'07 OH RB Morgan Williams (Toledo walk-on)

[CleveBucks]

OSU needs another Canton/Akron tailback... and Morgan is a stud. Hopefully the academics get where they need to be.

 

[osugrad21]

Canton

H.S. awards: McKinley High School
Thursday, January 25, 2007


Football Morgan Williams, Don Scott MVP Award, Marion Motley Award;

 

[DaytonBuck]

Does Morgan have a shot to get his grades up in time? Could we wait this one out like Derrell Johnson?

 

[osugrad21]

Does Morgan have a shot to get his grades up in time? Could we wait this one out like Derrell Johnson?

No chance.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

Has anyone heard if he is a for sure prep schooler or might he get into a school like Illinois or MSU.

It is ashame we had to pass on guys like him, Dewey Elliot, and Jeremiah b/c of grades...

 

[buckiprof]

It is ashame we had to pass on guys like him, Dewey Elliot, and Jeremiah b/c of grades...

Yes it is and no it isn't, but that discussion is for another thread.

 

[osugrad21]

Prop 48 is misleading here...Prop 16 is the NCAA eligibility model.

Canton

McKinley pair to sign
McKinley has two players signing Division I letters, but they will have to sit out a year and pay their own way as freshmen. Disi Alexander and Morgan Williams will go to Toledo as Proposition 48 student-athletes. If they make the grade as freshmen, they will be put on full scholarships.
?Disi has a tremendous amount of raw athleticism,? McKinley head coach Brian Cross said. ?He can run and jump and he hits. He has all those things. He had a pretty good football awareness, too. It?s a good opportunity for him to get exposed to another part of the state. That experience should be good for him as a student and an athlete.
?I don?t think (Williams has) fully developed as a football player because he?s shared time with basketball. He hasn?t gotten fully into the weight room and hit the weights. There is a great amount of football ahead of him, and the best football is ahead of him.?

 

[DaytonBuck]

What's the difference between 48 and 16?

 

[osugrad21]

What's the difference between 48 and 16?

Prop 48 required a set score and GPA. Prop 16 is the sliding scale. Morgan will go to Toledo on his own dime for the first year at least.

 

[Buckskin86]

Williams at peace with past, works on the future
Sunday, July 22, 2007
BY TODD PORTER
CANTON

It's all part of working his way onto the Toledo football team. Williams will pay his own way as a freshman at Toledo, but if he shows he can do college-level work, the Rockets will make him a scholarship player next fall.

cantonrep.com

 

[Bucksfan7]

Anyone know what happened with Williams and going to Toledo? I was on scout.com and was reading a thread and someone mentioned they had Morgan Williams(i assume its this same Williams) then i went and checked Toledo's roster and he's not on it. I was just curious if anyone knew what happened?

 

[MARVYMARV14]

I think he is a prop 48, so he may be at Toledo just not on the team.

 

[Bucksfan7]

I think he is a prop 48, so he may be at Toledo just not on the team.

Ah ok. He was like the prize recruit for Toledo's class i was hoping he was still on the team.

 

[Buckskin86]

Morgan Williams, a former two-time Ohio Division I player of the year at running back, is academically eligible after sitting out last season. Williams had tremendous numbers his final two seasons at Canton McKinley, with at least 2,400 yards rushing and 31 touchdowns each year.

"Morgan Williams is ready to go," Amstutz said. "That's going to be a guy that no one knows about in our league. He was an outstanding high school player at Canton McKinley. He's eligible and ready to play."

toledoblade.com -- UT freshmen could make an impact

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Good to see him making the most of his chance.......

Scout.com$ (Toledo site)

Hard Work Pays off for Morgan Williams...............Williams rushed for 142 yards against Fresno State.