Apopka center Dazzie Morris commits to Bethune-Cookman

Morris commits to B-CU over offers from FAMU, North Carolina A&T, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian College and eight other FCS programs.

APOPKA, Florida  --  Apopka offensive lineman Dazzie Morris has committed to play college football at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, and he is excited about the opportunity.

“I’m feeling good about it,” Morris said. “It’s Division 1 [Football Championship Subdivision] football and they win … they’re the MEAC champions.

“Mostly I like it because it’s just like Apopka. It’s hard work, it’s discipline and they harp on family.”

Morris, who played center for the 2012 Florida Class 8A state champion Blue Darters, and has also played guard and tackle at Apopka, said he sees a little bit of his coach Rick Darlington in the way B-CU coach Brian Jenkins carries his authority.



“He’s cool. He’s really intense and that’s a good thing,” Morris said. “He asks a lot of his players on and off the field and that’s also a good thing.

“He talks about graduation his people and it’s the part that people don’t think about so much, but you gotta get your degree when you go to college, not just play football.”

B-CU has been on the Dazzie Morris wagon for a long time. The coaches saw him play last spring at Daytona Beach Memorial Stadium when the Blue Darters faced Seabreeze in the spring game, and BC-U coaches were on the horn with a scholarship offer the next day.

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