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Yahoo! Sports (blog)
With Utah up 24-21, BYU completed a long pass to put itself within long
field goal range. Instead of kicking, the Cougars attempted to gain a little
more yardage. The pass from quarterback Riley Nelson sailed out of bounds
and as the final seconds
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times
USA TODAY
As if the BYU-Utah rivalry isn't crazy enough, that's how this season's game
ended about 2 a.m. ET Sunday. Utah escaped with a 24-21 victory, but just
barely. BYU, once down 24-7, stormed back and was driving for a potential
tying field goal. A last
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sorry, Cougars thinking Boise State Broncos
Deseret News
In the aftermath of one of the craziest BYU-Utah finishes ever - and that's
saying something - the Cougars said they can't dwell on that bitter defeat.
Next BYU Game. Football. BYU. Boise St. at. Bronco Stadium, Boise. Sept. 20,
7:00 p.m
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Brotzman as 25th-ranked Cougars lose to Utah (watch ...
Reno Gazette Journal
BYU's JD Falslev (12) looks on as BYU Riley Stephenson (99) misses his field
goal at the end of their NCAA football game with Utah Saturday, Sept. 15,
2012, in Salt Lake City. Utah defeated BYU 24-21. Stephenson's 36-yard
attempt with no time left
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standard in crazy endings
ksl.com
This game reminded me of the Stanford-Cal classic when the band runs on the
field mixed with the 1972 Gold Medal Basketball game when the Russians got
three chances to inbound the ball against the Americans. On Monday, this
absurd and crazy ending ...
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olumn/college-football-recap/utah-survives-byus-three-chances-in-final-secon
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w&usg=AFQjCNHVjihSB9S801XGbGNskrDOtiLO3A> Utah survives BYU's three chances
in final second
Lyndy's Sports Annuals
Kyle Whittingham's Utes had a big win over BYU and Bronco Mendenhall.
(Douglas C. Pizac-US PRESSWIRE). SALT LAKE CITY - Utah celebrated a win over
No. 25 BYU three separate times Saturday, and the Utes ultimately emerged
with a 24-21
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Game Notebook: End of game wasn't only time special teams mattered
Daily Herald
Freshman running back Jamaal Williams saw the first significant time of his
career on Saturday, seeing time on every drive following the first of the
game. It didn't take long for the Fontana, Calif., native to make an impact.
Williams' seven-yard
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K_1mw> FRANCHUK: Dramatics aside, Cougars were exposed in loss to Utes
Daily Herald
SALT LAKE CITY -Brandon Doman brought his hands into quasi-prayer mode, only
he was actually signaling from the sideline for his extremely rattled
offense to gather by the goal line. Or, maybe the BYU offensive coordinator
really was telling his group
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s/54906066-65/nelson-byu-utah-crowd.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAk
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g> No silver lining in the 24-21 loss to Utah, BYU's Riley Nelson says
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
Published on Sep 16, 2012 02:44AM. Just when everyone thought a BYU-Utah
rivalry football game couldn't finish in a wackier fashion than, oh, about
10 have in the past two decades, the 2012 iteration happened at Rice-Eccles
Stadium. Final score: Utah
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Bill Self to visit nation's top-ranked preps
Lawrence Journal World
"I am looking for how the coaches explain their style of play to Jabari,"
Sonny Parker, Jabari's dad and high school coach, told ESPN.com. "I want to
see how the coaches are going to set up a player of Jabari's size and talent
so he can handle the ball
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Minnesota Daily
The Gophers men's cross country team ran well - but not well enough - to
beat a strong Brigham Young University team in its first full-squad
competition Friday in Provo, Utah. BYU won the event they hosted, the Autumn
Classic, with a perfect 15 points
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No Kicking Curtain Call
Cougars Lose Three-Act Comedy of Errors
The plot of this comedy of errors included BYU and Utah both scoring three
touchdowns each, all as a result of mistakes from the opposing defenses and
special teams.
There were plenty of twists and turns leading to the climax and conclusion
to this game, but the bottom line was that Utah's field goal kicker was
1-of-2 on the night and BYU's kickers were 0-3.
Game over. Utah 24 BYU 21.
The Mormon Church is renowned for many things such as their welfare program,
their humanitarian aid programs, the missionary effort and rapid world wide
growth.
What Mormons are not known for is producing kickers.
The only LDS kicker I know of that got a cup of Postum in the NFL was Owen
Pochman. He was on the BYU roster from 1997-2000. He kicked two years for
the New York Giants and one season for San Francisco. If there has been
another LDS kicker in the NFL, I missed the news.
There have been a few punters, (Lee Johnson) and a few deep snappers, but
kickers good enough to make it to the NFL or even make a few clutch Cougar
field goals, don't seem to be part of the LDS DNA.
What I haven't missed is the number of times that BYU kickers fail at game
winning or clutch field goals. Maybe it' a perception problem on my part,
but more often than not it is a wide right, wide left or blocked problem.
Winning Field Goals?
There have surely been a few game winning field goal blocks by BYU in the
history of Cougar football, but the last game winning field goal I can
recall was made by Ethan Pochman (Owen's older brother) at the 1996 WAC
Championship game in Las Vegas against Wyoming in overtime.
Before that it was Jason Chaffetz hitting the game winner in 1988 in the
Freedom Bowl for a 20-17 win over Colorado. He wasn't LDS at the time. He
now is and is currently a congre0ssman from Utah.
BYU blocked a field goal against UCLA a few years ago in the Las Vegas bowl,
but kicking game winning field goals for the Cougars have been few and very
far between.
BYU isn't the only team with kicking problems this year. Penn State has
them. Utah State has them. The list of schools with sketchy kickers this
season is long. It is just that BYU's problem seems to be a multi-season
malady.
And BYU isn't the only team to go on the road and lose last week. Arizona
State was undefeated before losing on the road to Missouri. USC supposedly
was invincible, especially at home. They found life harder on the road at
Stanford and lost to the Cardinal.
The Cougars won the statistical battle against the Utes. BYU had 25 first
downs to just 14 for Utah. BYU threw for 206 yards and rushed for 106. Utah
threw for 196 and rushed for 49 yards.
BYU did lose the turnover battle. The Cougars had two, both of which led to
eventual Utah scores. And they lost the kicking game battle. Both teams were
poor in that department, but BYU's efforts were poorer than Utah's.
Nelson threw an interception in the third quarter which led to Utah's only
field goal and eventual difference in the score. Later in the third quarter,
there was a botched shotgun snap from Blair Tushaus to Nelson who wasn't
expecting the ball. That ball was picked up by Utah and taken in for a
47-yard recovered fumble returned for a touchdown.
