Through an ebullient smile, made extra shiny with gold-capped teeth, Malik Forrester insists he’s not trying to be funny.
Doesn’t go about his business with the intent of cracking up his Fresno State teammates and coaches.
Simply Forrester being himself.
“I do the same thing every day, and I guess people just think I’m funny,” the Bulldogs’ senior defensive tackle and team captain shrugs. “I don’t try to be funny. It just happens.”
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Part of it is Forrester’s appearance: 6-foot-1, 295 pounds with baby dreadlocks atop a cherubic face.