BY LANGSTON WERTZ JR.
lwertz@charlotteobserver.com
In September, Will Grier will finally get to play quarterback again.
By the time West Virginia plays Virginia Tech in a nationally-televised game Sept. 3, it will be nearly two years since Grier has played a down in a football game that counts.
“I just feel blessed,” Grier said this week in an interview with West Virginia’s athletic department, which won’t make him available for media interviews until after the season starts. “I mean, it’s God’s plan and I’m really excited to be a part of this new opportunity with West Virginia.
“They gave me a second chance and I’m going to take advantage of it.”
Grier graduated from Mecklenburg County’s Davidson Day School in May 2014 and red-shirted his first year of college football at Florida. In the fall of 2015, he was the Gators’ starter and a media darling, leading Florida to a 6-0 start and a top 10 national ranking.
Then, everything changed.
Grier failed a drug test because of a banned supplement, and he eventually left Florida feeling unwanted.
What followed were some of the toughest months of his 22-year-old life.
More: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article158077074.html
lwertz@charlotteobserver.com
In September, Will Grier will finally get to play quarterback again.
By the time West Virginia plays Virginia Tech in a nationally-televised game Sept. 3, it will be nearly two years since Grier has played a down in a football game that counts.
“I just feel blessed,” Grier said this week in an interview with West Virginia’s athletic department, which won’t make him available for media interviews until after the season starts. “I mean, it’s God’s plan and I’m really excited to be a part of this new opportunity with West Virginia.
“They gave me a second chance and I’m going to take advantage of it.”
Grier graduated from Mecklenburg County’s Davidson Day School in May 2014 and red-shirted his first year of college football at Florida. In the fall of 2015, he was the Gators’ starter and a media darling, leading Florida to a 6-0 start and a top 10 national ranking.
Then, everything changed.
Grier failed a drug test because of a banned supplement, and he eventually left Florida feeling unwanted.
What followed were some of the toughest months of his 22-year-old life.
More: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article158077074.html