Perine found the endzone on a 16-yard pass from Justin Herbert, and used a diving-lunge to clear the goal line to give the South team the early 7-0 lead.
MOBILE, Ala. –
Lamical Perine scored the first touchdown of the game to lead a group of former Gators at the 71
st annual Reese's Senior Bowl on Saturday.
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Perine found the endzone on a 16-yard pass from Justin Herbert, and used a diving-lunge to clear the goal line to give the South team the early 7-0 lead. The Orange Bowl MVP finished with two receptions for 17 yards and added 42 yards on the ground on seven carries.
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The North ended up winning the contest, 34-17, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
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Joining Perine on the offensive end,
Van Jefferson caught two passes for 11 yards and returned a kick 34 yards.
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Tyrie Cleveland,
Jonathan Greenard and
Jabari Zuniga also participated all week for the South team. Defensive statistics were not immediately available.
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