For Fresno area recruit DeMarcus Griffin, it was a moment he’ll never forget: getting the call Sunday night from Southern Mississippi defensive line coach Derek Nicholson, telling Griffin he would be giving him his first collegiate scholarship offer.
It was an emotional night at the Griffin house, as he recalls relaying the news to his family. “I told my grandma. She was crying.”
The unranked athlete told me that the offer cements Southern Mississippi at no. 1 on his list of schools, with several Mountain West schools close behind.
The incoming class of 2019 junior has been in frequent contact with his no.