University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2013 (Junior): Appeared in five games, making two starts at right tackle…started against Oregon State (Sept. 7) and Nevada (Sept. 21).
 
Prior To UH: Played 2012 season at Mesa Community College in Arizona...as starting left tackle, earned first-team all-conference honors by both the Western State Football League and Arizona Community College Athletic Conference....helped Mesa to the Valley of the Sun Bowl and a turnaround from one win in 2011 to six in 2012...attended freshman season at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College in 2010 and redshirted.

Prep: A 2010 graduate of Florida A&M University Developmental Research School...lettered in both football and basketball...an all-Big Bend selection in basketball after averaging 18.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg while shooting 52 percent from the floor...member of the Jacksonville Lee Bulls squad that finished as runner-up in the AAU national championship.

Personal: Born in Tallahassee, Fla...intends to major in political science...younger brother Chris played basketball for Murray State before transferring to Auburn this fall...father David played basketball for Penn State and professionally in France...parents are David Griffin of Miami, Fla., and Debra Griffin of Tallahassee, Fla.