Bye Bye BCS
BYU, with the loss, is now officially out of any BCS possibilities. They are
also 2-1 on the year and likely to be 2-2 on the season unless they play
much better at Boise State this coming Thursday.
The Broncos replaced the Cougars in the latest AP rankings and are listed in
the No. 24 spot.
The game is slated for ESPN and will kick off at 7 p.m. Mountain Time.
Boise State has been on a ten-year roll, but they may be the only team with
a comparable, if not worse, field goal kicking problem than BYU.
If this game comes down to a field goal for either team for a win, it might
be best to turn your head and not watch. At least that has been the kicking
history for both squads recently.
This game will likely be decided by which team runs the ball successfully.
Neither Boise State nor BYU currently have overwhelming passing attacks. BSU
lost Kellen Moore to the NFL and Riley Nelson is hit and miss with his
throwing game this season.
Objective observers would have to say that Nelson's passing proficiency has
been less than stellar so far this year.
Look for Boise State to force him to throw the ball and take their chances
with him through the air.
Boise is almost unbeatable on the blue turf. Since 1999, the Broncos have
lost just two games at home.
Washington State beat BSU early in the 2001 season. The final was WSU 41 BSU
20. Last year the Broncos lost to TCU in Boise 36-35. Between those two
losses, BSU had a 35 home-game winning streak.
The TCU loss was especially heartbreaking because BSU's Dan Goodale missed a
39-yard field goal for the win as time expired.
BYU Will Have to Win in the Air
TCU got the unusual win at Boise last year because Casey Pachall threw for
473 yards and 4 touchdowns.
For BYU to replicate that win, the Cougars would also have to throw for 400
yards or better. We just don't see it and call it Boise State 27 BYU 24.
Perception is Reality
Three Failed Field Goals Away from Owning Utah
When you look at the big picture of BYU football since Bronco Mendenhall
arrived on campus a decade ago, the portrait looks positive. That's a very
good thing
When you focus on Mendenhall and games against Utah in that same decade, in
that particular quadrant of the portrait, the pixilation appears to be poor.
That is a very bad thing. At least that seems to be the public perception of
Bronco Mendenhall when facing Utah.
In the eight years that Bronco Mendenhall has been the head coach at BYU, he
has hung his hat on consistency. He is always telling fans and the public
that his program is one of high performance and consistency.
He has the record and overall performance to back up those claims. Beginning
in 2005, when he took over a program that was in shambles, he turned in an
inaugural season of 6-6 and earned a bowl bid. He subsequently produced an
11-2 record in 2006, went 11-2 in 2007, and followed that up with a 10-3
mark in 2008. 2009 was great at 11-2. There was a 7-6 hiccup in 2010, and a
nice 10-3 rebound last year in 2011.
We wouldn't bet against him going 10-3 again this season.
Sensational Sombrero
That is a pretty sensational sombrero that he has hung on the BYU football
coaching hat rack in the last eight years. It is good enough that there is
now a new book out detailing how Mendenhall has arrived at this point in his
career. The book is called "Running into the Wind. 5 Strategies for Building
a Successful Team".
Now comes the perception problem; at least my personal perception problem. I
haven't yet read the book, but based on my personal perception problem with
Mendenhall when facing Utah, I would bet money that there is not a chapter
in the book on how he has dealt with the University of Utah when it comes to
football games.
If there was a chapter devoted to the eight years of games against Utah, it
would have been written and owned by Kyle Whittingham. That chapter would
likely be titled, "Running into the Utes. 5 losses (three in a row) in 8
tries and counting". Again, as former BYU athletic director Rondo Fehlberg
was fond of saying when dealing with the public perception problems he had
with a former BYU basketball coach, "Perception is reality".
Now Tom Holmoe has the same problem when it comes to the perception of
Bronco Mendenhall against Utah.
Bragging about Mendenhall's consistency as a successful football coach
overall is warranted. So is his perception problem of being a poor coach in
rivalry games against Utah.
Poor Perception
He is perceived as a coach who can't prepare, motivate, adjust or inspire
his team to beat the Utes. At least that appears to be the public perception
as I see it.
In my opinion, the public perception of Mendenhall seems to be that he is
claiming that his overall consistency and record trumps the disappointments
and defeats against Utah in the big picture.
But.the reality of Mendenhall's perceived performance against his biggest
rival would all be dramatically different if not for four failed field
goals.
BYU lost to Utah in 2010 in Salt Lake City when a late game field goal was
blocked by the Utes. Make that field goal and Bronco would be .500 against
the Utes in 8 games.
Make two out of the three field goals attempted by BYU last Saturday, in SLC
and BYU wins and Mendenhall would be 5-3 against Utah and be perceived as
the dominant coach in the rivalry between he and Kyle Whittingham. Instead
it is Whittingham that is perceived as the alpha dog in this fight.
There are always plenty of excuses for the losses. This year it was Utah's
defensive line calling out BYU signals and shifting at the line of
scrimmage. Who cares? Regardless of the rationales and explanations, Harry
Truman said, "The buck stops here". I say, when it comes to Utah, one loss
is a fluke. Two losses can be explained. Three losses are puzzling, but
eventually, the buck has to stop at Bronco and with the lack of a kicking
game.
Cooper and Buck Stopping
Ask John Cooper about rival buck stopping versus a glossy overall resume.
Cooper, you may remember, was at one time the head coach at Ohio State from
1988 - 2000. He compiled a fabulous 111-43-4 record in 13 years. That got
him inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2008.
In the big picture, Cooper would have coached another decade with the
overall success he had at Ohio State. It was his 10 losses versus 2 wins and
1 tie against rival Michigan that got him fired.
Mendenhall is safe from the same fate, but his future would be cemented in
security if he could find a kicking game for the Utah games.
It would be one thing if Utah was simply a dominant and better team than
BYU. There have been a couple of years when they actually were. There were
years, however, and we include this season, when BYU was a better team and
still couldn't get the job done.
Big Picture
In the big picture, patience and consistency are virtues to be admired. When
it comes to playing Utah in football with Bronco Mendenhall, those virtues
are starting to wear a little thin thanks to a non-existent kicking game.
So is the public perception of Mendenhall's mantra of preparing for and
playing against Utah like any other game. As the saying goes, "If you always
do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got."
Especially in the kicking game.
