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Chris Morris has been through quite a journey during his college football career so far.
The former four-star recruit is planning to make another stop, as he verbally committed to the Colorado Buffaloes on Monday to play for head coach Deion Sanders and new offensive line coach Phil Loadholt.
A 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman who grew up in Memphis, Tenn., Morris comes to CU with two years of eligibility remaining.
“Counted out too many times, but I’m still in the game!” he wrote on X on Monday. “I’m ready to get to work!”
This past season, Morris played 12 games at East Mississippi Community College, earning All-MACCC honorable mention recognition.
Morris graduated from the PURE Academy in Memphis in 2020 and was rated by 247Sports as a four-star prospect coming out of high school. After playing his junior year at Freedom Prep, he transferred to West Memphis High School for his senior year.
Morris had 35 scholarship offers out of high school, signing with Texas A&M and enrolling early in the spring of 2020. He had also visited Mississippi and Tennessee before signing with A&M.
As a true freshman, Morris did not appear in any games with A&M and he left the team in the spring of 2021. In 2022, he played at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College, appearing in four games.
Morris then signed with Memphis and went through 2023 spring practices with the Tigers, but put his name back into the transfer portal last summer. He wound up at EMCC last season and then opted to transfer last month.
“After much reflection, I’ve decided to take the leap and enter the transfer portal to pursue a fresh start in college football,” he wrote on April 16.
By adding Morris, the Buffs now have 15 offensive linemen on scholarship for next season, 10 of which have been added as transfers this offseason.
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