The post season All-Star games continue this weekend with a new kid on the block. The Players All-Star Classic will be played for the first time at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, AR at 3PM (CST) on Saturday, February 4th.
The game also has a TV contract although if you want to see the game on Saturday, odds are you had better live in the southern half of the country. The game will be carried on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST). CSS is based out of Atlanta, GA and CST's home is in New Orleans, LA. You can see a list of stations carrying the game here.
The Big 12 will have eight players taking part in practice this week followed up by the game on Saturday. Obviously, whoever picked the rosters wasn't looking at a map when doing so. James Hannah of Oklahoma, Scott Smith of Texas Tech, and Jamie Blatnick of Oklahoma State found themselves on the North's roster, while guys like Iowa State's Darius Reynolds and Mizzou's Wes Kemp will be playing for the South.
Here's a list of all the players that'll be representing the Big 12 on Saturday.
| North | ||
| Player | Pos | School |
| James Hanna | TE | Oklahoma |
| Scott Smith | DE | Texas Tech |
| Jamie Blatnick | DE | Oklahoma State |
| South | ||
| Darius Reynolds | WR | Iowa State |
| Wes Kemp | WR | Missouri |
| Jacquies Smith | WR | Missouri |
| Garrick Williams | LB | Texas A&M |
| Lionel Smith | DB | Texas A&M |
The North is coached by Martin Bayless, who was most recently the defensive coordinator of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL. He's also an NFL coaching veteran after playing in the league for 14 seasons.
The South will be coached by Kurt Schottenheimer who was also in the UFL last season with the Virginia Destroyers. He also has extensive experience in the NFL having coordinated defenses in Kansas City, Washington, and Detroit. Yes, he is the brother of former NFL coach, Marty Schottenheimer.
Weigh-in are happening on Tuesday morning with the first practice scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
