Tulsa’s Trevis Gipson and Reggie Robinson to Play in Reese's Senior Bowl Game

TULSA, Okla. –– University of Tulsa senior defensive standouts Trevis Gipson and Reggie Robinson II have accepted invitations to play in the annual Reese's Senior Bowl Game this year.

The game will be played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, on Saturday, January 25.

The Reese's Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game that showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility.

Both players were selected as American Athletic Conference first team performers during their senior seasons. They are the 27^th and 28^th Tulsa players in school history to appear in the Senior Bowl game. The duo is Tulsa's first Senior Bowl participants since tight end Charles Clay's appearance in 2010, and it's the first time since 1995 that Tulsa will have had two players (DE Sedric Clark and OC David Millwee) participate in the annual bowl game.

Trevis Gipson eyes a big hit — Defensive End Trevis Gipson

Gipson, a 6'4", 268-pound senior from Cedar Hill (Texas) High School, finished the season with 49 tackles from his defensive end position. He was among the league leaders for sacks with 8 for -52 yards and tackles for loss with 15 for -72 yards, ranking 5^th for sacks and 7^th for TFLs. He also added 6 quarterback hurries and forced 2 fumbles on the year.

Gipson finished his career with 114 tackles, 25.5 TFLs and 13 sacks, while Robinson tallied 132 stops, 34 pass break-ups and 4 blocked kicks in his career.

Robinson II was the league's leader for passes defended with 17, including a conference leading 13 pass break-ups and ranked second for interceptions with 4. The 6'1" senior from Cleburne (Texas) High School totaled 38 tackles, ranked 6^th in the AAC for fumbles recovered with 2 and had one blocked kick this year.

Reggie Robinson after itnerception — Cornerback Reggie Robinson II

Robinson was named The American's Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against UCF when he totaled 5 tackles, all solos, 3 pass break-ups and one interception that led to Tulsa's game-winning field goal. In the Wyoming game, Robinson blocked a field goal and recovered a fumble late in the game that gave Tulsa the victory. In the season finale against ECU, Robinson collected a career-best 4 pass break-ups and had a 31-yard fumble recovery.

The game will be televised on the NFL Network at 1:30 p.m. (CT) on the 25^th

Tulsa’s Trevis Gipson and Reggie Robinson to Play in Reese's Senior Bowl Game

Players Mentioned

Trevis Gipson

Reggie Robinson II

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