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Michigan State WR Tre’Von Morgan records impressive TD in double coverage for first career catch
By Paul Harvey
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Tre’Von Morgan picked a perfect moment to come up with his first career reception.
The 6-foot-7 redshirt freshman has not had many opportunities to this point. But playing against Penn State, Morgan was able to hook up with Payton Thorne for a crucial connection.
It came on a sort of misdirection play-action in the backfield that took a while to develop. The misdirection did not fool the defense as Morgan was still tracked in double coverage, but Thorne threw it in his direction anyway.
It is a good thing he did as Morgan went up and over both defenders and was able to pull it down in time for the touchdown and his first career reception:
Tre’Von Morgan’s first career catch is a double-coverage TD. 😱
Congrats to the @MSU_Football WR! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/W9hJWOOmuf
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 12, 2020
The touchdown was Thorne’s second of the day after he connected with Jalen Nailor for his first career passing touchdown early on.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.