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Grier Named Senior CLASS Finalist
October 24, 2018 06:09 PM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University redshirt senior and Heisman Trophy contender quarterback Will Grier was named one of 10 finalists for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Grier, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, becomes the second Mountaineer to be named a finalist, joining former All-American center Tyler Orlosky, who was named to the team in 2016.
Grier has completed 137-of-192 passes (71.4 percent) for 1,919 yards and 22 touchdowns on the season. He has found 12 different receivers and recorded 14 300-yard passing performances and 15 multiple-touchdown games during his WVU career.
Grier is tied for No. 2 nationally in touchdown passes per game (3.7). He ranks No. 3 in passing efficiency (185.8) and yards per pass attempt (9.9), No. 5 in points responsible for per game (22.0) and completion percentage (.714), No. 6 in passing yards per game (319.8), No. 7 in passing touchdowns (22), No. 8 in points responsible for (132), No. 11 in total offense (309.8), No. 14 in completions per game (22.8), No. 19 in passing yards (1,919) and No. 20 in passing yards per completion (14.0).
He was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in 2017 and earned a spot on ProFootballFocus' All-Big 12 team, after finishing with 3,490 yards and 34 touchdowns before a hand injury ended his season in the first quarter of game 11.
Grier graduated with his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies with disciplines in journalism, communications and sport and exercise psychology in December 2017. He currently is pursuing a second bachelor's degree in sociology. He has earned spots on WVU's Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Grier spends numerous hours in the community making weekly visits at WVU Medicine Children's, serving as a friend, mentor and role model. The partnership between WVU Medicine Children's and WVU Football extends all the way back to 1984 when Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen and his teams made regular trips to visit the children.
The finalists were chosen by a selection committee from the list of 30 candidates announced earlier in the season. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through Dec. 5. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches' votes to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the football bowl season in early January.
For more information on all the finalists, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Grier, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, becomes the second Mountaineer to be named a finalist, joining former All-American center Tyler Orlosky, who was named to the team in 2016.
Grier has completed 137-of-192 passes (71.4 percent) for 1,919 yards and 22 touchdowns on the season. He has found 12 different receivers and recorded 14 300-yard passing performances and 15 multiple-touchdown games during his WVU career.
Grier is tied for No. 2 nationally in touchdown passes per game (3.7). He ranks No. 3 in passing efficiency (185.8) and yards per pass attempt (9.9), No. 5 in points responsible for per game (22.0) and completion percentage (.714), No. 6 in passing yards per game (319.8), No. 7 in passing touchdowns (22), No. 8 in points responsible for (132), No. 11 in total offense (309.8), No. 14 in completions per game (22.8), No. 19 in passing yards (1,919) and No. 20 in passing yards per completion (14.0).
He was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in 2017 and earned a spot on ProFootballFocus' All-Big 12 team, after finishing with 3,490 yards and 34 touchdowns before a hand injury ended his season in the first quarter of game 11.
Grier graduated with his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies with disciplines in journalism, communications and sport and exercise psychology in December 2017. He currently is pursuing a second bachelor's degree in sociology. He has earned spots on WVU's Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Grier spends numerous hours in the community making weekly visits at WVU Medicine Children's, serving as a friend, mentor and role model. The partnership between WVU Medicine Children's and WVU Football extends all the way back to 1984 when Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen and his teams made regular trips to visit the children.
The finalists were chosen by a selection committee from the list of 30 candidates announced earlier in the season. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through Dec. 5. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches' votes to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the football bowl season in early January.
For more information on all the finalists, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
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