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The pursuit of former LSU Tigers quarterback Brandon Harris just got a little bit more pressing for the Texas Longhorns, as the school revealed on Tuesday that redshirt sophomore quarterback Matthew Merrick is giving up football to focus on his academics.
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During Merrick's redshirt season in 2015, he was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, but doesn't have a declared major listed on his Texas athletics biography.
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With only two scholarship quarterbacks currently on campus, the loss of Merrick is a not-insignificant blow to depth at the position, though Herman did say earlier this month that he was impressed with the athleticism of redshirt sophomore walk-on Josh Covey.
http://www.burntorangenation.com/2017/3/21/15013510/matthew-merrick-football-academics-texas-longhorns-retired