NIU football: Dechane Durante to compete in College Gridiron Showcase

By Northern Star Staff

Dechane Durante, redshirt senior free safety, will put his talents on display in the College Gridiron Showcase.

The College Gridiron Showcase is an all-star football game for top college seniors from all division of college football. The game will take place 1:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Maverick Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas, and will be broadcast on CollegeGridironShowcase.com.

The players are divided into two teams: Wranglers and Desperados. Durante is listed on the Wranglers’ roster.

Durante led the Huskies with four interceptions and ranked third on the team with 87 total tackles in 2014. He broke up three passes, recovered one fumble and posted 0.5 tackles for loss.