Until the kick game woes of BYU are solved, it is my opinion and perception
that Mendenhall will be perceived as a guy who is constantly outcoached by
Kyle Whittingham.
To reiterate Rondo, "perception is reality". Ain't that a kick in the pants?
Names and Games
Identity Crisis?...Is BYU having an offensive identity crisis? Is Brandon
Doman, the Cougar offensive coordinator, over his head? Who knows? What we
do know and is documented is that under Doman in his first 1 1/3 seasons as
the head BYU offensive guy, BYU appears to be floundering and flip flopping
in what they want to do offensively.
Doman started with a drop back passing attack. When he discovered he didn't
have a drop back passer, he switched mid season to a more mobile qb. Now
that defenses are taking away and scheming for BYU's mobile quarterback,
they are daring BYU to throw the ball down field.
Ideally, a BYU quarterback would be a proficient passer and mobile. Riley
Nelson is one or the other, but he is not both. The hope for the future is
that freshman Taysom Hill can fit the bill and be a good dual threat as a
proficient downfield thrower and a mobile threat with his feet.
Hopefully Doman is the guy that can make this all happen. Hopefully Hill is
the guy that can give Doman the best of a passing game and mobile
quarterback that will make defenses pay for what they are trying to take
away from BYU.
Meanwhile, history tells us that when BYU is very good offensively, they are
good with the drop back passing game. Hill was a quarterback BYU did not
expect to be in the program until he unexpectedly showed up as a transfer
from Stanford. He is BYU's future when it comes to offense.
That said, the Cougars are still recruiting and stock piling drop back
passers that are better throwers than runners.
Ammon Olsen, the current scout team quarterback, Tanner Magnum, currently
gray-shirting and then headed on an LDS mission and Billy Green, the most
recent QB commit who is not LDS, are primarily drop back throwers. That
would seem to indicate that before Doman is done, BYU will be back to a drop
back passing offense.
Only time will tell.
What I do know is that BYU's offense and the perception of BYU's offense is
only as good as the latest scoreboard. If BYU whips Boise, all is forgiven.
Doman is a genius and Nelson returns to hero status, regardless of how many
wounded ducks he puts in the air. That is the nature of football. You are
only as good as your latest game.
Bielema, Leach, Kush and Counting.At last count, the BYU offensive line had
7 illegal procedure calls flagged against them against Utah. The excuse was
that the Utes weren't playing fair with what they were doing with their
defensive line.
That will be addressed this week before embarking to Boise. How Bronco
Mendenhall addresses it will surely be different than how some other coaches
have addressed disappointing line play.
Bret Bielema, the Wisconsin head coach, fired his offensive line coach a
week ago after two games and replaced him with a graduate assistant. The
move was made when the Badgers' o-line wasn't performing up to previous
Wisconsin standards.
Mike Leach, the head coach at Washington State, after two games and multiple
holding and illegal procedure penalties called against his offensive line,
gave all of his team, with the exception of the offensive line, Sunday off.
He required the o-line to come in for some personal conditioning drills
while the remainder of the team rested.
Years ago, Frank Kush, the old Arizona State coach, didn't like how his team
played in a loss at home. He didn't allow his team to shower after the loss
and took them to an adjacent field and proceeded to practice. That wouldn't
be allowed now because of the 20-hour practice mandate instituted by the
NCAA.
It will be interesting to see how the BYU staff addresses the offensive line
play this week and if it makes a difference in Boise.
Last Week's review and results.Here is a look at a review and results from
BYU's football opponents and some results from some of BYU's current crop of
football commits.
Washington State: Now 2-1 on year after beating UNLV 35-27 in Las Vegas. WSU
gets Colorado this week in Pullman..Weber State is currently 0-3 with latest
35-21 loss at home to McNeese State. Next up is Eastern Washington.Utah is
2-1 coming off a 24-21 win over BYU. The Utes now head to Tempe to face
ASU.Boise State evened its record at 1-1 with a 39-12 win in Boise over
Miami of Ohio. BYU is up next on Thursday in Idaho.Hawaii is now 1-1 after
a 54-2 whipping of Lamar. Next up is Nevada in Honolulu.Utah State is 2-1
after missing a last second field goal at Wisconsin. The Badgers held on for
a 14-16 win. USU now gets Colorado State in Fort Collins...Oregon State is
still 1-0 with a bye last week. Now they head to Los Angeles to face
UCLA...Notre Dame is 3-0 on the year coming off a decisive 20-3 win over
Michigan State in East Lansing. Michigan is next at South Bend.Georgia Tech
is 2-1 on the year. They drubbed Virginia last week 56-20 in Atlanta. Next
up is Miami at Atlanta. Idaho is 0-3 after a 63-14 trouncing at LSU. Wyoming
is next at Moscow. San Jose State beat CSU 40-20 in San Jose. They are now
2-1. This week it is SDSU at San Diego..New Mexico State lost to UTEP in El
Paso 41-28. They are now 1-2 with New Mexico up this week in Las Cruces.
Fluff and Stuff.Dave Rose, the BYU basketball coach, and his staff made an
official in-home recruiting visit in Chicago last week. They were in the
home of Jabari Parker. Nationally, Rose's visit was just an asterisk and
after thought by the media. It was Billy Donavan (Florida), Bill Self
(Kansas) Roy Williams (North Caroline), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) and Tom Izzo
(Michigan State) making the national recruiting noise with their visits to
Parker.
Personally, in my opinion, the less noise BYU makes nationally in their
pursuit of Parker, the better their chances. There is a totally different
dynamic taking place between BYU, Parker and his family than the normal
recruiting hoopla that most major prospects generate. We still like BYU's
chances in this fight.
Speaking of noise, it is the BYU women who are currently cacophonous on the
national scene in volleyball and soccer.
The BYU women are currently undefeated and ranked No. 15 in volleyball. They
swept three matches last week while participating in the George Washington
Invitation last week in the nation's capitol.
The Lady Cougars took care of New Hampshire, Princeton and the host
Colonials all in three-game sweeps. BYU was dominating in the tournament.
Freshman Alexa Gray, the outside hitter from Canada, was named MVP of the
tourney.
BYU is now 12-0 on the year and will begin WCC league action this Thursday
and Saturday in Provo against Pepperdine and Gonzaga. Both games will be
televised live on BYUtv.
Pepperdine is currently ranked No. 18 in the country and is coming off
capturing the Flo Hyman Championship Tournament last week in Houston.
In women's soccer, the Lady Cougars continue their hot streak with two more
wins last week in Provo. BYU blasted Cal Poly 5-1 on Thursday and then took
down No. 23 Washington 3-1.
