Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray (8) looks downfield for an open man while a lineman ties up Mississippi State defensive lineman Dewayne Cherrington (74) in the first quarter of their NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.KNOXVILLE – As usual, quarterback Tyler Bray was one of the last Tennessee players to leave the locker room beyond one end zone of Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday night.
The junior walked with a slight limp, a result of a play where he left knee was twisted up under him during the third quarter of the Volunteers’ 41-31 road loss to the 19th-ranked Bulldogs.
After declaring his knee to be “fine” in a matter-of-fact manner, Bray evaluated his own performance in Tennessee’s disappointing defeat.
“We lost, so I didn’t play very well,” he said of 13-of-24, 148-yard performance that saw him throw two touchdowns and one meaningless interception.
“Any time you lose, it’s not good,” he continued.