Cory Murphy posing for his team photo. (Courtesy of dsuhornets.com)

 By Robert Binford

This week’s male athlete of the week is Cory Murphy.

He is the starting quarterback the football team.

A red-shirt senior whose talents were sought across the United States hailing all the way from Santa Clara, California.

This is his first year starting under center for the Hornets.

He previously attended Junior College at Foothill and also attended San Jose State.

He was quite impressive in his first start as he completed 30-of-45 passes for 302 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Delaware States loss to rival Delaware.

In their second game, Murphy completed 26-of-53 passes for 234 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

He seeks to become a major factor of the Hornet’s success this season as they continue through the season.