Richard Helepiko News

With quarterback Derek Carr, running back Robbie Rouse and Davante Adams, Fresno State did a lot of good things on offense last season in winning a share of the Mountain West Conference football title -- the Bulldogs were 12th in the bowl subdivision in passing offense, 16th in total offense and 17th in scoring.

In a perfect world, Devan Avery probably would have played in last year's NFLPA Collegiate Bowl - the first - rather than this year's second edition of the game at the Home Depot Center.

Continuing the coverage of Inland players in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, a feature on Fresno State's Richard Helepiko , from Moreno Valley High, is now online at PE.com and will appear in Friday's Press-Enterprise. Asked about the process of putting in an offense in a couple of days, and the challenges that presents in terms of blocking, Helepiko ... (more)

SMU's Aaron Davis, from Elsinore, will be one of six Inland players in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Fresno State wide receiver Davante Adams, who caught 102 passes for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns in his first season of college football, was selected to the Football Writers Association of America freshman All-American team.