Bowling Green wide receiver plays for his father, who's an MP in Iraq

BOWLING GREEN (AP) -- Cornelius McGrady III has a lot to think about when he's running routes as a wide receiver for Bowling Green.
There's where to cut and how many steps to take down field. Then there's something else he can't forget -- his dad is a military police officer serving in Iraq.
McGrady, a junior, is fourth on the team with 13 receptions for 130 yards.
"He plays for his dad," said Bowling Green receivers coach Zach Azzanni.
"During two-a-days he would mess up, and I would have to get on him about it," Azzanni said. "Then at night I would think about it. We're right in the middle of a war and this kid's thinking about his dad who could possibly get killed, and I'm yelling at him because he didn't get the right depth on a third-and-four."
McGrady's father, Sgt. Cornelius McGrady Jr., is a member of an Army Reserve unit that was activated earlier this year.
"I was worried about where he would be stationed mostly," McGrady said. "He was in another city and he just got shipped to Baghdad about three weeks ago.
"Before he wasn't even near the war ... I knew everything was fine. When he got shipped up there, I was getting a little nervous because I knew what was going on."
McGrady caught his first career touchdown pass two weeks ago against Ohio State. His only disappointment was that his father wasn't in the stadium with his mother.
"His football career is right at its peak and he was upset that dad was going to miss the big game," said Connie McGrady. "Now he's taking it in stride and he's trying to make him proud."