.svg&w=96&q=75){kind=small}
Furman's Johanning, Pline Headed To Hula Bowl
78th Hula Bowl will be televised on CBS Sports Network beginning at noon on Jan. 13
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman offensive guard Jacob Johanning and tight end Mason Pline have earned invitations to the 2024 Hula Bowl, scheduled to be played on Jan. 13 at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Fla., it has been announced.
This 78th Hula Bowl will be televised on CBS Sports Network beginning at noon.
Johanning and Pline follow former Paladin All-America tight end Ryan Miller, a 2023 Hula Bowl participant, as the latest Furman standouts to play in the historic postseason contest. Miller is currently in his first year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Johanning and Pline were among key performers for Furman in its 10-3, Southern Conference championship season this fall. The Paladins advanced to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs before falling to Montana, 35-28, in overtime. Ranked among the FCS Top 10 all season and as high as second for one three-week stretch, Furman concluded the regular season ranked seventh.
Johanning, who on Tuesday was named first team All-America by the Associated Press, was recognized as the SoCon's top offensive lineman by capturing the Jacobs Blocking Award this fall. A two-time consensus first team all-conference selection and All-America pick, the 6-foot-3, 276-pound Simpsonville, S.C., and St. Joseph's School product registered 39 starts and 2,652 play participations in his career. He was also named to the SoCon All-Academic Honor Roll four times and was a three-time SoCon All-Academic Team honoree.
Johanning, who sports a 3.53 grade point average, graduates from Furman this month with a degree in business administration.
Pline joined the Furman program as a graduate transfer this summer after graduating from Ferris (Mich.) State, where he played on two NCAA Division II national championship teams. In his only season with the Paladins, the 6-foot-7, 260-pound Fowler, Mich., native started all 13 games and collected second team All-SoCon honors. He was credited with 32 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns this year, including a career high nine grabs for 78 yards and a touchdown in the Paladins' playoff quarterfinal 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.
Pline holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Ferris State and is enrolled in Furman's Master of Arts in Strategic Design program.
This 78th Hula Bowl will be televised on CBS Sports Network beginning at noon.
Johanning and Pline follow former Paladin All-America tight end Ryan Miller, a 2023 Hula Bowl participant, as the latest Furman standouts to play in the historic postseason contest. Miller is currently in his first year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Johanning and Pline were among key performers for Furman in its 10-3, Southern Conference championship season this fall. The Paladins advanced to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs before falling to Montana, 35-28, in overtime. Ranked among the FCS Top 10 all season and as high as second for one three-week stretch, Furman concluded the regular season ranked seventh.
Johanning, who on Tuesday was named first team All-America by the Associated Press, was recognized as the SoCon's top offensive lineman by capturing the Jacobs Blocking Award this fall. A two-time consensus first team all-conference selection and All-America pick, the 6-foot-3, 276-pound Simpsonville, S.C., and St. Joseph's School product registered 39 starts and 2,652 play participations in his career. He was also named to the SoCon All-Academic Honor Roll four times and was a three-time SoCon All-Academic Team honoree.
Johanning, who sports a 3.53 grade point average, graduates from Furman this month with a degree in business administration.
Pline joined the Furman program as a graduate transfer this summer after graduating from Ferris (Mich.) State, where he played on two NCAA Division II national championship teams. In his only season with the Paladins, the 6-foot-7, 260-pound Fowler, Mich., native started all 13 games and collected second team All-SoCon honors. He was credited with 32 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns this year, including a career high nine grabs for 78 yards and a touchdown in the Paladins' playoff quarterfinal 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.
Pline holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Ferris State and is enrolled in Furman's Master of Arts in Strategic Design program.