Trey Blount has become a bit of a mini-celebrity in his first days as a new physical education teacher and coach at Alexander High School.
Blount played wide receiver for four years on the football team at the University of Georgia and has found his calling in life being a “big brother” to his students at AHS.
“We do have a lot of Dawg fans in the building,” AHS Principal Lora McAdams said with a smile. “So, Trey has been a trophy child for the last couple days. But, I mean, he's beyond a Georgia Bulldog — we've now converted him. He's a Cougar. So he will always be a Dawg at heart, but he's a Cougar.”
Blount attended Pace Academy in high school and won a state championship his senior year.
He was a highly recruited prospect and was a standout for the Bulldogs from 2017-2020. Blount said some of his career highlights at Georgia include beating Auburn in the 2017 SEC Championship his freshman season and knocking off Oklahoma in double overtime that same season in what he calls “arguably the best Rose Bowl game ever played.”
“If you look at that film, I was out there on the last play when Sony Michel scored a touchdown running to the left side,” Blount said. “And that solidified us going to the national championship that year.”
Blount earned his sports management degree from UGA in 3 ½ years and was working as a manager in a UPS warehouse earlier this year when a former coach at Pace suggested he consider teaching.
Blount will teach weight training and lifetime sports at AHS and will also serve as an assistant coach on the football and baseball teams.
Blount said he has two younger brothers and looks forward to being a “big brother” to his new students at AHS.
McAdams said she’s excited about the complete package the 25-year-old Blount brings to Alexander.
“I think Trey brings a youthful atmosphere to the school,” she said. “I mean, he's young, but yet he's willing to learn. He's going to be a great mentor for our kids. You know, everybody looks for that one person they can connect with. And I think his leadership and his youthfulness combined make him a great asset to any of the kids that he has, either on the field or in the classroom.”