USA Football

Wide receivers COREY COLEMAN of Richardson (Texas) Pierce High School, FRANK EPITROPOULOS of Upper Arlington (Ohio) High School and ANDRE McDONALD of Minnetonka (Minn.) Hopkins High School have been selected to play for the 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football.

Team USA, comprised of 50 top high school players spanning 19 states, will compete in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 1 - National Signing Day - in the third annual International Bowl®, formerly Team USA vs. The World. The Americans will face an IFAF World Team of top players age 19-and-under from outside the United States. More information can be found at www.internationalbowl2012.com.

The International Bowl is sanctioned by International Federation of American Football and will be played at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex. IFAF is composed of more than 60 nations spanning six continents that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football.

Epitropoulos caught 26 passes for 470 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior last fall at Upper Arlington. He also had 33 tackles as a free safety and served as the team's punter, averaging 41.2 yards per kick. Epitropoulous has verbally committed to Ohio State.

McDonald caught 60 passes for 1,253 yards and 17 touchdowns last fall. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound wide receiver also had 19 receiving touchdowns on 64 catches for 1,144 yards as a junior. He has not announced his college decision.
Coleman scored 26 total touchdowns during his senior season at Pearce, catching 70 passes for 933 yards and 11 touchdowns. On the ground, Coleman carried 84 times for 566 yards (6.7 average) and 15 touchdowns. He is verbally committed to play at Baylor.

Team USA is led by STEVE SPECHT, head coach of Cincinnati St. Xavier High School. Specht led St. Xavier to Ohio Division I (largest school division) state titles in 2005 and 2007. He is 80-20 (.800) since becoming the head coach at his high school alma mater following the 2003 season.

A national team exemption granted by the NCAA allows high school seniors to play for USA Football and not have their participation count as one of their two permitted all-star game appearances. The International Bowl is recognized as a national team competition.

In addition to their exceptional high school football achievements, many Team USA players earned roster spots by virtue of their strong display of skills at the U.S. Under-19 National Team Trials in Marietta, Ga., in May. Nearly 200 high school football players from 32 states competed for a Team USA roster spot at the National Team Trials.

USA Football is the sport's national governing body in the United States and is the official youth football development partner of the NFL and each of its 32 teams.