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SOUTH BEND — Turnaround time was almost nonexistent, but Notre Dame football still sent two NFL hopefuls straight from the CFP Championship game to preparations for the 100th annual East-West Shrine Bowl in Arlington, Texas.
Tight end Mitchell Evans and defensive back Jordan Clark reported over the weekend for four days of practices, interviews and measurements in front of NFL scouts, coaches and personnel types.
However, neither Evans nor Clark will suit up for the Shine Bowl game on Thursday night. According to Eric Galko, director of football operations for the Shrine Bowl, both players had departed as of Tuesday afternoon with the approval of game organizers.
Post-CFP fatigue was undoubtedly a contributing factor.
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How did Mitchell Evans and Jordan Clark measure up?
In official measurements taken at the Shrine Bowl, Evans checked in at 6-foot-5 ¼ and 256 pounds. That was a quarter inch taller than his listed height at Notre Dame and four pounds lighter.
Evans’ hand size was 9 ¼ inches, his arm length 32 inches and his wingspan 7-foot-7 1/8.
Clark, the Arizona State grad transfer who averaged 41 defensive snaps through 16 games for the Irish, measured at 5-9 1/8 and 180 pounds. That was nearly a full inch shorter than his listed height of 5-10 at Notre Dame and two pounds lighter than his listed weight.
Clark’s hand size is 8 7/8, his arm length 29 1/8 and his wingspan 7-1 1/8.
How to watch the East-West Shrine Bowl
Kickoff at AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, is set for 8 p.m. ET on Thursday.
The game will be shown on the NFL Network.
Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.
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