FAU defender Cory Henry's Alabama quote goes viral

FAU defensive lineman Cory Henry has nine tackles and one sack this season. Courtesy of FAU Sports

By: Rolando Rosa

Poor Cory Henry.

It may not have been his intention, but the FAU defensive lineman's comments to the local media after practice about the Owls upcoming opponent this Saturday, No.1 ranked Alabama, made national headlines soon after.

"They ain't what people think," Henry said of the defending national champions. "They're good and everything but they can [be] beat, too. They just execute well. They just execute and beat you."

The quote immediately surfaced onto national sites such as Yahoo Sports and Big Lead Sports, which relentlessly mocked Henry. When asked a simple question by the Sun Sentinel about his team's biggest advantage over Alabama, here was Henry's response:

"We got speed against them," Henry said. "If you've got speed you can win."

It's unrealistic to expect an upset victory(let alone any points) against an Alabama squad which has won the national title two of the last three seasons, but that wasn't what Henry was asserting. He was asked a direct question by the beat reporter(who didn't even bother to use the quote himself anyway) and gave his best reply.

FAU(1-2 record) is coming off a 56-20 defeat to Georgia; Alabama(3-0 record) defeated Sun Belt Conference team Western Kentucky 35-0 last week. The Owls are 50 point underdogs against the Crimson Tide.

FAU plays at No.1 ranked Alabama next Saturday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.