Larry Rountree III to Represent Mizzou at SEC Football Leadership Council
1/30/2019 10:00:00 AM | Football
The council will convene for its annual meeting Friday and Saturday in Birmingham
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football rising junior standout RB Larry Rountree III (Raleigh, N.C.) will represent Mizzou at the Southeastern Conference Football Leadership Council, which will be held this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 1-2) at the SEC offices in Birmingham, Ala.
Among the agenda items for the group this weekend is a review of NCAA and SEC legislative items, open discussion on topics submitted by members of the Council, and engagement with football officials on rules of the game, student-athlete/referee interaction and careers in officiating. LSU's Blake Ferguson, who attended the NCAA Convention last week as one of three SEC student-athlete representatives, will provide an update as Chair of the SEC Football Leadership Council.
The Football Leadership Council is one of three components of the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council. The other two components are the Men's and Women's Basketball Leadership Councils. SEC?Commissioner Greg Sankey introduced new Student-Athlete Leadership Councils for the sports of?football and men's and women's basketball, which, in addition to the conference's longstanding Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), provide student-athletes with additional opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff. The councils serve as a conduit of communication to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience and student-athlete wellness.
Rountree is coming off a stellar sophomore season during which he emerged as one of the SEC's most dominant running backs. His 1,216 yards in 2018 are the fifth-most in school history and third-most ever by a Tiger running back. Devin West (1,578 in 1998) and Joe Moore (1,312 in 1969) are the only Mizzou running backs ever to run for more yards in a single season. He finished the season ranked 22nd nationally and fourth in the SEC in rushing yards.
Joining Rountree on the council will be Chris Owens (Alabama), T.J. Smith (Arkansas), Derrick Brown (Auburn), Jeremiah Moon (Florida), Rodrigo Blankenship (Georgia), Jordan Griffin (Kentucky), Blake Ferguson (LSU), Muhamed Sanogo (Ole Miss), Tyre Phillips (Mississippi State), Daniel Fennell (South Carolina), Ryan Johnson (Tennessee), Keeath Magee (Texas A&M) and Colin Anderson (Vanderbilt).
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