QB Finley, DE Allen head list of 9 new Senior Bowl acceptances … North Carolina State QB Ryan Finley and Boston College DE Zach Allen head the list of 9 new players the Senior Bowl has announced have accepted invitations to this year’s game in Mobile on January 26th. Finley is currently the 6th rated QB on the GBN positional list and 43rd prospect overall on the GBN Big Board. Meanwhile, Allen is one of the top overall prospects for the upcoming draft with top 15-20 potential. And neither Finley nor Allen are going to be lonely in Mobile this January as both also have teammates who have been named to the game. In fact, two other NC State players have accepted invitations in C Garrett Bradbury and LB Germaine Pratt, while BC’s Allen will be joined by RT Chris Lindstrom. Meanwhile, other accepted invites to the Senior Bowl include Mississippi State C Elgton Jenkins, Auburn DT Dontavius Russell, Utah LB Chase Hansen, and UMass WR Andy Isabella. And just for the record, the East-West Shrine game released its initial list of 36 players that have accepted invitations to that game here.

