SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Byron Murphy tried. On a team bus earlier this week, the Huskies’ redshirt freshman cornerback stood up and begged his teammates — begged for tickets, any extra ticket, to the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.
His teammates playfully booed him back to his seat.
Murphy is home. He came home to Arizona for the holidays last week, and he gets to stay close to home as he prepares to play in his first bowl game. He’ll have his own army of supporters — some 90 strong, he expects — at University of Phoenix Stadium when Washington (10-2) plays Penn State (10-2).