NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 2015 final score: Marcus Rush impresses as National bests American, 17-0

The National team took down the American Team in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Saturday, 17-0.

The fourth NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is in the books, as the National team took down the American team, 17-0. It wasn't a close game, nor was it necessarily all-that exciting, as far as the offensive side of the ball is concerned. Neither team's quarterbacks looked particularly good and accordingly, the receivers and tight ends had relatively quiet games.

Still, the National team out-gained the American team on the ground by a significant margin, putting up over 180 yards while American couldn't make it to triple digits. Terell Watson of Azusa Pacific put up 47 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. The much more talked-about prospect, Prince-Tyson Gulley of Syracuse, carried the ball just three times for the American team. He only managed 2 yards on those carries.

Gulley could be drafted at some point in April, and was impressive in practice prior to the game. He probably didn't touch the football enough to really hurt his stock on Saturday, but as he's a fringe player, he also did nothing to help it. Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato was one of the top prospects set to play in this game, and he also struggled. He completed two of four passes for just 2 yards, and carried the ball three times for 7 yards. In an already weak quarterback class, Cato failed to distinguish himself in any way.

On the defensive side of the ball, Michigan State defensive end Marcus Rush was the definitive player to watch. He lived up to his expectations, getting a big sack on Cole Stoudt and generally getting pressure when he was on the field. He should be drafted in April, and while he doesn't have the highlight reel sacks, he was very active and all over the field on Saturday.

Another big name in the game, wide receiver Chris Conley from Georgia, caught one pass for 20 yards. He also had a good week of practice and probably helped his stock a little bit. Other than those players though, there weren't a whole lot of things worth writing home about. No player really stood out to help or hurt his stock at the end of the day.

The college football world will now turn to the Senior Bowl following this game and Saturday's East-West Shrine Game. The Senior Bowl is the bigger of the three games, and is set for Saturday, Jan. 24.

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