Grant Morgan, Arkansas Football News: Draft Scout Player News

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10/18/20 - ILB Grant Morgan, rSr/2022, Arkansas

Without his counterpart at linebacker, Grant Morgan was called upon to stop an Ole Miss team that scored 48 points and put up 647 yards in its previous game against Alabama. Morgan needed only one healthy arm to answer the call. With a brace on his left arm that would barely let him move his elbow, Morgan led the team with 19 tackles, a sack, and an interception that he returned for a touchdown as the Razorbacks defeated Ole Miss 33-21 on Saturday. Morgan won the Crip Hall Award that is presented to Arkansas' most outstanding senior on Homecoming. It was going to take more than an injured arm to keep him out of the game.

"It's going to have to take a lot. I love playing football. I love being a Razorback," Morgan said. "Football is a painful game, so if there is no pain in it, then nothing is getting done. So it's going to have to take a lot. It's going to have to come falling off." Morgan's toughness also earned him praise from Razorback quarterback Feleipe Franks. "I think it's a sign of resilience to play through injury," Franks said. "He could easily say he couldn't go. To go out there and go and have the game he had, it showed resilience, not only with him but our defense and our team. I thought it was a really good job by him." Bumper Pool, who was tied for first in the SEC in tackles (36) and tied for second nationally in tackles per game (12.0) going into the Ole Miss game, didn't participate in Arkansas' game against the Rebels, but the Arkansas defense wasn't deterred. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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