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LSU's Harold Perkins accepts East-West Shrine Bowl invite

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Versatile LSU defender Harold Perkins has accepted an invite to the East-West Shrine Bowl.

After suffering an ACL tear in 2024, Perkins returned for the 2025 season. This year, he has tallied 56 tackles, four sacks, and eight tackles for loss. In his STAR role, he has also accounted for three pass breakups and three interceptions.

On the field, Perkins has earned All-SEC honors twice and been named SEC Player of the Week three times. In 43 games with the Tigers, he’s tallied 220 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss and 17 sacks. He ranks No. 7 in LSU history in tackles for loss in a career and he sits just outside the Top 10 for sacks.

History of the East-West Shrine Bowl

The East-West Shrine Bowl is the longest-running college all-star football game in the nation. An important part of America’s football tradition, the event gives top college players a chance to showcase their talents to NFL scouts and a national television audience.

For more than 90 years, some of football’s greatest athletes and coaches have contributed to the tradition of the East-West Shrine Bowl. Players like Tom Brady, Walter Payton, Lawrence Taylor, John Elway, Gale Sayers and Jimmy Garoppolo, played in the East-West Shrine Bowl along with coaches Don Shula, Dick Vermeil, Paul “Bear” Bryant and Jerry Glanville, to name a few, have supported the East-West Shrine Bowl.

Watch live on NFL Network, or experience the action in-person on game day.

Since 1925, the East-West Shrine Bowl has benefited Shriners Children’s and its mission to provide excellent specialty care for children. This unique health care system provides excellent care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, regardless of the families’ ability to pay for services. This special game helps raise the profile of Shriners Children, so that we can continue to offer hope and healing and reach more kids in more places. Through the experience, everyone connected with the East-West Shrine Bowl gains a deeper understanding of the amazing patients who receive care at Shriners Children’s and the ways that they can support the health care system.