 In his true freshman season at Florida State, McGrew played in all 14 games, mostly on special teams but also as back-up to Allen Augustin at middle linebacker.He recorded eight tackles on the season, including a season-high three stops in the 21–13 win at Georgia Tech.As a sophomore, McGrew still served as back-up to Augustin, finishing the season with 19 total tackles (13 solo), two tackles for loss, a quarterback sack and a forced fumble.