The 2018 East–West Shrine Game was the 93rd staging of the all–star college football exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children.
The game was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 20, 2018, with a 3:07 p.m. EST kickoff; televised on the NFL Network.
[4] It was one of the final 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season.
[6] The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game Pat Tillman Award was given to J. T. Barrett (QB, Ohio State);[7] the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service.
[11] † Matthew Thomas opted not to play in the Independence Bowl[18] Selected players are listed below.