Lawrence's Price Morgan runs into the end zone after a reception to score in the second quarter of the Lions' 41-6 victory over SM Northwest on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Overland Park.

Lawrence High senior linebacker Price Morgan was hesitant when he was first recruited to play college football by the Air Force Academy.

He doesn’t have any ties to the military, and he was unsure how he would adjust to the day-to-day lifestyle.

But once he took a visit to Colorado Springs last weekend, all of his doubts were put to rest. Morgan committed to play football at Air Force on Tuesday night.

“Just after being out there, I really got to meet the players and coaches,” Morgan said. “They just seemed like great people that I would mesh with. They have one of the best engineering schools in the nation, which is something that I want to do.”

Morgan, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound linebacker, announced his commitment on Twitter following his basketball team’s 82-70 victory over Shawnee Mission West.

A first-team All-Sunflower League selection, Morgan made a team-high 123 tackles last season. He added 14 receptions for 265 yards and three touchdowns at tight end, but he will play inside linebacker in college.

Morgan also traveled to Colorado Springs in early November on an unofficial visit, watching the Falcons pick up a win over Army.

“My biggest concern was just that day-in and day-out military life,” Morgan said. “No one in my family has really done anything like that. That was kind of the reason I went out (for a visit), just to see is that something that I can do? I know it’s going to be hard at times — that’s how it’s going to be anywhere — but I feel like if I can get through that, it’s really going to make me a better individual.”

Morgan will attend basic training in June, which he was told was “probably the hardest part” of joining the Air Force.

Along with four years of school, all graduates must serve at least five years of active duty, which is something that Morgan is excited to do.

“Some people could kind of see that as a negative, like, ‘Oh, they’ve got you for five years,'” Morgan said. “I see it more as I have a guaranteed job. It pays well. Then I get to serve my country, which is pretty cool as well.”

Along with all of the benefits off the field at Air Force, Morgan is hopeful that he can make big strides at linebacker, a position he only started playing in high school.

Before deciding to play at Air Force, he considered Columbia University, Princeton and Kansas University.

“Coach (Ron) Vanderlinden is their inside backer coach and he has a great reputation,” Morgan said. “He coached at Penn State and coached a lot of guys who are in the NFL right now. Not saying I’m going to go to the NFL or anything, but he’s probably going to give me one of the best chances I could have of maximizing my potential on the field.”

Morgan missed two basketball games this season because he was visiting colleges, but he’s glad to put the recruiting process behind him and focus on enjoying the rest of his senior year.

“After I made the phone call and said, ‘Hey, I’m coming to you guys.’ It was just like the weight of the world was off my shoulders,” Morgan said. “It’s hard to really explain how I felt. It was just great.”