Missouri specialist announces he will take advantage of extra season of eligibility, will return to Columbia
Good news for Eli Drinkwitz and company, Missouri’s special teams unit should be solid for another season as senior Grant McKinniss has announced he will return to Columbia for another season.
McKinniss has played just one season for Missouri after arriving as a graduate transfer from Kentucky during the previous offseason. Due to the NCAA allowing all players a free year of eligibility in 2020, McKinniss is eligible to play for another season in Columbia.
“After many prayers and much discussion with my family and coaches, I have decided to return to Missouri for the 2021 season. I am looking forward to growing as a player and being a part of this special program for one last year. I am grateful for this opportunity and excited for what the future holds,” McKinniss posted.
In his one season with Mizzou, McKinniss notched 39 punts for 1,681 yards, good for a career-best 43.1 average punt. He also handles holding duties on field goals and extra points for the Tigers.
McKinniss also had a career-long punt of 66 yards against LSU this season.
Seniors who have exhausted eligibility but are not quite draft-ready should follow McKinness’ example. You’ve been gifted with a one-time 5th year of eligibility – use it to improve your NFL chances in 2022, assuming the scholarship is there for you. Lots’a headaches coming to CFB coaches on this scholarship issue in a few weeks. The NCAA needs to lift the 85 limit for 2021.
Seniors that rerun under this rule will not count against the 85 scholarships
Didn’t know that – awesome!
Bravo, outstanding young man. Pin’em to the goal line, Mr. McKinniss. Make them earn every yard on the field
That’s awesome. Thanks Grant!
Did a good job, glad to have him back.
Super work GM looking forward to seeing more of it. Get as many useful study programs in your head as possible. Of all the things I liked about college… graduate study was the best, and I really enjoyed the crowd of advanced study peers I was with. This is one part of college you never hear anything about through the grapevine but it was the most useful part of my education for the 1st 20 years of my career. After that I started using some of my undergraduate study, and branched out into work I didn’t learn in college. People who work hard together, even at study, often turn out to be tremendous support for each other.