VITALS:

Name:  Richard Morrison

Position: QB

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 180 lbs

Speed: 4.52

High School: Royse City, Texas (Royse City)

Rivals: Three out of five stars

Recruited By: Mark Stoops and Sonny Dykes

STRENGTHS:

This kid has got it all. He has a strong arm, great poise, good leadership, and can run like the wind.  Morrison is ahead of the game when it comes to Foles, Scott, and Beirne because he ran the spread in high school and should have no problem in transitioning into college to make his reads.  There is a reason that Sonny Dykes recruited this kid and we should be glad that our offensive coordinator went to Texas and snagged him up.  He threw for 2,472 yards his senior season including 22 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.  He also ran for 586 yards on 110 attempts, averaging 5.3 yards per carry.  Here is what Scouts, Inc. had to say about him:

WEAKNESSES:

Morrison is only 6 feet tall and weighs 180 lbs.  He will need significant reps with his college level offensive linemen in order to adapt to seeing over their huge frames.  He will also need to beef up a little bit in order to handle the hits that will surely be delivered at some point in his career. Here is what Scouts, Inc. had to say about Morrison's weaknesses:

Needs to develop discipline and patience at times in the passing game and would love to see him add experience from under center. Has adequate height, but not ideal.

VERDICT:

Morrison has tons of talent and experience in front of him at Arizona with Matt Scott, Nick Foles, and Bryson Beirne.  He should get good experience in practice this year and will be a key recruit in Arizona's future at QB, but definitely not in 2009.  Look for him to redshirt this season and not leave coach Dykes' side during the games in order to get all the game situation experience he can.