Jason Murphyis a former American football guard and offensive tackle. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Virginia Tech... (wikipedia)
I have always had a lot of respect for Cedric. We came in as freshmen together. To know what he's been through ... for him to go out happy has to be a great feeling.
If it was Virginia Tech, man, we would be so hyped for that game we would sure enough be ready.
Whatever they come at us with, we're going to take care of it.
We're taking the whole thing their line and that defense as a challenge. We're going to do what Virginia Tech does. We're going to pound the ball at them. If it breaks, it breaks.
That was a big game for us last year and we lost it and we were upset about it. Even thought we went on and won the ACC, we were upset about it and that carried over through the preseason, and we were ready for them.
They (the braces) work a lot. Last year, I got somebody thrown into me at the Miami game. I was back on the field a couple of plays later. Those braces are definitely a big thing, and I'm glad the coaches encourage us to put them on.
It's amazing how they've changed over the years. It's awesome that I had the chance to see it.
I guess we take pride in big games like that, especially those big televised games. We feel like we should get hyped up for those games.