Former Vanderbilt long snapper passes away

Sad news came out of Vanderbilt Thursday night.

The program announced on Twitter that Connor Morrison, who played for the Commodores from 2011-13, passed away. Morrison, of Edmond, Oklahoma, was a walk-on long snapper for Vandy.

No details about his death were available.

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“We are incredibly saddened to learn of the death of former Vanderbilt student-athlete Connor Morrison. We send our deepest sympathies and prayers to Connor’s family in Oklahoma, his many friends and relatives, and all of his Vanderbilt teammates,” the school said in a statement released on Twitter.

“He was a wonderful teammate – in the locker room, in meeting rooms with his fellow Commodore specialists and on gamedays. Connor was a stellar student-athlete.”

Morrison graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt in 2014 and was a currently pursuing a degree in medical studies at the University of Oklahoma’s College of Medicine.

Morrison never appeared in a game during his time with the program. According to his bio on Vanderbilt’s website, he moved up to second-string on the depth chart at long snapper in 2013. He was also an SEC Academic Honor Roll selection in 2013.

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Penn State head coach James Franklin, formerly the head coach at Vanderbilt, expressed his condolences to the Morrison family on Twitter. Former Vandy offensive line coach Herb Hand, now at Auburn, did the same.

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