College Football | Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky shines in Shrine Game

HOUSTON — Marlon Lucky made the most of his rare moments in the spotlight in the East-West Shrine Game.

The Nebraska running back rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and the East defense stopped the West three times inside the 10-yard line to secure a 24-19 victory Saturday in the annual showcase for college all-stars hoping to make an impression on NFL scouts.

Lucky was the Cornhuskers' second-leading rusher this season, splitting carries with Roy Helu Jr. and Quentin Castille. By season's end, Lucky was third on the depth chart and needed a good performance Saturday to help his chances of playing in the pros.

"It was a big one for me," said Lucky, voted the game's offensive most valuable player. "I didn't have a strong year and to just come out and play my game and show what I can do, I seized the opportunity. Now it's back to training."

Javarris Williams of Tennessee State and Tyrell Sutton of Northwestern had touchdown runs for the East.

Tom Brandstater of Fresno State and Stephen McGee of Texas A&M threw touchdown passes for the West before a crowd of 15,387.

Central Washington quarterback Mike Reilly completed 3 of 9 passes for 30 yards and was intercepted once for the West. Central tight end Jared Bronson caught one pass for 9 yards. Washington offensive lineman Juan Garcia was on the West roster.

Brandstater threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Mike Thomas of Arizona with 8:11 left in the third quarter to cut the East lead to 17-13.

The East was aided by a pass-interference penalty on its next series and backup quarterback Brian Hoyer of Michigan State threw a 20-yard pass to Penn State's Deon Butler to set up a first-and-goal situation. Sutton finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run.

McGee, who missed most of his last season because of a sprained shoulder, threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Jarett Dillard of Rice with 14:07 left.

Reilly replaced McGee for the West's final drive and moved his team inside the 10. Under a heavy pass rush on fourth down, Reilly's pass to Marko Mitchell of Nevada sailed out of bounds with 1:55 left.

East linebacker Michael Tauiliili of Duke made a game-high 13 tackles and was voted the defensive MVP.

Note

• Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, had surgery on his right shoulder Monday and his arm was in a sling when he walked onto the basketball court at halftime of the Arkansas-Florida game. Tebow, who passes left-handed, pulled off the sling at the end of a brief speech to fans.

"Don't worry about this. I'll be fine," he said.