Duke quarterback Malik Murphy's two-bird salute during Saturday's game against Virginia Tech was not intended for fans, but he faced some kind of discipline “internally” for the act. you will have to face it.
Head coach Manny Diaz told reporters that Murphy held up his middle finger after completing an 86-yard touchdown pass to Eli Pancol on the Blue Devils' first offensive play of the night against the Hokies. He told reporters that would happen after being caught on the ACC Network.
He then pointed his middle finger in the direction of the ACC Net cameras, which Diaz said was “unacceptable in our program.”
The game was held at Duke University's home, Wallace Wade Stadium.
But the gesture wasn't directed at fans or broadcasters, but rather as a joke during practice to offensive coordinator Jonathan Brewer in the coaches' booth.
“We had practice in the middle of last week, [were] They threw post after post, but we couldn’t complete them,” Diaz said. According to the Associated Press. “And it went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on. “There was a joke.''
Brewer told reporters the joke was never intended to spread to the actual arena.
“Obviously some of the things we say on the field when we're coaching are not meant to be taken literally when we're trying to follow someone in that world,” Brewer said. .
Murphy threw for 332 yards and three touchdown passes for the Blue Devils.
He had three interceptions and Duke won 31-28.
The Blue Devils are 8-3 on the season and 4-3 in ACC play.
