Trevor Morris: The Final Chapter
Oct 03 | Football
A senior from King of Prussia, Pa., linebacker Trevor Morris was a two-way player at Malvern Prep playing both linebacker and wide receiver. Morris arrived "On the Banks" as a freshman in 2015 after his high school football coach, and former Rutgers football player, Aaron Brady helped keep him in touch with Rutgers during the recruiting process.
"He (Aaron Brady) told me that Rutgers is one of those schools that will set you up for life," Morris said. "Coach Brady showed me another side of Rutgers that I never really saw."
That other side was the importance of academics. Morris is a labor and employment relations major. And when his football career eventually comes to an end, his degree will open endless opportunities.
"I want to fall somewhere in the business world," Morris said. "I love talking to people and getting to know them. Finding the common ground between two people is interesting to me."
But before Morris' time "On the Banks," he was always playing sports, football just wasn't the first choice at a young age.
"My whole family is from Jamaica, so football wasn't my first option," Morris said. "I was always playing basketball and soccer growing up."
Morris finally started playing football around the age of 12 and his Pop Warner coaches threw him on the offensive line.
"I was playing guard, really holding it down," Morris chuckled.
When Morris started taking football seriously, he started seeing time at linebacker and wide receiver in high school, becoming the first person in his family to play football. Morris has played in all 41 games for RU since stepping on campus.
"I wanted to play somewhere where I knew the coaches and fans would have my back, and the atmosphere would be great," Morris said. "I saw all that on my recruiting trip and the support has been there ever since. Rutgers has sent a lot of players to the NFL and you can get a great degree. Coach Ash has made this my home away from home. This was the best decision for me."
Now, the 6'1" 228-pound linebacker is within striking distance in joining the Rutgers all-time tackles leaders. He is also looking to join Tyronne Stowe (four) and Steve Longa (three) with three consecutive seasons of at least 100 stops.
Morris entered this season as the Big Ten's returning tackler at 9.8 per game, having earned honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2017. Reaching double digits 12 times so far in his career, he is among the top-25 active leading tacklers across the country. All the success can be traced back to family support.
"My mom is one of those ladies that always supported me no matter what I did," Morris said. "My family just wanted me to be happy."
"He (Aaron Brady) told me that Rutgers is one of those schools that will set you up for life," Morris said. "Coach Brady showed me another side of Rutgers that I never really saw."
That other side was the importance of academics. Morris is a labor and employment relations major. And when his football career eventually comes to an end, his degree will open endless opportunities.
"I want to fall somewhere in the business world," Morris said. "I love talking to people and getting to know them. Finding the common ground between two people is interesting to me."
But before Morris' time "On the Banks," he was always playing sports, football just wasn't the first choice at a young age.
"My whole family is from Jamaica, so football wasn't my first option," Morris said. "I was always playing basketball and soccer growing up."
Morris finally started playing football around the age of 12 and his Pop Warner coaches threw him on the offensive line.
"I was playing guard, really holding it down," Morris chuckled.
When Morris started taking football seriously, he started seeing time at linebacker and wide receiver in high school, becoming the first person in his family to play football. Morris has played in all 41 games for RU since stepping on campus.
"I wanted to play somewhere where I knew the coaches and fans would have my back, and the atmosphere would be great," Morris said. "I saw all that on my recruiting trip and the support has been there ever since. Rutgers has sent a lot of players to the NFL and you can get a great degree. Coach Ash has made this my home away from home. This was the best decision for me."
Now, the 6'1" 228-pound linebacker is within striking distance in joining the Rutgers all-time tackles leaders. He is also looking to join Tyronne Stowe (four) and Steve Longa (three) with three consecutive seasons of at least 100 stops.
Morris entered this season as the Big Ten's returning tackler at 9.8 per game, having earned honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2017. Reaching double digits 12 times so far in his career, he is among the top-25 active leading tacklers across the country. All the success can be traced back to family support.
"My mom is one of those ladies that always supported me no matter what I did," Morris said. "My family just wanted me to be happy."
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