The kind who brings the same effort and enthusiasm to every workout, every practice, every game. The kind who always seems to make the right call. The kind who inspires confidence in his teammates and spurs them on to greater heights. Most of all, he wants to be a winner. You know, someone just like Boise State’s Kellen Moore.
“He’s consistent game in and game out,” Murray marveled Tuesday. “He does all the right things on and off the field, with the way he works and how responsible he is, the kind of leader he is. He’s a tremendous leader. Those are all the things I’m striving to be myself. He definitely has a couple of years on me, but I hope when I’m in his situation—going into my senior year—I’ll be in the same sort of spotlight that he is.”
Moore still has one more season to go with the Broncos, but all he’s doing now is piling on to an already brilliant career. By the time he’s done, he’ll likely be the winningest quarterback in major-college history and could hold a slew of other records, everything from completion percentage to touchdown passes.
Murray’s resume is still very much a work in progress, but he’s coming off a brilliant debut season with the Bulldogs, one that was largely overlooked because his team struggled to its first losing year since 1996. If Georgia is to reclaims its spot among the nation’s elite programs, Murray will have to lead the way. First up, Moore and the Broncos.
What an enticing matchup for the opening Saturday—the champ vs. the challenger.
“This will be good for Aaron,” said Georgia defensive back Sanders Commings, one of those who’ll be trying to stop Boise State’s star. “Kellen Moore has all the hype coming into this game. He’s the Heisman candidate. Aaron is a good quarterback, a good SEC quarterback, but people don’t think he’s Kellen Moore. This is a great opportunity for him to show he can be that guy.”
Nothing would show it better than a victory Saturday night at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
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