QB Mentor Quincy Avery on Morehouse, Deshaun Watson, and UGA Quarterbacks
Don't call him a 'guru' - but he is here to help
(Photo: Quincy Avery on Twitter // Pictured here with Jalen Hurts during a spring workout at Georgia Tech)
Quincy Avery works with quarterbacks you definitely know, and a lot you just don’t know yet.
If you listen to today’s episode of Back Porch Sports, you’ll hear a sneak peek at which names to look out for this season. He also tells you how Deshaun Watson can actually get better than he already is (hard to believe, but Avery thinks it’s possible - 14:00), and how insanely talented players like Justin Fields will have an unprecedented decision to make about their NFL futures because of COVID-19 (17:45).
Speaking of Fields, Avery also sheds some light on Kirby Smart’s QB room mentality, and what to expect from Jamie Newman (24:00).
Avery knows his stuff, and there’s a lot of intel in there, so plan your caffeine consumption accordingly if your neighbors shot off as many fireworks as mine did over the weekend.
And into Monday morning.
I decided to reach out to Quincy after I saw this tweet recently:
Avery mentors (many call him a guru - he prefers this instead) some of America’s top quarterback talent that inevitably winds up at Power-5 schools. Before that, though, he played at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
The historically black college announced it would not, in fact, have football this fall. It wouldn’t have cross country, either. In a statement, Morehouse president Dr. David A. Thomas cited health concerns during the pandemic:
“Like all of the decisions we’ve made related to COVID-19, this was a difficult one but was made with the health and well-being of our students and community in mind. It follows my intention to maintain a safe campus in hopes that our students will be able to return in August,” Thomas said.
Morehouse made it clear - it will honor athletic scholarships and seek an NCAA waiver.
That doesn’t make this particular void feel any less empty.
COVID-19’s ripples are far and relentless. Not even sports are safe, as we’ve also seen locally with several Braves players, including Freddie Freeman, testing positive.
Avery thinks this reality for Morehouse athletes is even more unfortunate, as athletes have little, if any, time to pursue other avenues to play sports this fall. He has a unique opportunity to help athletes associated with his former program, and that’s exactly what he aims to do.
”We’re so late in the game... I do have a pretty good network of college coaches and coaching staffs who may be interested in a player from there,” Avery said. “I’ve just been trying to figure out how I can help them in the best way possible.”
Check out the full Back Porch Sports conversation with Quincy on YouTube (below) or in podcast form - wherever you listen to yours. Be sure to follow and sign up for this newsletter if you haven’t already.
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