten Rollins (72 tackles, 7 INTs). Safeties like Michigan State's All-American Kurtis Drummond (72 tackles, 4 INTs) and Arizona State's Damarious Randall (106 tackles, 3 INTs) further solidify the North's back end. Rollins burst on the scene this year, his first playing football after four seasons on Miami-Ohio's basketball team. He was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year.

The South will counter with some star power at the quarterback position as well, as Alabama's Blake Sims (3,487 yards, 28 TDs) and Colorado State's Garrett Grayson (MWC Offensive Player of the Year - 4,006 yards, 32 TDs) will headline, while SE Louisiana's Bryan Bennett (former Oregon Duck - 2,357 yards passing, 18 TDs, 669 yards rushing, 15 TDs) hopes to make a name for himself with the spotlight on.

The running backs that will handle the workload on the ground for the South are Auburn's Cameron Artis-Payne (1,608 yards, 13 TDs) and Northern Iowa's David Johnson (1,553 yards, 17 TDs).

Fresno State's Josh Harper (90 rec, 1,097 yds, 7 TDs), Miami-Florida's Phillip Dorsett (36 rec, 871 yds, 10 TDs) and Auburn's Sammie Coates (34 rec, 741 yds, 4 TDs) are the receivers of note, although a couple of lesser-known entities could surprise in Central Arkansas' Dezmin Lewis (64 rec, 945 yds, 9 TDs) and Harding's Donatella Luckett (23 rec, 602 yds, 5 TDs). Miami-Florida tight end Clive Walford (44 rec, 676 yds, 7 TDs) will also get his fair share of looks.

Defensively, the South is stout in the front seven. Along the defensive line, it will be players like Missouri's Markus Golden (78 tackles, 20.0 TFL. 10.0 sacks). UCLA defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa (61 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 6.0 sacks) and Arkansas' Trey Flowers (68 tackles, 15.5 TFL, 6.0 sacks) getting upfield, while Clemson's Grady Jarrett (45 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks) is a penetrator in the middle of the line.

The linebacking unit will feature some of the ACC's best in Clemson's Stephone Anthony (75 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks), Louisville's Lorenzo Mauldin (51 tackles, 13.0 TFL, 6.5 sacks) and Miami-Florida's Denzel Perryman (110 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 3 FF), along with an SEC star or two like Georgia's Amarlo Herrera (115 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks) and Arkansas' Martrell Spaight (128 tackles, 10.5 TFL).

The secondary for the South includes standout safeties in Ole Miss' Cody Prewitt (64 tackles, 3 INTs) and UCF's Clayton Geathers (97 tackles, 6.5 TFL) , as well as cover corners like Ole Miss' Senquez Golson (All-American - 43 tackles, 10 INTs), TCU's Kevin White (51 tackles, 2 INTs) and FCS All-American Imoan Claiborne (45 tackles, 4 INTs) out of Northwestern State (LA).

There is also an experiment of sorts in the South secondary as Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall will attempt to make the switch to the defensive side of the football at the next level. Marshall played cornerback in his first season at Georgia (prior to his dismissal) and it should be interesting to see if he can make the transition back.

While the South possesses some great athletes at the quarterback position, North's stable of field generals are tactical surgeons with the ability to shred defenses. Expect plenty of plays to be made by both teams, but this may just be the North's year.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: North 31, South 21