Johnny McCrary came to Vanderbilt as one of the highest-rated recruits in program history. He left after two seasons as the team’s primary starting quarterback — but he never stopped being a Commodore.
McCrary graduated from the university in three years, then left campus thanks in part to a combination of personal issues — his father, Greg McCrary, passed away in 2015 -- and a team that had moved on to rising young passer. He spent the next two years at Clark Atlanta University, a Division II program closer to his home town of Decatur, sharpening the dreams born as a high school All-American and four-star recruit.