WVU OL Doug Nester to Take Part in Upcoming Hula Bowl

Devin Carter will have company at the upcoming Hula Bowl. WVU offensive lineman Doug Nester has also accepted an invitation to participate in the annual event for NFL Draft prospects.

The Hula Bowl revealed Nester will be in Orlando on Tuesday morning, which is a day after Carter was also announced to be there. This year’s Hula Bowl is sponsored by Caribe Royale and will take place in Orlando, Florida on Jan. 13.

Doug Nester @Freshie74 the mauling offensive lineman for @WVUfootball has accepted his invitation to play in the 2024 @CaribeRoyale Orlando #HulaBowl @SageCards @DraftDiamonds pic.twitter.com/KjD6r5fTeH

— Hula Bowl (@Hula_Bowl) January 2, 2024

The Hula Bowl, which will take place on Jan. 13, offers draft hopeful the chance to showcase themselves in front of scouts and other NFL personnel. In recent years, there have been people at events like this affiliated with other professional leagues like the USFL and XFL (those leagues are now combined into the UFL) and even the WWE.

After speculation he would declare for the NFL Draft after the 2022 season, Nester returned for one final year as a Mountaineer in 2023. He had to fight fight through an injury, but was still a key member of WVU’s strong offensive line.