SPARTANBURG,S.C.-TheShrineBowlfeaturesthebestplayersfromNorthandSouthCarolina.HereisabreakdownofwhatmanycollegefootballteamsshouldwatchforoutoftheircommitsinthegameonSaturday.

B.J.Emmons

TheCrimsonTideonlyhaveonecommitmentparticipatingintheShrineBowlbuthe'sagoodone.Rivals250runningbackB.J.EmmonslookstobeamajorpieceoftheNorthCarolinaoffenseandhewilllikelyseeplentyofsnaps.TheNorthCarolinaoffensewasreallyclickingontheiroutsideruns,somethingEmmonsspecializesat.Don'tbesurprisedifyouseehimbreakoffafewbigruns.

BostonCollege'snewestcommitment,JohnLamot,couldseetimeatmultiplepositionsonSaturday.He'sthetypeofplayerthatcouldmakeanimpactwithorwithouttheballinhishands.BostonCollegecoacheswillsurelybewatchingtohelpdecidewhichpositionLamontwillplayincollege.

CornellPowell

LookformultiplefutureTigerstohavebiggamesonSaturday.RunningbackTavienFeasteristhehighestratedplayerinthisgame,soalleyeswillbeonhim.Rivals100receiverCornellPowellisaprovenplaymakerandhewillhavemultipleopportunitiestoimpactthegame.DefensivetackleNylesPinckneyshowedflashesofdominancethisweekduringpractice.We'llfindoutifhecanbemoreconsistentinthegameonSaturday.

CollinHill

ColoradoStatequarterbackcommitCollinHillhashadaverygoodweekofpracticeandagoodperformancecoulddrawmoreinterestfromsomehigherprofileschools.Therearealotofgame-breakingtypeplayersontheSouthCarolinasquad,soHillwillhaveplentyofoptions.Don'tbesurprisedifHillendsupwiththeMVPaward.

XanderGagnon

TheBlueDevilshaveapairofdefensivecommitsontheNorthCarolinateam.DefensivebackMarkGilbertisoneofthebetterplayersinthesecondaryoneitherteam.Hedoesagoodjobhandlingbiggerreceiversbuthistoughesttestwillcomeagainstsmaller,shiftierreceivers.LinebackerXanderGagnonisgoingtobeaproblemoftheSouthCarolinaoffense.He'sshowntheabilitytobeaneffectiveblitzer,butalsocoverswellinspace.

TheEastCarolinaPirateshavearosterfullofgoodathletesandtheyhaveafewmorecommittedthatwillparticipateintheShrineBowlonSaturday.TahjDeanscouldseetimeonbothsidesoftheball.Heuseshis6-foot-2,180-poundframeverywellandhehasthespeedandphysicalitytomakeanimpactwheneverhe'sonthefield.DefensivelinemanJalenPricehasbeengettingagoodpushinthemiddleofthedefenseduringtheweekandthatcouldcarryovertothegame.KeepaneyeonKeyshawnCanadyaswell.He'sflashedsomeimpressiveskillsduringpractice.

JordanBrown

NorthCarolina'scommitscouldhaveabiggerimpactonthegamethananyotherschool.Offensively,Rivals250runningbackJordonBrownandtightendGarrettWalstonhavebeenveryeffectiveinpracticeandwillbemajorcontributors.LinebackerJonathanSmith'sphysicalityandtoughnesshasinspiredtheNorthCarolinadefenseallweek,soexpectthattocarryover.DefensivelinemanMarlonDunlap'sathleticismandmotorcouldprovedisruptive.

DylanParham

TheWolfpackhasalotofcommitmentsinthisall-stargame,butthetwothatwilllikelymakethebiggestimpactareDylanParhamandIsaiahStallings.Parhamwillgetalotofplayingtimeatquarterback.He'llbeusedinoptionplaysandwilltrytopushtheballdownthefieldwiththeverticalpassinggame.Stallingsisalwayslookingforthebigplay.Hecouldcomeupwithakeyturnoverorletupabigtouchdown.N.C.Statealsohasafewcommitsontheoffensivelinethatwillgetsignificantplayingtime.

AustinKendall

FutureSoonersignalcallerAustinKendallcouldwinorlosethegamefortheNorthCarolinateam.ThereweredaysduringtheweekwhenKendallwouldhitallofhismarksandtherewereotherdayswhenhewastotallyoff.Ifhemakesthecorrectreadsandgetstheballoutofhishandsquickly,thereisagoodchanceKendallwillleadtheNorthCarolinateamtovictory.

TheNorthCarolinaoffensivelinestruggledattimesduringtheweekandPeteLeotahasbeeneffectiveattimes.He'sabig,athleticlinemanwithaveryhighceiling.Leota'smeanstreakandabilitytoquicklygettothesecondlevelshouldhelptheNorthCarolinarunninggame.

Vanderbilt'scommitintheShrineBowlisplayingbaseball,notfootball,whenhegetstoNashville,buthisathleticismisworthnoting.ThomasJoneshasbeenplayingasadefensivebackduringpracticeandhe'sbeenmovingverywellinthesecondary.Jonesdoesagoodjobofanticipatingtheplay,sodon'tbesurprisedifhecomesupwithaturnover.

SamuelDenmark

RecruitingwidereceivershasbeenanemphasisofVirginiaTechforthepastfewrecruitingcycles.DivineDeabloisabiggerreceiverthathasaknackformakingtoughcatchesandbigplays.He'sdoneagoodjobgettingopendownfieldthisweek.SamuelDenmarkhasusedhisquicknesstogetopenandhecouldmakesomeexcitingplaysonSaturday.

MalikeGrate

TheDemonDeaconshavealottolookforwardtofromtheirtwocommitsplayingintheShrineBowl.OffensivelinemanTaleniSuhrenwillplaytackleincollege,buthe'sbeenplayingguardthisweekoutofnecessity.LookfortheNorthCarolinateamtousehisathleticismonmultipleoccasions.WidereceiverMalikGrateisanotherplaymakerontheSouthCarolinateamthatcanbeverydangerousintheopenfield.

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West Virginia running back commit Kennedy McKoy will be used in a variety of ways. McKoy is an effective runner and will get carries out of the backfield but also look for him to be used as a receiver on screen plays or even as a slot receiver. Mountaineers can expect at least one big play for McKoy if he can get into the open field.