MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Reed Blankenship entered the Murphy Center green room in full pads, just like Jurriente Davis and Chase Cunningham. But while his QB1 calmly answered questions, praised teammates and discussed the weather, the Blue Raiders' starting safety decided he wanted to do the interview with his pads off.
What followed was a quick sequence, with Blankenship trying to pull the pads off himself on the side, but being unsuccessful, getting them stuck at a spot where the shoulders of the pads were even with his head, making him look like someone dressed up as Frankenstein's monster on Halloween.