▁so ▁he ▁walked ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁He ▁turned ▁down ▁scholar ship ▁offers ▁from ▁Pur due ▁( his ▁father ' s ▁Al ma ▁M ater ) ▁and ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁was ▁red sh irt ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁limited ▁to ▁place hold ing ▁duties ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁G ri ese ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁after ▁Scott ▁Dre is bach ▁was ▁injured ▁five ▁games ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season . ▁G ri ese ▁started ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season , ▁c apped ▁by ▁an ▁ups et ▁of ▁# 2 ▁ranked ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁ 3 1 – 2 3 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁season , ▁Dre is bach ▁reg ained ▁his ▁starting ▁job ▁and ▁G ri ese ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁po och ▁pun ter . ▁However , ▁after ▁Dre is bach ▁strugg led , ▁G ri ese ▁replaced ▁him ▁at ▁hal ft ime ▁against ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁where ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁Wol ver ines ▁to ▁another ▁ups et ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Buck ey es , ▁ 1 3 – 9 . ▁G ri ese ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁starting ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 7 – 1 4 ▁loss ▁to ▁Alabama ▁in ▁the ▁Out back ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁G ri ese ▁remained ▁the ▁st arter . ▁Al