By Matt Browning
Over the past two seasons, the Concordia football program has gone a combined 4-14.
So a change has been welcomed for Panther defensive end Tracer Murdock.
“The thing I’m most excited for this season is the change,” Murdock said. “I’m excited for all the new change we have with the new coaching staff and new order of operations. I’m excited to see how things move forward as a team and as a program.”
Even though Murdock finished the 2023 season with 27 tackles and seven sacks, he was not pleased with where he was physically.
“One area I wanted to improve on from last year was strength,” Murdock said. “Last year I wasn’t where I wanted to be physically and I knew I needed to take steps to improve that. I started hitting the gym with a coach of mine that pushed me to work harder and be the best version of myself.”
While Murdock would love to see an increase in his numbers and to improve his place on the all-league team (he was second team all-league in 2023), just maximizing his ability is what he wants to do on each snap.
“My personal goal is to play hard every play,” Murdock said. “No matter how many tackles I get, no matter how many fumbles I force or tackles for loss, I just want to play hard and leave everything on the field for my team.”
