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per Greder:
When the hulking 6-foot-5, 270-pound Garrison Wright approached the net in tennis matches, spectators congregated and opponents fled.
On his way to the state doubles tournament as a junior and senior at Marysville (Kan.) High School, fans and football recruiters wanted to see Wright’s power and relative agility on the court.
During his sophomore year in 2011, Wright eyed up an easy lob and smashed it right below the opponent’s belt, sending him to the hospital.
“Other teams called him the ‘Quiet Giant,’ ” his coach, Mary Kessinger-Wassom, said. “This intimidation just followed him. Everybody was like, ‘Get out of the way; Garrison is on the court.’ ”
Wright is bringing that swagger to football field at TCF Bank Stadium. Now 310 pounds, Wright is joining the Gophers from Butler Community College in Kansas and is a projected starter at guard next season.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/02/01/gophers-football-no-specialization-just-special-recruits/
Go Gophers!!
When the hulking 6-foot-5, 270-pound Garrison Wright approached the net in tennis matches, spectators congregated and opponents fled.
On his way to the state doubles tournament as a junior and senior at Marysville (Kan.) High School, fans and football recruiters wanted to see Wright’s power and relative agility on the court.
During his sophomore year in 2011, Wright eyed up an easy lob and smashed it right below the opponent’s belt, sending him to the hospital.
“Other teams called him the ‘Quiet Giant,’ ” his coach, Mary Kessinger-Wassom, said. “This intimidation just followed him. Everybody was like, ‘Get out of the way; Garrison is on the court.’ ”
Wright is bringing that swagger to football field at TCF Bank Stadium. Now 310 pounds, Wright is joining the Gophers from Butler Community College in Kansas and is a projected starter at guard next season.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/02/01/gophers-football-no-specialization-just-special-recruits/
Go Gophers!!