The game featured more than 100 players from the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2019 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended team practices. Coaches and game officials were supplied by the NFL.[7]
The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game Pat Tillman Award was given to Cody Barton (LB, Utah);[8] the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service. The award is about a student-athlete's achievements and conduct, both on and off the field."[9]
Coaching staffs
In early January 2019, head coaches were announced; Sam Mills III, defensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers, and Adam Zimmer, linebackers coach for the Minnesota Vikings, for the East and West teams, respectively.[10] Each head coach had a support staff of 13 coaches.[11][12]
Players
Players who accepted invitations to the game are listed on the official website;[13] selected players are listed below.
^@NFLDraftBible (January 19, 2019). "#ShrineGame MVPs" (Tweet). Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Twitter.
^"NCAA FOOTBALL ODDS". donbest.com. January 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^Austro, Ben (January 19, 2019). "With the players, officials are vying for the NFL in college invitational games". footballzebras.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^ ab"EAST vs. WEST - Team Statistics". ESPN. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^"94th East-West Shrine Game live radio broadcast coverage announced". shrinegame.com (Press release). December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Game Day". shrinegame.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^@Shrine_Game (January 19, 2019). "Congratulations Cody Barton of @Utah_Football, winner of the 2019 #ShrineGame Pat Tillman Award" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2019 – via Twitter.
^"Pat Tillman Award". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
^"Sam Mills III, Adam Zimmer to coach in East-West Shrine Game". apnews.com. AP. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^"East Coach Staff". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^"West Coach Staff". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^"Acceptances". shrinegame.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^@TomLay810 (January 19, 2019). "Your #ShrineGame MVPs: @FootballUGA Terry Godwin II (4-80-2) and @oregonfootball Justin Hollins (10 TkL, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks)" (Tweet). Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Twitter.
^"EAST vs. WEST - Play-By-Play". ESPN. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
Further reading
"West squad holds off East for win 21-17". shrinegame.com (Press release). January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
Marino, Joe (January 19, 2019). "2019 Shrine Game: 5 Best Prospect Performances". thedraftnetwork.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.