Rebels’ stars shine at Senior Bowl

Published 12:00 am Saturday, January 24, 2009

MOBILE, Ala. — Ole Miss’ Mike Wallace and Peria Jerry each scored touchdowns to help lead the South to a 35-18 win over the North Saturday in the Under Armour Senior Bowl, a showcase game for many of college football’s top prospects.

Michael Oher also started on the South offensive line, while Ashlee Palmer saw action at linebacker.

Pat White from West Virginia passed for 95 yards and directed two scoring drives, including in the third quarter when he threw a 39-yard TD pass to Wallace in the corner of the end zone.

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The North narrowed the lead to 28-18 early in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run by Eric Kettani of Navy and a 2-point conversion run by Oregon’s Jeremiah Johnson. But any hopes of getting closer were dashed with 8:47 to play when Jerry, an All-American defensive tackle, fell on a fumble in the North end zone for the final South score.