Linebacker Chris Peavy along with center Robert Rhodes has been selected to play in the HBCU All-Star Classic in New Orleans, LA on January 17, 2005, while head coach Deondri Clark has been selected to be the defensive coordinator.  

Peavy, a senior from Syracuse, NY, as named to the 2004 Daktronics All-American second team and anchored the number one defense in the nation.  He was also a Harlon Hill Award candidate for the best football player in Division II as well as a first team All-CIAA performer.  He led the Bears in tackles (124), tackles for loss (24), sacks (6) and fumble recoveries (4), while also being named first team All-CIAA.

Rhodes is a two-time first team All-CIAA performer.  The senior from Los Angeles, CA native is one of eight finalists for the Gene Upshaw Award for the best lineman (offensive and defensive) in Division II.

Clark, led the Bears to a CIAA Championship in just its second year of NCAA play.  The Winter Garden, FL native is 17-5 in two seasons as a head coach and led Shaw to a 30-28 victory over Tuskegee in the Pioneer Bowl.  The Bears were ranked as high as third in some final black college polls.

The HBCU All-Star Classic was created with the goal of raising the profile of top pro prospects from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Many qualified, high school graduates often bypass the opportunity to offer their exceptional skills to an HBCU due to lack of exposure and the inherent fear of being overlooked by professional scouts

Seeking a way to quell the dilemma of a minority athlete wishing to attend an HBCU, but fearing the stigma of a 'small school,' retired NFL veteran and Executive Director of the HBCU All-Star Classic, Richard Harvey, has conceptualized an All-Star football game specifically designed to increase the level of exposure of black college football's finest athletes, while providing a grandiose stage for black college football players to tout their skills in the presence of professional scouts from around the country.