GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman tight end Mason Pline has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl, scheduled to be played on Thursday, Feb. 1 at Ford Center At The Star in Frisco, Texas, it has been announced.

This 99th East-West Shrine Bowl will be televised on the NFL Network beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 CT).

Pline, who was also selected to the Jan. 13 Hula Bowl in Orlando, Fla., along with Paladin teammate Jason Johanning, is the fourth Paladin to earn an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, joining Dennis Williams, FB, Jerome Felton, FB, and Dakota Dozier, OT.

The 6-foot-7, 260-pound Fowler, Mich., product started all 13 games and collected second team All-Southern Conference honors for Furman this past season while helping the Paladins to a 10-3 campaign, SoCon championship, and FCS playoff appearance. He was credited with 32 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns, including a career high nine grabs for 78 yards and a touchdown in the Paladins' quarterfinal round playoff contest versus Montana.  His leaping 13-yard, fourth down touchdown reception with 13 seconds to go in the fourth quarter helped force the game into overtime.

Prior to coming to Furman last summer Pline played basketball and later football at Ferris (Mich.) State University, where he was a member of two national championship gridiron teams and earned a degree in mechanical engineering.