Mangum said he is wearing that left knee brace — which he has worn since the Boise State game — for precautionary reasons only and that the knee is not giving him any trouble.
"Just a preventative measure. It is just a left knee brace," he said. "A lot of quarterbacks wear them to prevent injuries. It is nothing specific or anything."
Pressed about the amount of hits he has taken, partly due to having dropped back 55 times against UConn, and sacked twice, Mangum stressed that he feels fine after having started the past four games.