The Cougars are currently 8-1 on the year and ranked No. 17/8 depending on
the poll. They are scoring at an incredible clip with 16 goals in the last 4
games.
Next up for the Cougars will be two road games at Utah State in Logan on
Thursday and in Eugene next Monday with a showdown with Oregon.
Television Timetable
BYU vs. Boise State
Thursday, Sep 20 at Boise
Kickoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPN
BYU vs. Hawaii
Friday, Sep 28 at Provo
Kickoff: 6:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPN
BYU vs. Utah State
Friday, Oct 5 at Provo
Kickoff: 8:15 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPN
BYU vs. Oregon State
Saturday, Oct 13 at Provo
Kickoff: TBA
TV: TBA
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byu/football/byu-football-looks-for-strong-play-in-the-trenches-in/article_3
1d54662-fec8-11e1-9515-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAs7bRg
gVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=suMolNG18Oo&usg=AFQjCNEuvRaaRu2l48dSICiNUqjjO8XVeQ>
BYU football looks for strong play in the trenches in game at rival Utah
Daily Herald
When BYU and Utah take to the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday night (8
p.m., ESPN2), fans on both sides will be treated to the unique thrill and
passion of one of the country's best college football rivalries. Victory,
however, probably won't
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ball/ncaa/wires/09/14/2060.ap.fbc.t25.byu.utah.1st.ld.writethru.1145/index.h
tml&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA-pLRggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=SS9bUGmknXQ&us
g=AFQjCNFABQy_NZQZfdOaOcssFEMf4-d1dA> Rivalry between No. 25 BYU, Utah still
heated
SI.com
A lot has changed in a year, with the Utes in their second season as a
member of the Pac-12 and BYU enjoying its road to independence. While BYU
found a ... Teams that Utah figured to be favored against pulled off big
wins, with Arizona ripping then-No
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61/Quarterback-play-key-in-deciding-latest-BYU-Utah-matchup.html&ct=ga&cad=C
AcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA1uHPggVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=Y_LwLUyM4Rg&usg=AFQjCNHk-zxFy4e
Hh-visD852QwTGO3ucQ> Quarterback play key in deciding latest BYU-Utah
matchup
Deseret News
By DICK HARMON Howard Gurney cheers as BYU scores as Lonnie Strasburg looks
on in the first half as the University of Utah and Brigham Young University
play
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36/Special-teams-could-be-the-difference-in-Utah-BYU-game.html&ct=ga&cad=CAE
QARgAIAAoATAAOABAgPzPggVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=tBuQW1HYBp0&usg=AFQjCNH8cimq4T5qtyU
RFvIjl6DOJXX_kg> Special teams could be the difference in Utah-BYU game
Deseret News
Utah's Brandon Burton (lower right) blocks BYU's Mitch Payne's field goal
attempt in the final second as the University of Utah defeats Brigham Young
University 17-16 in MWC football Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010.
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byu/football/franchuk-young-coaches-are-matchup-to-watch-in-utah-byu/article
_78ad6c72-fefa-11e1-9a7c-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA8fr
QggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=t5SF-3eRVf4&usg=AFQjCNETFn0eiRK8OQWJ8gVhuQkm5-CeeQ>
FRANCHUK: Young coaches are matchup to watch in Utah-BYU rivalry game
Daily Herald
Brandon Doman was BYU's quarterbacks coach for six years, before getting the
opportunity to run the offense in 2011 after Robert Anae left. Still Doman,
then 34, took a while to warm up to the role. And it took finally benching
sophomore Jake Heaps
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-89/utah-byu-games-cougars.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAkvzNggVIAV
AAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6ANJSgcqqR8&usg=AFQjCNGTRiwZkoNTskW7WOxKT9uUiHHdJQ>
Utah-BYU: Utes, Cougars enter rivalry game with roles reversed
Salt Lake Tribune
Few could have imagined the Utes, picked to finish second in the Pac-12
South division, would look so vulnerable while BYU, searching for respect
and notice as an independent, marches into Rice-Eccles Stadium with a
national ranking and soaring ...
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s/54897598-65/byu-game-utah-sltrib.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA2M
_NggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Xtc2eUmCN-M&usg=AFQjCNGYoQ9m9xOxKRRsRUHQ0Bgg5uQw9w
> BYU gets another juco commit, and more rivalry game quips, quotes and
links
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
What if Star Lotulelei had made his grades and qualified academically for
BYU after leaving Bingham High School? What if Riley Nelson had taken Utah
up on its scholarship offer seven years ago? The Tribune delves into those
what ifs today in this piece.
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93-77/utes-byu-utah-game.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAzefMggVIAVAA
WABiBWVuLVVT&cd=z3k4EEU8EfI&usg=AFQjCNFwiSqnZtf_QrdbKktQrcK3jAZyrg>
Kragthorpe: Utes already at crossroads vs. BYU
Salt Lake Tribune
Entering the season, the question surrounding the Utes was not so much
whether they would stand 4-0 after September, but how high they would be
ranked in advance of USC's coming to town. Instead, BYU is No. 25 in this
week's AP Poll and positioned for
Serious Sandbagging? BYU didn't run their top runners in this meet after
dominating the Twilight Classic in Reno a week ago.
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/wildcats-dominate-cross-country-meet-cougars&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA
q9LQggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vhvEZsJ34F8&usg=AFQjCNF5vEMIe1-gtYFISmOM-SX5fpOO
wg> Wildcats dominate cross country meet with Cougars
StandardNet
... Wahlen Veterans Home Weber State Wildcats United Way Guest Commentary
BYU Cougars College Sports Beef FBI Opinion ACLU Paralympics Soccer Lutheran
Denver Broncos Cancer Muslim Diseases LDS Missionaries Media Television show
Hiking ...
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39/BYU-volleyball-Cougars-make-quick-work-of-New-Hampshire.html&ct=ga&cad=CA
cQARgBIAAoATAAOABAkqLPggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=yFS3nml8eBs&usg=AFQjCNHhZ6ffkE
sk6in4wiMZ0Dz4Y0TQcw> BYU volleyball: Cougars make quick work of New
Hampshire
Deseret News
For the Deseret News. Published: Friday, Sept. 14 2012 5:38 p.m. MDT.
