The Big Blue Nation is going to gain a new fan favorite with Northern Illinois transfer Marques Cox. Why? Because he’s willing to play through the pain to do what’s best for his team.
Following Tuesday’s practice, the Kentucky football offensive lineman snuck in a quick aside about how he played in his high school’s state championship game as a junior after going down with a major injury.
“I actually tore my ACL my junior year,” Cox told reporters. “I tore it in the semifinals, then played in the state championship, then I had to have surgery after that.