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Marcus Kevin Griffin was born on January 4, 1985 in Austin, Texas. He is currently a safety for the Texas Longhorns. He has a twin brother Michael who formerly played with him at Texas.

High School Career

Griffin attended Bowie High School where he was coached by Jeff Ables. As a senior he earned Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas honors as a defensive back and was first team All-district on both offense and defense. He made 82 tackles-including 62 solo, 3 interceptions, and 1 fumble recovery. He also played quarterback.

Personal

Marcus' twin brother, Michael Griffin, was also a defensive back at UT. Micheal was a first rounder for the Tennessee Titans in the 2007 NFL Draft. Their parents, Ronald and Mae, are both retired from the United States Armed Services.

University of Texas Longhorns

2004

Griffin started his career with the Longhorns as a redshirt freshman in 2004. That year, he played in all 12 games and made 10 tackles, including 7 on special teams.

2005

In 2005, he played in all 13 games at free safety and on special teams and recorded 32 tackles.

2006

In 2006 he appeared in 11 games, starting 10, all at strong safety. The two missed games were against Rice and Baylor and were due to injury. He was named a second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree and well as UT’s Outstanding Defensive Newcomer.

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