Summary. In its quickest match this season, the BYU women's volleyball team
took down New Hampshire 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-11) Friday for the team's 10th
consecutive win. You might
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2012091
4/OPINION03/209140452/Recruiting-analyst-Michigan-State-team-beat-land-Jabar
i-Parker%3Fodyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CSports%257Cp&ct=ga&cad=CA
cQARgBIAAoATAAOABAwrbOggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=VNE3b1l5mgY&usg=AFQjCNGAC0H-5D
Ymbx2R-rmhci_VdpQYKg> Recruiting analyst: Michigan State 'team to beat' to
land Jabari Parker
The Detroit News
Jabari Parker of Chicago Simeon has "a great understanding of the game,"
says Brian Snow, a recruiting analyst from Scout.com. (Photo courtesy of
Scout.com) In part one of this two-part feature, Scout.com basketball
recruiting analyst Brian Snow
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734-88/byu-cougars-yards-utah.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAuvnIggV
IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=WGb2CwLnqOg&usg=AFQjCNFXtxaIkSr9YWq6JOLAYbW562nL2w> BYU
Football: Can Cougs' defense contain Utah's John White?
Salt Lake Tribune
Provo . Utah running back John White IV answered questions about his
supposedly balky ankle after practice Wednesday by pronouncing himself ready
to "pound" the BYU Cougars on Saturday and "get them out of town." Now it is
time to see if the Cougars
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ts/54885748-59/practice-utah-tuesday-100.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAB
OAFAx83IggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tmV2YwUW3zs&usg=AFQjCNGPMdz-Qvo1G27yaLf2T-cr
im78gQ> Utah RB White ready to 'pound BYU'
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
The scene following Wednesday's practice was almost comical, apparently
running back John White didn't know the frenzy his absence from Tuesday's
practice caused. White, who left the loss to Utah State momentarily with an
injury, said he is 100 percent
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2
012/09/13/blue-blood-more-expeienced-cougars-look-to-avenge-last-year/&ct=ga
&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAkdvIggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=V7GgoLc7gys&usg=AFQjCNG
juvu7wC51rFnEecbHxtWBxCO0Eg> Blue Blood: More experienced Cougars look to
avenge last year
Dixie Press Online
That's why I'm super excited about BYU's new rival, Boise State. The
original BCS-busting Broncos are not afraid of a little competition in the
preseason. Here's a fact: Boise State has scheduled the Cougars all the way
through the year 2023. This
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at-brady-poppinga-tells-recruiting-trip-story-where-brett-keisel-tried-to-ki
ll-multiple-deer/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAx__LggVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=vb
sydICYyTY&usg=AFQjCNHVafRwKjs5Kwmq4MTWwDXWXDCjKg> BYU Great Brady Poppinga
Tells Recruiting Trip Story Where Brett ...
1320 KFAN BYU and NFL analyst Brady Poppinga joined Gunther and Graham to
discuss the rivalry with Utah, the good old days and what the Cougars need
...
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36/Special-teams-could-be-the-difference-in-Utah-BYU-game.html&ct=ga&cad=CAc
QARgBIAAoATABOAFAyfzLggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qzPbL9gkCyI&usg=AFQjCNH8cimq4T5
qtyURFvIjl6DOJXX_kg> Special teams could be the difference in Utah-BYU game
Deseret News
Summary. With two evenly matched teams, which Utah and BYU have been for
most of the past two decades, the rivalry games have often been decided in
the final minutes, with a play here or there making the difference. Next BYU
Game. Football. BYU. Utah ...
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12/09/13/davion-orphey-commits-to-byu/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA6MvLggV
IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=36_0Q3SDaEw&usg=AFQjCNF7rCgNrB-eFl2v9xpEVcswxCz6Yw>
Davion Orphey commits to BYU
Deseret News (blog)
"It's a great situation for me at BYU," said Orphey. "I love the school, the
atmosphere and I'll have a chance to play early. It's really everything I
could want in a school and in a football program. I love the coaches there
and I know it's the best
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rts/2019150843_jenks14.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAtpDLggVIAVgBYgVlbi
1VUw&cd=KwCEQRg23bE&usg=AFQjCNEXgfcuE4itw5s6ls8m6PrqUPg7-g> King's handles
Archbishop Murphy, 40-15
The Seattle Times
The difference in this one: King's had BYU commit Billy Green at quarterback
and Caleb Taylor at receiver, and those two couldn't really be stopped.
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2012/sep/13/it-doesnt-hurt-report-injuries/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAvY
3IggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=blQVOa3H6Og&usg=AFQjCNEupc8WxpDu9Q5ICwxOIP4KKBrynw
> It doesn't hurt to report injuries
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Gonzaga: If Mark Few and the Bulldogs soon have to play against Jabari
Parker at BYU for one or more years, Few might have to blame WSU's poor
showing in their football opener. Parker, the nation's top recruit and a
member of the LDS church, was at the
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremiu
m/20120913_Toby_Chows_youngest_son_will_be_the_man_of_the_hour.html%3Fid%3D1
69595156&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA7-THggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=USW7IW0lj
uY&usg=AFQjCNF9WwLDMnDiLUIz0zaZ1XIAuCQsfw> Toby Chow's youngest son will be
the man of the hour
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Unlike the days in the late 1970s through mid-1990s, when he was the point
man for BYU recruiting and had his finger on the trigger of the
Cougars’ prolific passing game, Chow is no longer Public Enemy No. 1
from Palolo.
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://byucougars.com/video/w-soccer/couga
rs-crush-cal-poly&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAmJvMggVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=j0
oAcUW8dUo&usg=AFQjCNHRfYhpWQ6ABHwc0sEWdMk8XrBIQw> Cougars Crush Cal Poly |
The Official Site of BYU Athletics
FTB Reserves Key in Cougars Win . WVLB BYU Women's Volleyball Sweeps Utah in
Deseret Duel Showdown . WSOC True Blue BYU women's soccer . WSOC Cougars
Sprint
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29602/byu-football-recruiting-jc-cb-davion-orphey-commits&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgB
IAIoATAAOABA27vKggVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=kE66SVvP1Aw&usg=AFQjCNFQEzUfigQlw9dNu6
c63Zz-W34aRw> JC CB Davion Orphey Commits To BYU - Vanquish The Foe
By Brett Hein
Davion Orphey, a 6-1 junior college cornerback, has committed to BYU over
Utah, Baylor, Mississippi State, and Boise State.
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act-the-journey-of-jimmer-fredette-sacramento-kings-guard-closer-with-coach-
smart/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAg6XJggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=KwP6ARB6-0E
&usg=AFQjCNEjsNkzql-_Kf4-O8iMsk5sJW26qw> The Contract: The Journey of Jimmer
Fredette - Sacramento Kings Guard Closer ...
