▁he ▁started ▁to ▁play , ▁he ▁excel led ▁at ▁both ▁line back er ▁and ▁running ▁back . ▁He ▁attended ▁two ▁high ▁schools ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year , ▁Arch bishop ▁Hob an ▁High ▁School ▁then ▁Cov entry ▁High ▁School , ▁where , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁football , ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁track ▁& ▁field , ▁compet ing ▁in ▁events ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁shot ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁jump . ▁He ▁had ▁PR ▁of ▁ 1 5 . 6 3 ▁meters ▁( 5 1   ft ▁ 3 in ) ▁in ▁the ▁shot ▁put , ▁ 3 8 . 8 6 ▁meters ▁in ▁the ▁disc us ▁throw ▁( 1 2 7   ft ▁ 5 ▁in ) ▁and ▁ 1 . 8 5 ▁meters ▁( 6   ft ▁ 1 ▁in ) ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁jump . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁state - qual ifier ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁relay . ▁Harrison ▁along ▁with ▁Jonathan ▁H oll oman ▁were ▁two ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁African - Amer icans ▁to ▁play ▁football ▁at ▁Cov entry . ▁Harrison ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁His ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁ability ▁was ▁great , ▁but ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁m atur ity ▁at ▁times ▁was ▁a ▁struggle . ▁Harrison ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁attention ▁to ▁his ▁gr ades ▁or ▁college ▁entrance ▁tests , ▁and ▁by ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁dis rupt ive ▁to ▁his ▁football ▁team . ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁Cov entry ▁staff ▁had ▁to ▁susp end