Oklahoma Walk-On Impressed School So Much He Was Offered Scholarship
Lee Morris, a junior wide receiver for the University of Oklahoma, entered the college football season as a walk-on. But after just one game, Morris has a scholarship, which he earned by his play on the field.
Morris had a breakout performance in the Sooners’ 63-14 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday — catching a 65-yard touchdown pass and blocking a punt.
On the blocked punt, Morris rushed straight up the middle to smother punter Sebastien Riella. Oklahoma’s Curtis Bolton recovered to give the Sooners a 14-0 lead with 7:12 left in the first quarter.
.@LincolnRiley announced this evening redshirt junior Lee Morris (@BeastLee80) had been placed on scholarship. Morris caught a 65-yard TD pass vs. FAU & blocked a punt that was recovered for a TD — first since 2002. #Sooners pic.twitter.com/7gyqeAxlwQ
— SoonerScoop.com (@SoonerScoop) September 4, 2018
Then, a few minutes later, Morris got it done on offense. He turned a reception over the middle into six points with a spectacular run after the catch that resulted in a 65-yard touchdown.
Kyler Murray finds Lee Morris who takes it 65 YARDS for the TD 😤 pic.twitter.com/OjHS6SpFaJ
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) September 1, 2018
They were the two biggest plays of the game.
“I’m gonna have to. I’m gonna not have to — I’m gonna give it to him at some point,” Riley said, reported USA Today.
Well, he did — and he didn’t waste any time doing it.
At the team’s first practice after the game, Riley told his team: “If you guys go out to dinner tonight, take Lee Morris because he’s got a scholarship.”
Congrats @BeastLee80 !
You absolutely earned it-#OUDNA pic.twitter.com/rsW0ilND4b— Lincoln Riley (@LincolnRiley) September 4, 2018
The entire team mobbed Morris to congratulate him.
Coming into Saturday’s game, Morris, a redshirt junior, had only played in two games. In those two games he had two catches — and two touchdowns.
It’s been a dream of mine since I was kid. And now I can proudly say, that I’m playing football at The University of Oklahoma on FULL Scholarship! #BoomerSooner
— Lee Morris (@BeastLee80) September 4, 2018
“It’s been a dream of mine since I was kid. And now I can proudly say, that I’m playing football at The University of Oklahoma on FULL Scholarship!” tweeted Morris.
Look for Morris to be a productive player for the seventh-ranked Sooners this year. He already has chemistry with his quarterback, Kyler Murray, who went to high school with Morris in Texas.
"He's my lucky charm." Kyler Murray on his connection with Lee Morris. pic.twitter.com/CUs8R897FC
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) September 1, 2018
“I feel like he’s a lucky charm for me,” Murray said. “I mean, last year, I threw a touchdown to him as well. He actually made me look good after I just put it on his face, and then he caught it and did the rest.”
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