I thought Grant took advantage of the opportunities he had last year as a freshman as best he could. Had nearly 40 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack. I just think he has so many of the intangibles you want in a solid defensive player, and I think that should be rewarded.
Grant had that beautiful pass breakup, really laid his body out horizontal to tip a pass that another defender intercepted in the end zone (Richardson).
Just a great play, and clearly the kind of play that a “scholarship” athlete makes.
Plus the guy has all the intangilbes-locker room leader, effort, instincts. He’s the kind of home-grown player that UA has always had on our very good teams.
There really two different ways to go when awarding scholarships to walk ons. Awarded them to underclassman or to seniors who are using up their eligibility. When awarding scholarships to a senior who is using up his eligibility, this opens up the scholarship for the next recruiting class.
This is who I believe is the most likely to receive a scholarship.
Connor Limpert jr.
Grant Morgan soph.
Ryder Lucas sr.
Generally, if you are in the two deep, that means you deserve a scholarship. I’m interested to see where Tobias Enlow and Tyson Morris fall in the two deep. I think most agree that Grant Morgan is in the two deep and deserves it. I hesitate to give one to a kicker. I assume Connor Limpert is going to be the kicker. He may deserve one, but I suspect we are going to be surprised by what someone like Enlow does this season.
Those are three pretty good walkons who deserve scholarship. Limpert did decent handling the place-kicking chores last year, even if his kickoffs weren’t great. Grant Morgan is a defensive player much like his brother was beneficial to the offense. And McClure has impressed the coaches with his play in the secondary. Glad for them.
I had assumed McClure had his way paid by baseball since that is often part of signing contract. He deserves it since he’s likely the starting nickel back.
Yea, a little confused why McClure got one. Obviously, he has deserved it because he seems to be playing at a high level, but this is a strange way to use a scholarship if his way is already paid for. Either way, happy for these guys!