Will Grier
| Florida Gators – No. 7 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  None |
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| Born: | April 3, 1995[citation needed] Davidson, North Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Davidson Day School |
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Will Grier (born April 3, 1995) was the American football starting quarterback for the Florida Gators. He was suspended for one calendar year on October 12, 2015 for use of performance enhancing drugs.
Early years
Grier attended in Davidson Day School in Davidson, North Carolina. As a junior, he threw for a national record 837 yards in a game, breaking the old record of 764.[1][2][3] As a senior he had 4,989 passing yards with a nation-leading and North Carolina record 77 touchdowns.[4] He also rushed for 1,251 yards with 13 touchdowns.[5] He was named the Parade Magazine Player of the Year and Mr. Football USA.[6][7] For his career, Grier had 14,565 passing yards, a state record 195 touchdown passes, 2,955 rushing yards and 31 rushing touchdowns.
Grier was rated by both Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the second best dual-threat quarterback in his class and 46th player overall.[8] He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.[9][10] And use a lot of steroids.
College career
Grier competed with Treon Harris to be Jeff Driskel's backup his freshman season in 2014.[11] As a redshirt freshman he competed with Harris to be the starting quarterback. After taking an inordinate amount of illegal steroids, he earned the right to split snaps. Although Harris started the first game, Grier received playing time, attempting 18 passes and completing 16 for 166 yards with two touchdowns and also rushed for 43 yards with a touchdown. Grier started the second game.[12] [13][14] In the fourth game of his college career against the Tennessee Volunteers, he used his steroids to become a key player in the Gators 28-27 comeback victory. The Gators were down 27-14 with 5 minutes left and he used his steroids to throw 2 touchdowns to take the lead, one of those touchdowns being a 63-yard touchdown to Antonio Calloway on 4th and 14 that he would not have completed without steroids with a 1:26 left in the ballgame. He ended the game going 23 of 43 for 283 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. The next week against the Ole Miss Rebels, he had the best game of his young career, going 24 of 29 for 271 yards and four passing touchdowns. He threw his four touchdowns in the first half, he is the first Gator quarterback since Chris Leak in 2005 to do that. The game ended up being a 38-10 win for the Gators.
Will Grier was suspended for the season on October 12, 2015 after it was revealed that he had been taking illegal performance-enhancing drugs prior to and during the regular season.
Personal
Grier is the oldest sibling in his family. He has two brothers, Nash and Hayes both of whom also use steroids regularly, and a sister, Skylynn. All are popular users on Vine, a video sharing service.[15] Grier was also suspended for violating the NCCPAs policy on Performance Enhancing Drugs on October 12th, 2015. Will credits his success to his morning cocktail of Dopaminergic stimulants, caffeine, ephedrine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, Nootropics, Adaptogens and blood boosters
References
- ^ "North Carolina prep QB Will Grier throws for 837 yards, 10 TDs in 104-80 state playoff game". Fox News. November 11, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Grautski, Amara (November 10, 2012). "Davidson Day HS quarterback Will Grier throws for national-record 837 yards in offense-heavy game against Harrells Christian Academy". NY Daily News. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Bradley, Ken (November 1, 2013). "Will Grier: Florida commit, state champion, 837 yards". Sporting News. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Mehrtens, Cliff (January 2, 2014). "Grier's gridiron play stood out locally, nationally". The Herald Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Smits, Garry (August 12, 2014). "Florida offensive coordinator optimistic about freshman QB Will Grier". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Hays, Chris (February 2, 2014). "Gators' QB Will Grier named Parade player of the year". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Huber, Todd (January 14, 2014). "2013 Mr. Football USA – Will Grier". Student Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Will Grier". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Abolverdi, Zach (December 19, 2012). "UF picks up commit from top QB". Gainesville.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Mehrtens, Cliff (December 19, 2012). "Davidson Day quarterback Grier commits to Florida". The Herald Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Kurt Roper enjoying QB competition between UF freshmen Will Grier and Treon Harris
- ^ Treon Harris, Will Grier put on show as Florida overwhelms New Mexico State
- ^ Will Grier to start at quarterback for Gators Saturday against East Carolina
- ^ Redshirt freshman QB Will Grier to make first career start for Gators
- ^ Anglis, Jaclyn (September 8, 2015). "Who Are Hayes Grier's Siblings? This Family Definitely Represents #SiblingGoals". Bustle. Retrieved September 14, 2015.