Alabama Football G13 vs Missouri SEC Championship 2014 - Head coaches media day

Alabama quarterback Blake Sims (6) tosses the ball around as Alabama walks through a warmup practice the day before the Alabama vs. Missouri SEC championship football game, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com

(VASHA HUNT)

Alabama quarterback Blake Sims has been invited to the Senior Bowl, executive director Phil Savage said on Thursday.

The fifth-year senior in his first year as a starter threw for 3,250 yards with 26 touchdowns to just seven interceptions.

Sims was a second-team All-SEC pick by the coaches and media and earned SEC Championship Game MVP honors for his 23-for-27 performance for 262 passing yards in Alabama's 42-13 SEC Championship win over Missouri.

Sims is the first Alabama player announced for the 2015 Senior Bowl, which will be played on Jan. 24 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile.

The addition of Sims means the bowl has 75 spots filled out of 110 total. East Carolina's Shane Carden is the only other quarterback selected so far.

No. 1 Alabama plays No. 4 Ohio State in a College Football Playoff on Jan. 1 at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.