Stu Mayes at wide receiver?
Just about every Griz hoops fan is disappointed to see Stuart Mayes go. He will leave a void at the guard and forward positions that will be very hard to fill. This doesn't meet Stu is done trying to help out UM athletics. This week Stu began trying out for the Griz football team.
The Griz found another receiver this week in former Grizzly basketball player Stuart Mayes. The 6-foot-7 senior just completed his basketball eligibility at UM. “He wanted to come out and try it,” Montana football coach Bobby Hauck said. “We'll see.”I don't know what to say other than I really really hope this works out. Our wide receiver position is already pretty stacked but any fan of Griz hoops can tell you that Stu is extremely athletic. It would not surprise me if he found a way onto the team.
Other UM non-football players have ventured onto the gridiron. After Scott Zanon hung up his basketball shoes for UM, he joined the football team and returned a punt for a touchdown in 1987. Cornerback Tuff Harris, a senior in 2006, was originally a track and field recruit. Of course he became a football recruit as soon as he played a game, which could be a rub for Mayes and the Griz.
“He's got a fifth year, and we get into an issue with him where we have to makes some decisions, because he'll count against our (scholarship) numbers if he competes,” Hauck said. “We'll have to see how things go.”
