J.P. Flynn does not always know what Chris Murray is doing. In fact, the Montana State true freshman quarterback often runs the entirely wrong play or makes the entirely wrong call. But Flynn, Montana State’s senior captain offensive lineman, knows one thing: when Murray is in the game, unpredictable things can happen. On Saturday, that unpredictability proved to be the spark for MSU’s second straight win.
“You have a guy who can move well in the pocket with Chris Murray, a spark plug back there,” You never know where he’s at or what he’s doing with the ball. Those last two plays of the first half were completely wrong plays, not what was supposed to be called but he made it work, got in the end-zone.”
After Montana State sputtered offensively in the first quarter against Division II Western Oregon, the second straight week the offense has looked out of sync early, MSU head coach Jeff Choate and offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham elected to pull junior Tyler Bruggman in favor of Murray, a 17-year-old out of Lawndale High in California. The substitution was not uncommon; Murray entered the game in the first half of Montana State’s 20-17 loss at Idaho and in MSU’s 27-24 win over Bryant a week prior.
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