University of Houston Athletics
Three Selected to College Gridiron Showcase
1/4/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
HOUSTON - Three Houston seniors have been selected to attend The College Gridiron Showcase & Symposium, Jan. 10-13, in Bedford, Texas. Running back Kenneth Farrow, defensive back Lee Hightower and offensive lineman Damien Parris have been selected to attend the event after closing their collegiate careers with a 38-24 win over Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
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One of the most productive running backs in Houston history, Farrow finished his career fourth on the Houston career rushing yards chart with 2,975 career rushing yards and second on the rushing touchdowns in a career chart with 34. The Hurst, Texas, native ended 2015 with 958 yards on the ground to go along with 12 touchdowns, despite missing two games. Named to The American's second team in 2014 and 2015, Farrow also added 74 career receptions for 546 yards and three touchdowns. He played in 48 career games with 37 career starts over four years with the Houston program.
A two-year member of the Houston program after transferring from Boise State, Hightower played in 20 games with 17 starts including 11 starts in 2015. He was sixth on the Houston team this season with 53 tackles while recording an interception at Tulsa, breaking up two passes and forcing one fumble on the year. Hightower started the first six games of 2014 before suffering a season-ending injury vs. Memphis, the same game he returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown. He finished 2014 with 12 tackles and three pass breakups in the six games.
In his two seasons of eligibility with Houston after transferring from Contra Costa CC, Parris saw action in 14 games with two starts. He was part of a Houston offense in 2015 that ranked 10th in scoring offense (40.4 points per game), 13th in rushing offense (235.8 yards per game) and 20th in total offense (484.1 yards per game) while helping to pave the way for 18 100-yard individual rushing games over the last two seasons.
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The College Gridiron Showcase & Symposium is a four-day event for all college football divisions that provides exposure and education for top seniors from around the country. The players are selected by a panel of football experts and receive professional coaching, mentoring, life coaching and seminars that benefit them as they move forward in their professional lives in or out of football.
Practices and scrimmages at the event showcase the players to scouts and executives from top professional leagues such as the NFL, CFL and AFL. The players attend meetings, practice, perform individual drills, team drills and in many cases have personal interviews with the scouts and executives from professional clubs.
This year's event will also contain a strong professional football education symposium component. The athletes attending will have seminars related to financial education, life as a professional athlete, player expectations, first-hand accounts from former NFL rookies, social media responsibilities and more.
