McSurdy, 17 other FCS players selected to all-star game
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}All-America linebacker Caleb McSurdy is one Star Classic on Feb. 4.
Eighteen FCS players have been invited to the all-star game for all NCAA levels. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET at War Memorial Stadium, AT&T Field.
McSurdy was named to The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS All-America First Team after a senior season in which he ranked first on Montana and fifth in the Big Sky Conference with 9.3 tackles per game.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He will be joined on the North squad by Montana center Charles Burton and offensive tackle Jon Opperud.
The North squad, led by UFL coach Martin Bayless, also features North Dakota State offensive tackle Paul Cornick, a second-team All-America, and Harvard defensive lineman Josue Ortiz, a third-team All-America.
The South squad, led by another UFL coach, Kurt Schottenheimer, includes quarterbacks Aaron Corp of Richmond and Nathan Dick of Central Arkansas.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FCS players:
NORTH
FB/RB Darryl Whiting, Fordham
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}C/OL Charles Burton, Montana
OG Paul Cornick, North Dakota State
OT Dustin Waldron, Portland State
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}OT Jon Opperud, Montana
DT/DE Josue Ortiz, Harvard
DT Renard Williams, Eastern Washington
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}DT Christo Bilukidi, Georgia State
OLB/DE D.J. Bryant, James Madison
ILB Caleb McSurdy, Montana
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}OLB/DE Zach Nash, Sacramento State
S Donovan Richard, South Carolina State
SOUTH
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}QB Aaron Corp, Richmond
QB Nathan Dick, Central Arkansas
RB Travaris Cadet, Appalachian State
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}RB Adrian Moore, Arkansas Pine-Bluff
CB Jeremy Lane, Northwestern State
CB/S Corey White, Samford