Will Grier’s dad took a short walk to the beach and had pizza and beer to celebrate the big day a long time coming. And now the family presses reset and gets back to that thing Grier used to be known for and, oh, by the way, good at.

Quarterback!

Will Grier had completed more than 65 percent of his passes at Florida and thrown for 1,204 yards and 10 touchdowns when he was suspended. He was named the Parade national player of the year and a high school All-American in 2013, when he accounted for 90 touchdowns, including a national-best 77 touchdown passes.

He was named the North Carolina player of the year his final two seasons and totaled 14,565 yards passing and a state-record 195 touchdown passes in his career.

“His high school coach had him learning a bunch of stuff at one time,” Chad Grier said. “I don’t know who that guy was, but he must have been a real jerk.”

Will Grier’s coach was Chad Grier, and Davidson Day School won four state championships from 2011-16. Will was the quarterback for titles in 2011-13.

“I’ll tell you this, and I’ve said this many times because I get a lot of credit and hear people say, ‘Man, Chad must be a really good coach,’” Chad Grier said. “The reality is I could call about anything and he’d make it work. I wasn’t that good of a coach. I had a pretty good player back there. Amazing how that works.”