Columbia University Athletics

2021
 
Did not see any game action as a first-year offensive lineman … Contributed on the scout team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A May 2021 graduate of Frisco High School, where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Jeff Harbert… Named Class 5A Third Team All-State by the Texas Sportswriters Association after senior season … Two-time First Team Class 7-5A All-District honoree in 2019 and 2020 … Nominated for the Vype Dallas Fort Worth 2020 Preseason Offensive Lineman of the Year award … Played center and guard, and defensive end for the Raccoons … Voted team captain as a senior … Led the Raccoons to an 11-2 overall record, 7-1 conference record and Class 3A state playoff appearance … Also competed in wrestling.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Greer Lee Rush on March 17, 2003 in Frisco, Texas … Son of Blayne and Star Rush … Has a younger sister Mallory … Father attended McNeese State and mother attended Stephen F. Austin … Father played football at McNeese State (1989-93) … Hobbies and interests include music, hunting, and fishing … Had a summer job mixing chemicals for crop spraying … Lists his father as his role model because he has always worked hard for everything and set him up to be successful … Favorite sports memory: defeating South Oak Cliff with a last-second field goal in the state playoffs … Favorite home-cooked meal: his mother’s meatloaf … Selected Columbia because of the opportunity to play NCAA Division I football, the education, and the endless opportunities … Chose Columbia over Central Arkansas, Brown, Penn, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McNeese State, and preferred walk-on offers at Mississippi State, Memphis, SMU, and Texas A&M … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Financial Economics.