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High School: All-America quarterback as named by Parade, SuperPrep, The Sporting News, MaxPreps and ESPN/Rise Magazine (Grid-Hoop) ... ESPN/Rise Magazine "Athlete of the Year" in Indiana ... The Gatorade Indiana Football Player of the Year and also "Mr. Football" in the state ... Threw for 1,938 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior, along with 1,664 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns, accounting for 3,602 yards total offense and 48 TDs ... Led Carmel High School to three consecutive state championship games, winning the Class AAAAA title his junior season ... Team went 38-7 over those three years ... Passed for 1,882 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior, adding 753 rushing yards and 11 scores ... First-team all-state as a junior and senior by The Associated Press and the state coaches' association ... Indianapolis Star Football Player of the Year as a senior ... Also named the Star's Suburban Athlete of the Year for his combination of football and basketball accomplishments ... Career totals feature 4,284 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, plus 2,617 rushing yards and 37 scores ... Broke 10 school records, eight of which were held by former NFL and Purdue quarterback Mark Herrmann ... The No. 6 quarterback prospect in the nation by Scout.com ... The No. 7 QB by SuperPrep, which also listed him as the No. 6 overall prospect in the six-state Midwest Region ... Picked for the Detroit Free Press "Best of the Midwest" team ... Played his freshman year at Pike HS in Indianapolis, where he was a teammate (and is still friends with) current Wildcat signee Dakotah Tyler ... Coached by Mo Moriarity ... "Morgan is an intelligent kid, and athletically he's as good as there is out there," Moriarity said. "He throws the deep ball well. He can kill you (running the ball) if he doesn't have a throw. He's also an unbelievable competitor." ... Was an all-conference basketball player and also played baseball in high school ... Member of the Student-Advisory Committee, the Student-Athlete Advisory Board and the Diversity Club ... Graduated with honors ... Guest speaker to elementary students through the NCAA's "Stay in Bounds" program. Personal: Born in Indianapolis ... Son of John and Ruby Newton ... John played college football at Grambling University ... Considering a major in business finance. |
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