Former Manatee High linebacker Greg Reeves earns USF scholarship

Former Manatee High linebacker Greg Reeves is now a scholarship football player for the University of South Florida.

New Bulls head coach Charlie Strong awarded Reeves, a sophomore who attended Air Force Academy Prep School following his Manatee High graduation in 2014, a full scholarship on Thursday.

Reeves played special teams last year, tallying seven tackles, as a preferred walk-on.

USF announced Strong’s scholarship offer to Reeves in a video posting to Twitter.

In the video, Strong commends Reeves’ hard work in fall camp.

“With that great effort, we’re getting ready to award him a scholarship,” Strong says in the video.

Reeves’ teammates then celebrated with him.

Here’s the video:

This story was originally published August 18, 2017 at 4:55 PM with the headline "Former Manatee High linebacker Greg Reeves earns USF scholarship."