SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — If Oregon linebacker Casey Matthews should need to seek any outside advice — or even any words of encouragement — before the national championship, he’s got a couple of solid options.
His father, Clay, won a national championship with Southern California in 1974 and spent 19 years in the NFL. His uncle, Bruce, was a Hall of Fame offensive lineman in the NFL.
Casey’s brother, Clay Jr., won a title as a redshirt freshman with the Trojans in 2004 and is now a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.
Even his grandfather, another Clay, played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s.
Casey Matthews will carry the family legacy with him when he takes the field with the second-ranked Ducks in Monday’s BCS title game against top-ranked Auburn.
