SRU QB Rivers III to play in Hula Bowl this weekend

Slippery Rock University quarterback Roland Rivers III has been invited to play in the Hula Bowl in Honolulu. The game will be nationally televised on this Sunday night at 10:30pm on the CBS Sports Network. Rivers III will report today for a week of practices, community service engagements and meetings with NFL, CFL and XFL teams. The game has been held annually since 1946 as a top collegiate all-star game. Two former NFL coaches will lead the teams – Rex Ryan (New York Jets and Buffalo Bills) and Mike Smith (Atlanta Falcons).