A Royal Pain
Sacramento Kings guard Jimmer Fredette isn't your average NBA player, even
though his rookie stats might indicate that. With a larger than life persona
(not his own doing), fully fledged with his own nickname, The Jimmer is a
rare breed. With a name as
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r-Nunn-update-recruitments%3FblockID%3D771993%26feedID%3D629&ct=ga&cad=CAcQA
RgBIAAoATAAOABAqf_CggVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=edPGoECSPVY&usg=AFQjCNGOBVV7Xawuin-
isYjXT3IhPS8A1Q> Parker, Nunn update recruitments
CSNChicago.com
Jabari Parker has eight in-home visits set up over the next three weeks. ...
6-foot-8 Parker, and DePaul, BYU and Kansas will also meet with him this
week
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s/54884695-65/parker-byu-rose-coaches.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOAB
A6rbEggVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=8hbClWhezf4&usg=AFQjCNGK-Vebeu8lliwI5HY9h4eD27W2_
g> BYU's Rose to get an in-home visit with family of prep hoops ...
Salt Lake Tribune
It is a known fact that prep basketball phenom Jabari Parker, who is LDS,
visited BYU's campus a few weeks ago and met with basketball coach Dave Rose
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ingnational/post/_/id/3497/jabari-parker-has-three-in-home-visits-this-week&
ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA16vEggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=LeeRzSVVa58&usg=AF
QjCNFgnisdwMrh4KsdPQxfvvJeuFoGAA> Parker has three in-home visits this week
ESPN (blog)
I just had a great conversation with Sonny Parker, father of Chicago Simeon
small forward Jabari Parker, who said his son is excited about the home
visits, which started Tuesday night when Florida coach Billy Donovan stopped
by. They continue with
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/sports/football_nc
aa/Top-10-defense-powering-BYU-as-rivalry-game-nears_38988764&ct=ga&cad=CAcQ
ARgBIAAoATAAOABAqPjGggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=aWnMWikAhkk&usg=AFQjCNFVvw13k0U0
y1QGMRsRuwH8X1YQOQ> Top 10 defense powering BYU as rivalry game nears
WLFI.com
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Mention some of BYU's greatest teams, and star
quarterbacks come to mind - Steve Young, Robbie Bosco, Jim McMahon, Ty
Detmer. Yet even with so much focus on the QBs again during rivalry week,
what with Riley Nelson playing ...
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00-77/hays-utah-byu-nelson.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJA58jGggVIAV
AAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=SxMnQvs_4g8&usg=AFQjCNFgxJJHajKfGd2Hm0XCa61j-nLYew>
Kragthorpe: BYU, Utah QBs share unlikely stories
Salt Lake Tribune
That's a long way from the BYU punt coverage team, Nelson's initial
assignment in 2011, or Nebraska-Omaha, Hays' previous school, which dropped
its Division II football program and made him available to Utah. They're a
lot alike - overachievers
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/54884
103-88/utah-byu-cougars-yards.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAvPnEggV
IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cTjnw3ER1mo&usg=AFQjCNF_SxH-Q6FhlHTcjgSbLkYcvOfI-w> BYU
football: Rushing yards always hard to come by for Cougs against Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
Provo . The BYU Cougars don't need to be reminded that they've lost two
straight rivalry football games to the University of Utah. Turnovers and
special teams blunders are often fingered as the reasons for the losses, but
the inability to establish a
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7656037
53/BYU-football-Cougar-captains-aware-of-rivalrys-importance.html&ct=ga&cad=
CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA-IrGggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=FNCjRiU032A&usg=AFQjCNHlE6bq
ElBzvGYuBZKNXk5d0FAuYA> BYU football: Cougar captains aware of rivalry's
importance
Deseret News
BYU's Brandon Ogletree (44) said the 2009 matchup with Utah showed him how
much fans cared about the series. Ravell Call, Deseret News. Summary. Each
of the three BYU football captains grew up with different perspectives on
the BYU-Utah rivalry
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62/BYU-football-Cougars-set-sights-on-state-championship.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQ
ARgBIAAoATAAOABAxLvEggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=8hlZiJAZrIk&usg=AFQjCNGCPyZuD4ix
B5GCeNhZ6-Eo-Eh4oA> BYU football: Cougars set sights on 'state championship'
Deseret News
The last time BYU won the Beehive Boot - symbolic of in-state supremacy -
was 2009. In fact, since 2010, the Cougars have posted a dismal 1-3 record
against Utah and Utah State. Just how important is a state title to BYU? "It
means a lot, it really does.
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endents/story/2012/09/13/byu-could-find-independence-comes-with-big-price/57
772002/1&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAjYbGggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rX6Fy5ZYM
l0&usg=AFQjCNFno9fxaR-r1MA6S9q8M-0D0vICLQ> BYU could find independence comes
with big price
USA TODAY
Though Notre Dame essentially traded the Big East for the ACC and remains a
football independent, several observers said the move sent another signal
about the increasing difficulty of that path. So what about BYU, which
became an independent last year?
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2012/9/12/
3320642/notre-dame-leaving-the-big-east-to-join-the-acc&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIA
AoATAAOABAhPPGggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=fCUi6Xq-Ry0&usg=AFQjCNFMF2bKe8LucYpeJg
_ap-16YSiTuw> Notre Dame Leaving The Big East To Join The ACC
Big East Coast Bias (blog)
... Dame to this decision was a fear over continuing to fill a fully
independent schedule in the future. If that's the case, perhaps the Big East
can re-approached BYU football with the same concern and convince the school
to give Big East football
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tory/2012/09/12/brennan-notre-dames-move-is-college-sports-reality/57766840/
1&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAteXGggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=fl6tMKYogC8&usg=
AFQjCNHcM8Z1H7bFaZxUzRVkxQDz3CBh0Q> Brennan: Notre Dame's move is college
sports' reality
USA TODAY
Its decision to move from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference in
everything but football and men's ice hockey, and to become more affiliated
with a conference in football than it ever has, is as close to a defining
moment as we'll get amid
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log/college-football-rapidreports/20167831/how-will-the-big-east-respond-to-
the-departure-of-notre-dame&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABArvLEggVIAVgAYgVlbi
1VUw&cd=qIQ_yIsXy0I&usg=AFQjCNGJjfCWDvQ-sP76u4QYkf2KqYmJpw> How will the Big
East respond to the departure of Notre Dame ...
