Morgan Nominated for Wuerffel Trophy

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas redshirt senior LB Grant Morgan has been nominated for the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy, which recognizes college football’s player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.

The senior linebacker from Greenwood, Ark. carries a 3.625 GPA and is a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member. He has been named SEC Defensive Player of the week and both Nagurski and Bendarik National Award Defensive Player of the Week this season and currently leads the nation averaging 13.0 tackles per game. Morgan volunteers his time visiting patients at NWA Children’s Hospital, with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, at Lincoln Elementary School and at numerous other worthy causes around Fayetteville.