Bowl bound for a trio of local athletes

Three former county athletes will be in uniform for their respective college football programs over the next four weeks as the college bowl season heats up.

Among those suiting up is Logan Saldate, who is listed as a redshirt receiver for Notre Dame, who is facing Indiana on Dec. 21 in the first round of the college football playoffs.

The former Palma multi-sport standout, who broke the school record in the long jump in placing fourth at the state meet in 2023, will be wearing No. 19 for the Fighting Irish.

One of the better non-playoff bowl games will be the Alamo Bowl, where Carmel graduate Antonio Posadas and No. 23 Colorado face Stevenson alum Evan Johnson and No. 17 Brigham Young University.

Johnson has had a productive second season as a defensive back for BYU, with an interception, a pass breakup and 15 tackles this fall.

The Herald’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2022 and the county record holder in the 100 meters, Johnson excelled in four sports as a senior at Stevenson.

Posadas, whose senior season was limited to two games because of the pandemic, walked on and made Deion Sanders’ roster two years ago as a 6-foot-4 tight end.

There is also a chance that Carmel offensive tackle Jackson Lloyd will be in uniform for No. 11 Alabama, who faces Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa on Dec. 30.

The 6-foot-7, 290-pounder is graduating from Carmel early, will enroll at Alabama on Dec. 20 and will be allowed to practice with the Crimson Tide.