BATON ROUGE — LSU senior defensive tackle Charles Alexander has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2010 Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game, the organizers of the contest have announced.
The game will be played on Feb. 6 in El Paso, Texas and it features the top prospects from the state of Texas against other college seniors from around the country.
Alexander, who recently completed his sixth and final season with the Tigers, played in 43 games during his career, finishing with 89 tackles and 4.5 sacks. As a senior in 2009, Alexander started all 13 games at defensive tackle, recording 29 tackles and one sack for the 9-4 Tigers. LSU’s defense ranked No. 11 in the nation in scoring in 2009, allowing 16.0 points per game.
Alexander becomes the seventh Tiger invited to participate in a post-season all-star game joining Senior Bowl invitees Charles Scott, Ciron Black, Harry Coleman and Brandon LaFell, along with Richard Dickson and Rahim Alem, who will take part in the East-West Shrine Game.
LSU Players In All-Star Games
Senior Bowl, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. (Mobile, Ala. – NFL Network)
WR Brandon LaFell,
OT Ciron Black
LB Harry Coleman
RB Charles Scott
East-West Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. (Orlando, Fla. – ESPN2)
TE Richard Dickson
DE Rahim Alem
Texas vs. Nation Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. (El Paso, Texas)
DT Charles Alexander