The Red and Black

Issue date: 9/12/08 Section: First & Goal

Media Credit: DANIEL SHIREY Junior weak corner Prince Miller (left) and junior weak corner Bryan Evans (middle) talk to Defensive Coordinator Willie Martinez (right) during practice on Wednesday. [Click to enlarge]

If you thought that cornerbacks Bryan Evans and Prince Miller got their energy by eating broccoli and drinking orange juice, you're wrong.

Fortunately for them, these two good friends and roommates can get away without eating the recommended three to five servings of vegetables per day.

"For an athlete Prince sure does drink a lot of sodas," Evans said, shaking his head. "He really likes Vault. He drinks about two or three of those a day … I've never seen him drink a Vault before a game but I have seen him down one before practice."

While Evans was quick to expose and joke about Miller's soda indulgence, he wasn't in the clear very long. Miller made sure to say where Evans gets most of his nutritious intake from.

"He eats at Raising Cane's just about every day," Miller said, laughing. "He's a fried food junkie."

Safety C.J. Byrd backed up the claim that Evans eats way too many chicken fingers.

"They always say Bryan is going to turn into a chicken," Byrd said.

While Evans admitted that Raising Cane's was one of his favorite places to eat, he had to clear the air that he does not visit the fast food restaurant daily.

"Man, I don't go everyday," Evans said. "That's a lie."

Cornerback Asher Allen said that Evans and Miller are comedic at heart, which helps soften the mood when practice gets too intense.

"Bryan's just a funny guy and Prince is like him," Allen said. "They can mimic each other. Both are funny and they can lighten up practice."

For instance, Miller joked with reporters about Demarcus Dobbs' 78 yard interception return for a touchdown against Central Michigan, saying that Dobbs was gracious for the gift he was given since Miller deflected the pass that Dobbs ended up catching.

"Nah, he was thankful," Miller joked. "He was thankful for the pass breakup."

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