An affiliation with the Big East could help BYU rekindle rivalries with
Boise State and San ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath
.aspx%3Farticleid%3D20120913_204_B1_Allrig916887&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAO
ABA8JnGggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ROUFOSQ2UjA&usg=AFQjCNGVVlFf1bltqFFRzYTcDrmFI
Yqa7Q> The Picker: Here's a pep talk about what really matters in football
Tulsa World
BYU (-3 1/2) at Utah: With Boise State back where it belongs on page 4, BYU
is the only potential BCS buster. Two more years of the BCS is like two more
years of a live-in in-law. BYU by 7. Alabama (-14) at Arkansas: This one is
all about the Ark
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2/colts-wr-collie-cleared-to-practice&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAgOzFggVI
AVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=lnrw7a0YXSo&usg=AFQjCNHgwMzpxKerrxAVDhXjz9crBXnMjQ>
Colts WR Collie cleared to practice
Pro Football Weekly
Colts WR Austin Collie will practice this week and could play in Week Two's
game against the Vikings. Head coach Chuck Pagano told reporters that
doctors cleared Collie earlier this week. The fourth-year receiver was
diagnosed with a concussion on Aug
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103-88/utah-cougars-yards-byu.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAr9zFggV
IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0GXGxAioBAs&usg=AFQjCNF7HLs5bon3AEbrZK_spxARsa859Q> BYU
football: Will Notre Dame's ACC deal cost Cougars future games?
Salt Lake Tribune
When it became a football independent two years ago, BYU announced it would
play Notre Dame six times between 2012 and 2020. Two of those games, both at
Notre Dame, are scheduled - Oct. 20 this year and Nov. 23 next year. But the
remaining four
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05/BYU-football-Will-Notre-Dame-ACC-alliance-impact-BYU-Irish-series.html&ct
=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAnK_FggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=xRuVaxbsSyY&usg=AFQj
CNGph9aD8bIRt_74-7qWCEMsCYCuFA> BYU football: Will Notre Dame, ACC alliance
impact BYU-Irish series?
Deseret News
BYU's Jonny Harline makes a touchdown catch against Notre Dame's Chinedum
Ndukwe as Brigham Young University losses to Notre Dame 49-23 in football in
South Bend, Indiana,
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rts/2019139773_prepnotes13.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA89LFggVIAVgBYg
Vlbi1VUw&cd=v49_laS5-JI&usg=AFQjCNFLkNeLQtQp2xBpaiq9ADl8HYHeLg> Big night
for 'small' schools King's, Archbishop Murphy | Football ...
The Seattle Times
King's is led by offensive lineman Mason Friedline and quarterback Billy
Green, a BYU commit with nine touchdown passes in two games.
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/more
/wires/09/12/2080.ap.montana.athletic.director.1st.ld.writethru.0506/index.h
tml&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA27PDggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Iy-MRMeiYJY&us
g=AFQjCNE-f3gH_hsOrZk6a3ffnlUPWCFTWA> Montana picks Haslam as athletic
director
SI.com
... athletics and because he has the attitude, capabilities and energy to
lead us forward.'' Haslam earned undergraduate degrees in broadcast
journalism and Japanese from Brigham Young University in 1993 and a master's
in education from NAU in 2004
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://blogs.evtrib.com/varsityxtra/2012/0
9/11/payton-dastrup-update-other-boys-hoops-notes/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATA
AOABAq7TDggVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=rUQz4QM4f_M&usg=AFQjCNFsL_B9WeviTkbE6jNk_a4s_
razGQ> Payton Dastrup update, other boys hoops notes | Varsity Xtra
By Kyle Odegard
Mountain View junior power forward Payton Dastrup recently returned from
John Lucas' elite 40/40 camp, which brings 48 of the top girls and boys
players.
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/
ravens-insider/bal-andy-reid-has-been-a-big-influence-on-john-harbaugh-20120
912,0,1337787.story&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABApMHCggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&c
d=D0UDl4mo7K4&usg=AFQjCNG-5lPaV8df4pMGj6QdZccmTtI8_A> Andy Reid has been a
big influence on John Harbaugh
Baltimore Sun (blog)
The strong rapport between quarterback Joe Flacco and tight end Dennis Pitta
was on full display during the Ravens' 44-13 rout Monday night of the
Cincinnati Bengals. Flacco trusted that Pitta would come down with a high
arcing lob. And Pitta delivered
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13/BYU-football-BYUs-senior-quarterbacks-have-won-10-of-last-11-vs-Utah.html
&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA_tjAggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=92OzkYCy7zA&usg=A
FQjCNETDsnEuZAlvwRPW-I9rS3fHen0mg> BYU football: BYU's senior quarterbacks
have won 10 of last 11 vs. Utah
Deseret News
BYU football: BYU's senior quarterbacks have won 10 of last 11 vs. Utah.
Print; Font [+] [-]. Leave a comment >. By Jeff Call, Deseret News.
