Tre Morris' dream growing up was to put on a helmet, shoulder pads and run out of the home locker room at Faurot Field, Missouri's longtime home football stadium.
At one time, that fantasy appeared to have a path to reality, as an advanced player in Columbia's youth football scene. Then, he continued his improvements at Battle.
Visions of wearing the gold, black and white Tiger football stripes started at a young age, as his father, Mike Morris, was an all-Big 12 Conference offensive lineman for Missouri from 1994-97.
The younger Morris was a gridiron wrecking ball at 5-foot-10, making 159 tackles in his final season with the Spartans.