Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor commits to Yale

Edison's quarterback Griffin O'Connor passed for 37 touchdowns and added 10 more on the ground last year as a junior.

By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk

Aug. 18, 2017 1:35 PM PT

Edison High senior quarterback Griffin O’Connor has committed to Yale’s football program, Chargers football coach Jeff Grady said on Friday.

O’Connor, who decommitted from UNLV on Monday, said he could not pass up on the Ivy League school.

“I’m trying to look more at the 40-, 50-year plan, rather than the four or five,” said O’Connor, who as a junior passed for 3,600 yards and 37 touchdowns, both Edison single-season records, and rushed for 415 yards and 10 touchdowns.

“It kind of just came down to where do I want my future to go. Yale is such a prestigious school.”

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David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza is an assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team, the Fast Break Desk. He learned to read because of the newspaper. At breakfast, it was his job to translate stories to his parents, who were unable to read in English. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Washington Post.

Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor commits to Yale

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