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| Terry Grant, right, is drawing raves from his teammates and coaches alike this fall. Photo: Trent Penny/The Anniston Star/file |
TUSCALOOSA — When Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson retreats to hand off against Western Carolina on Saturday, it's likely he'll be stuffing the ball into the gut of a former Mississippi Mr. Football.
Redshirt freshman Terry Grant and junior Jimmy Johns — both winners of the award — have emerged from a four-way derby to share Alabama's running-back duties this fall. The 6-foot-2, 233-pound Johns has been noted for his play-making ability throughout his first two seasons in crimson, but it's the speedy, 5-10, 188-pound Grant who's been turning heads this fall.
"Speed kills in this game, and he's probably one of the fastest guys we've got on this team," center Antoine Caldwell said. "He's a workhorse, hardly ever gets tired. That's the kind of guy we're going to need out there on Saturday."
Like Johns before him, Grant was a superstar in the Mississippi prep ranks. He led Lumberton to that state's Class 2A championship in 2005, rushing for 36 touchdowns and 2,720 yards as a senior.
Grant scored 115 touchdowns in his prep career, three off the Mississippi high school record set by Weir's Dicenzo Miller, who would go on to play at Mississippi State in the late 1990s. He signed with Alabama the following February, but looked likely to redshirt given the Crimson Tide's depth in the backfield.
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