Morgan County quarterback Davis Strickland recently decided where he wants to play at the next level.
The senior gunslinger for the ‘Dogs chose to stay in the Peach State and recently committed to West Georgia. He also had offers from Cornell, East Tennessee State, and Eastern Kentucky, but chose the Wolves.
Strickland has been to West Georgia’s campus in Carrollton numerous times and will take his official visit next month. He fell in love with the program due to its proximity to home and his relationship with the coaches.
Another reason Strickland committed to West Georgia was that his teammate and close friend, Morgan County senior running back Christian Monfort, announced his pledge to the Wolves before the start of the season.
“I’ve always been talking to West Georgia. Christian and I were offered at the same time,” Strickland said. “We were both on our Junior Day visit and got an offer there. They’re one of the schools that never left. Some schools pop in briefly and then almost forget about you, but West Georgia always stayed true and continued to show love. They keep sending me things. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I thought, ‘What am I waiting for?’ There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than at such a great school. Plus, I’m going with one of my best friends.”
If Strickland and Monfort sign with West Georgia, they’ll be joining former Morgan County punter Nolan Harris.
Strickland also chose West Georgia because he can see himself getting playing time if he works hard.
The Wolves currently have five quarterbacks on their roster, including two upperclassmen. However, in today’s college football environment, with the transfer portal, anything is possible, as a few of them could leave.
“They have a redshirt junior now (Davin Wydner), who came from Ole Miss. He is the starter,” Strickland said. “So he’ll be here this year and maybe next, whether he decides to transfer or not. But then he’ll be gone after that year. There are three freshmen there now, and there’s also a kid who’s about to graduate this year.”
The 6-foot-3 quarterback also believes he’s an ideal fit in West Georgia’s offense. He mentioned that the offense the Wolves run is similar to Morgan County’s system, with comparable concepts, terminology, and schemes.
“They have a great run game and they have two really good running backs right now,” Strickland said. “And they run the ball some with Davin, the current quarterback. They do a lot of vertical passing concepts like the stuff that we do in our offense at Morgan. When I see them do that, it’s like I can make that run or throw.”
Strickland completed 72 percent of his passes for 3,164 yards and 40 touchdowns last season as a junior, leading Morgan County to a quarterfinal appearance for the first time in 34 years. He was named to the All-Region first team and was also a first-team All-State selection by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2024.
He’s on pace to reach those numbers again in 2025. Through five games this year, Morgan County is 5-0, thanks in part to Strickland, who has thrown for 920 yards and 11 touchdowns with a 71 percent completion rate.
For now, though, Strickland said he just wants to lead his team to a region championship and back to the playoffs.
“Now that I am committed, I can focus on the rest of this season and having fun with my teammates,” he said.