Eric the Red Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 'Mulk' Is Primetime Player Receiver Gives New Meaning To Term Walk-On POSTED: 10:39 am CDT October 6, 2005 UPDATED: 10:44 am CDT October 6, 2005 LINCOLN, Neb. -- Grant Mulkey has added new meaning to the term "walk-on." The Husker receiver often gets walked on, run over and lit up. Mulkey said that's just part of the job as the Big Red's slot receiver. "I tend to be running within the hashes and within the box," Mulkey said. "You have guys sitting in zones, and when they see you in their zone, they come to kill you. That's just part of the position I play. Whatever is going to help the team." "He's a brave player," said Husker coach Bill Callahan. "When he gets the ball, he sacrifices a lot of his 172-pound body." Mulkey had his best game as a Husker last week. The junior from Arlington, Texas, caught five balls for 60 yards. "He displays the type of tenacity you want in your receiving corps," Callahan said. "I love watching Mulk play." "Pretty much each game I get hit at least once pretty good," Mulkey said. "I'm not the biggest receiver we have, but you're going to get hit whether you catch the ball or not, so you might as well catch the ball." Mulkey is Nebraska's fourth-leading receiver this season with eight catches. He played high school ball for coach Mickey Finley, the father of former Husker Clint Finley. Quote Link to comment
pigsonthewing Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 "Whatever is going to help the team." atta boy!!! Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted October 6, 2005 Author Share Posted October 6, 2005 "Whatever is going to help the team." atta boy!!! no pot Quote Link to comment
cubhusker23 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I remember a couple of hits he took last year, where he shouldn't have gotten back up, but he did. What a tough kid. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 He took a hit this year looked like his head was on a spring ouch. Dedication makes a player better and the fans cheer. GBR Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted October 6, 2005 Author Share Posted October 6, 2005 He took a hit this year looked like his head was on a spring ouch. Dedication makes a player better and the fans cheer. GBR Yeah he took a "hit" a few years ago and it almost got him booted. Maybe he's high on the field which is why doesn't seem to be bothered in traffic. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 So he was a "fired up" player? It still amazes me how many people die from alcohol and alcohol related causes but its still legal. Quote Link to comment
pigsonthewing Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 so he's smokin the reefer, there are worse things out there.. hell after last season i would have been hittin it too... lol tunnel vision has a whole new meaning to this guy.... Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 pot.............no, Mulkey, no Quote Link to comment
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