Melquise Stovall, Pittsburgh Football News: Draft Scout Player News

12/04/20 - WR Melquise Stovall, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh

For University of Hawaii senior wide receiver Melquise Stovall, there's no shortage of motivation each time that he runs out of the tunnel with the Rainbow Warriors. Just a season ago, Stovall was dismissed from the UH Football team by then head coach Nick Rolovich despite having recorded 248 yards on 18 receptions and four scores, including two touchdowns in his final game. That final game was against Air Force, where he scored two touchdowns in the first half but did not play after halftime following a personal foul penalty in the second quarter. The Monday after that game was played, Rolovich announced that the Lancaster, California native was no longer on the team.

"There are certain expectations required of a football student-athlete here at the University of Hawaii," Rolovich said at the time. "We hold all our student-athletes to these standards and expect them to represent our football program to the highest degree. We wish Melquise the best as he moves forward." Following the dismissal, Stovall remained in Hawaii and after Rolovich left for Washington State and head coach Todd Graham was hired to lead the Rainbow Warriors, Stovall asked for and was granted an opportunity to regain his spot on the team after keeping up with school work throughout the semesters that followed. "I think my family really pushed me. I have a family back home that is depending on me. So, just waking up everyday thinking about them and all the wrong that I've done to them, try to better myself every day. Just by doing the little things like going to class, doing my homework, being a better person out in public. Saying hello to people that I don't know, just being more interactive. I think that was the biggest thing," said Stovall. - khon2.com

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