Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT, live on NFL Network. The game will also be streamed online at www.shrinegame.com. 

Gill commented about the East-West selection, "I am very excited about the opportunity to attend the Shrine Game. The game is a stepping stone for many that enter the NFL draft, and I feel lucky to share the field. It is a real honour to be able to say that I am only one of three Bisons to have ever played in this game, with the most recent being Israel Idonije. I have goals of not only playing professional football but hopefully start a career in the National Football League. All 32 NFL teams will be in attendance and the game will be televised on the NFL Network. It's a once in a lifetime chance and I am very excited to get down to St. Petersburg and not only represent the teams I came from but to represent the city of Winnipeg as well."

Gill, 21, finished his third season at Manitoba (red-shirted in 2010) in the 2013 season and completed his second season at defensive tackle after starting his university career at defensive end in 2011. The Winnipeg native was a 2013 Canada West All-Star for the first time after finishing with 28.5 total tackles (fifth best on team) with 7.5 tackles for losses (tied for second in Canada West) along with 3.0 sacks (tied for seventh in conference) along with two break-ups with one forced fumble and one blocked kick while playing in all eight conference regular season games in the 2013 campaign. 

The 6'3", 280 lbs. defensive tackle has accumulated 84.5 tackles (16.5 tackles for losses) with 7.5 sacks, five break-ups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick in his three seasons at Manitoba and has not missed a game during the last 24 conference regular season games and three conference playoff contests. Gill was also part of the winning World Team at the 2012 International Bowl in Texas and participated on the winning West roster during the 2013 East West Bowl. The Arts student-athlete is in his fourth year of studies and played at Churchill High School in Winnipeg prior to joining the Bisons. 

"I am proud and excited for Evan to receive this recognition as the CIS Western representative at the international event of the 89th East-West Shrine Game in January 2014," enthused Bison Football head coach Brian Dobie. "Evan joins an exclusive class as only the third Manitoba Bisons to receive this invitation to this prestigious game as Israel 'Izzy' idonije played in 2003 and Jason Rauhaus in 1992. Evan has been an important part of our Bison success over the last seasons and he will have an fantastic opportunity to showcase his tremendous skill and talent at the East-West Shrine Game."

The longest running university all-star game in the United States, the Shrine Game has been played annually since 1925 to raise funds for Shriners Hospitals for Children and to raise awareness about the expert orthopedic, burn, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, as well as cleft lip and palate care, available to patients and families through the 23 Shriners Hospitals for Children in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Since 1985, CIS has been represented annually - usually by two players - at the event which features over 100 all-stars, primarily from NCAA institutions, with the exception of 1985 (one CIS player), 2008 (4) and 2012 (3).

Bison Notes: The Bisons had two previous players play in the East-West Shrine game as defensive lineman Jason Rauhaus in 1992 and defensive lineman Israel "Izzy" Idonije in 2003 before Idonije began his NFL playing career with Chicago Bears and now moved to the Detroit Lions prior to the start of the 2013 season.