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Tucker II Heads Back to Great Falls With New Position on His Resume
4/13/2018 4:53:00 PM | Football
Karl Tucker II heads back to the place where he played his high school football after a spring learning an entirely new position
The Montana State football team travels to Great Falls to take part in the Triangle Classic, an annual tradition for the Bobcats.
Karl Tucker II is a product of Great Falls' C.M. Russell High School, where he was a standout athlete for the school in both football and basketball.
"I really do call that place home," Tucker said. "I have a bunch of people that still live there that are super supportive of me. [I] get texts every week from them saying, 'How are things?' People there have been really good to me."
A banquet will be held Friday evening, and in recent years, a scrimmage would take place the following morning. This year, the scrimmage will be replaced with a kids camp in the same stadium that Tucker played in as a Rustler.
When asked about his memories there, Tucker struggled to find a singular event. "Every game was cool; we had a really great fan base. It'll be cool to see what it looks like now."
Tucker was primarily a wide receiver for CMR with some time as a quarterback. In the last two years, he's continued to practice in the receiver position for Montana State. However, this spring brought Tucker an opportunity at running back which he's taken in stride.
"I think every year you've got to find a new role, keep increasing your role," Tucker said. "This year, I'm trying to find my role and increase it. I'm all about doing whatever it takes to win."
He admitted that the mindset has certainly shifted between positions now that he's running between the tackles and not on the outside anymore. But, Tucker believes the transition is going smoothly.
Chris Murray has been under center for the Bobcats since Tucker and Murray's freshman years, a time when they were roommates. Now, Tucker and Murray have been working more closely in the backfield, as the signal caller has helped Tucker adjust to the game from behind the offensive line.
"We are pretty close," Tucker said of his relationship with his former roommate and MSU quarterback. "It's been quite a transition, but Coach [Denarius] McGhee has done a really good job helping me with the transition, so kudos to him as well."
Tucker was able to add in touches out of the backfield either by catching passes or carrying the ball throughout the spring for MSU. That included his 15 yards rushing in the 2018 Sonny Holland Classic spring scrimmage last Saturday against a very strong Bobcat defense.
In the fall, Tucker will be entering his third year as a Bobcat. When asked if he felt any new responsibilities in leadership roles as an upperclassman he simply responded, "I'm a team first guy. Team first."
Karl Tucker II is a product of Great Falls' C.M. Russell High School, where he was a standout athlete for the school in both football and basketball.
"I really do call that place home," Tucker said. "I have a bunch of people that still live there that are super supportive of me. [I] get texts every week from them saying, 'How are things?' People there have been really good to me."
A banquet will be held Friday evening, and in recent years, a scrimmage would take place the following morning. This year, the scrimmage will be replaced with a kids camp in the same stadium that Tucker played in as a Rustler.
When asked about his memories there, Tucker struggled to find a singular event. "Every game was cool; we had a really great fan base. It'll be cool to see what it looks like now."
Tucker was primarily a wide receiver for CMR with some time as a quarterback. In the last two years, he's continued to practice in the receiver position for Montana State. However, this spring brought Tucker an opportunity at running back which he's taken in stride.
"I think every year you've got to find a new role, keep increasing your role," Tucker said. "This year, I'm trying to find my role and increase it. I'm all about doing whatever it takes to win."
He admitted that the mindset has certainly shifted between positions now that he's running between the tackles and not on the outside anymore. But, Tucker believes the transition is going smoothly.
Chris Murray has been under center for the Bobcats since Tucker and Murray's freshman years, a time when they were roommates. Now, Tucker and Murray have been working more closely in the backfield, as the signal caller has helped Tucker adjust to the game from behind the offensive line.
"We are pretty close," Tucker said of his relationship with his former roommate and MSU quarterback. "It's been quite a transition, but Coach [Denarius] McGhee has done a really good job helping me with the transition, so kudos to him as well."
Tucker was able to add in touches out of the backfield either by catching passes or carrying the ball throughout the spring for MSU. That included his 15 yards rushing in the 2018 Sonny Holland Classic spring scrimmage last Saturday against a very strong Bobcat defense.
In the fall, Tucker will be entering his third year as a Bobcat. When asked if he felt any new responsibilities in leadership roles as an upperclassman he simply responded, "I'm a team first guy. Team first."
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