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/54875
058-88/utah-ball-byu-cougars.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAwN-_ggVI
AVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=notLw81Z3nU&usg=AFQjCNFt53xQYU2LxVHd9D7c19MykLcHnA> BYU
football: Cougars determined not to repeat last year's turnover fiasco
Salt Lake Tribune
BYU quarterback Riley Nelson said he needs to release the ball quickly on
Saturday to cut down on turnovers. "Hopefully, I don't give those guys a lot
of opportunity to ... hit me," he said. "They are very talented pass
rushers, and run-stoppers
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D22103115%26nid
%3D272%26title%3Dwhittingham-on-rivalry-with-byu-the-game-itself-gets-attent
ion&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAic6_ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=HhLli_XjjCM&us
g=AFQjCNEiFAuCvXO8aOIp0U-jGRDf-CPmDQ> Whittingham on rivalry with BYU: 'The
game itself gets attention'
ksl.com
25 in the nation, BYU. After coach Whittingham made the announcement that
senior quarterback Jordan Wynn was "hanging his football career up," all
questions turned to the starting quarterback position this weekend. But
Whittingham didn't want to talk
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s/54875736-65/utah-byu-think-game.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAgrK
_ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qPc5GN80mqU&usg=AFQjCNGNI9LzZ4kj7gEzOUQsljihwjUCLw>
BYU's Riley Nelson knows about hostile crowds -- he grew up part of one
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
As he usually does during rivalry week, BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall allowed
only himself and the team captains to speak to the media last night. Because
Nelson is a captain, there weren't that many complaints. He's probably the
best interview on the
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14/Early-date-gives-Y-vs-U-rivalry-game-different-feel.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAR
gBIAAoATABOAFAqfPBggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=VMaXfrRGT60&usg=AFQjCNFOPzb9k4lK_2
5FNLJdFLNvyYpwSw> Early date gives Y. vs. U. rivalry game 'different feel'
Deseret News
For decades, BYU and Utah battled each other as conference foes. But that
ended in 2011. Next BYU Game. Football. BYU. Utah. at. Rice-Eccles Stadium,
Salt Lake City. Sept. 15, 8:00 p.m.. 3 Days 16 Hrs 57 Mins 34 Secs. Next
Utah Game. Football. BYU
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17-77/whittingham-mendenhall-coach-byu.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOA
BA3ZC_ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=G9QRdECivtQ&usg=AFQjCNGBykgLyZABE1QcKf1AaMC9Wz
mb3w> Monson: Bronco and Kyle are a dynamic duo
Salt Lake Tribune
Bronco Mendenhall is a different man than the one who took over as BYU's
head coach - after Whittingham turned the job down - before the 2005 season,
which is notable for a guy who clings so tightly to one of his core tenets:
consistency. Asked how
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71-77/byu-utah-game-field.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA78i-ggVIAVA
AWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ocmYotO8wDs&usg=AFQjCNGSB7MPG0SPhRv9NvjM5JX-400dHA>
BYU-Utah: Special teams often determine rivalry game winner
Salt Lake Tribune
Provo . After last year's epic football meltdown by BYU, or glorious
gridiron butt-kicking by Utah - depending on one's perspective - and with
the rivalry slated to go on hiatus in 2014 and 2015, the Utes and Cougars
owe us something special on
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fnid%3D272%26sid%3D22
094988&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA6uK9ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pynINqgz0f8
&usg=AFQjCNFuDnRm72b0WNj4CPILFd3P2BKHpg> Hunger for exposure dooms BYU-Utah
rivalry
ksl.com
It's just as easy to argue that potential players from Utah's recruiting
base - the Mountain and Pacific times - would get a bigger charge out of
playing BYU every season. With BYU on the schedule, Utah joins an extremely
rare group of college teams ...
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/g
ametracker/preview/NCAAF_20120915_BYU%40UTAH/byuutah-preview&ct=ga&cad=CAcQA
RgBIAAoATAAOABApre-ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ynTZTO9BMI0&usg=AFQjCNGcHHoi8Nkgs
OM-BFWBeOM7ocNkTw> BYU-Utah Preview
CBSSports.com
BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall and his team feel bad for Utah quarterback
Jordan Wynn, but they know they still have a game to play. Looking at video
of last season's loss to the Utes should provide more than enough motivation
for the 25th-ranked Cougars
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.themarsreel.com/2012/09/most-so
ught-after-recruit-looking-at-least-sought-after-school/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBI
AEoATACOAJA2oXAggVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=MBH7wnp1xA0&usg=AFQjCNGJ5wtigx1Zj_HqQni
IWQAdluM0aw> Most Sought After Recruit Looking At Least Sought After School
...
Simeon Career Academy's senior Jabari Parker is far from normal compared to
... Which is why this University has a serious shot at landing Jabari
Parker.
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ny2lasports.com/article_one.asp
x%3Farticleid%3D1024&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATABOAFAx8W_ggVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd
=oZ-7znM0irU&usg=AFQjCNHbDpkt7viTkATR1K73CC7XtNykDA> NY2LASPORTS.COM - LUKE
WORTHINGTON HEADED TO BYU
During the summer, BYU recruited Worthington extremely hard says John
Worthington. "He felt really comfortable with them," said John Worthington.
"After the
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86/BYU-cross-country-BYU-women7s-cross-country-set-for-BYU-Autumn-Classic.ht
ml&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAgrK_ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qPc5GN80mqU&usg
=AFQjCNGkAm1dYHfaeNTLhMxo9iziI--37Q> BYU cross-country: BYU women's cross
country set for BYU Autumn Classic
Deseret News
PROVO, Utah - After a first-place finish in last week's Twilight Classic,
the BYU women's cross-country team sets its sights on another victory at the
BYU Autumn Classic. The women's 5K race will take place at 5 p.m. MDT at
Cascade Golf Course in Orem,
Extra-curricular reading
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/us/polit
ics/at-stanford-romney-stood-ground-on-vietnam.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall&ct=ga
&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAqY3AggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=wYK8VyHH6L4&usg=AFQjCNE
fx9nq9piQfkNO3N3ScZ-KmUqeDw> Dissecting Romney's Vietnam Stance at Stanford
New York Times
(After returning from France, Mr. Romney transferred to Brigham Young
University and again secured a student deferment.) When Vietnam and the
draft did come up at Stanford, several former dorm mates said, Mr. Romney
did not evade the issue. But his ...
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-78/church-caffeinated-caffeine-drinks.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOA
BAvKO_ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rOQzothpkoQ&usg=AFQjCNFb5zMniTWcZ_obhO1-PPngze
UEkQ> Just Dew It: BYU students pushing for caffeinated colas
Salt Lake Tribune
Caffeine-craving Brigham Young University students are pushing the LDS
Church-owned school to change its stance on cola drinks. The move was
triggered by Aug. 30 statements from BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins in which
she said that the school ...
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s/54869832-65/mendenhall-byu-bronco-coach.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATA
AOABAmpm7ggVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=FJ2MSbHEP14&usg=AFQjCNGBPO6dWH11NM-23fBpyt1m4
2ZOxQ> Video: BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall's comments after Monday's ...
The BYU Cougars practiced in their Indoor Practice Facility on Monday night,
and after the ...
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97/JD-Falslev-a-fiery-versatile-player-for-Cougars.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIA
AoATAAOABAt5i7ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Jnv23ikws3I&usg=AFQjCNFkmzcxTnZOcaC0xm
t6RQaZ9vSzDA> JD Falslev a fiery, versatile player for Cougars
Deseret News
He's a jack of all trades for BYU offensive coordinator Brandon Doman right
now. "Any way I can help, I'll help," said Falslev during fall camp in
August. "If it's cheering my teammates on, I'll cheer my teammates on." He
doesn't like to talk about ...
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041483&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA6t-7ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=oadA92F-NgQ
&usg=AFQjCNH1C0dgqsCZ2u-rAxiPkmDbcdNsPQ> Cougar Tracks: Friday Live Chat
with Greg Wrubell
ksl.com
Greg Wrubell: Brandon Ogletree will be our player guest on Wednesday night's
@kslnewsradio broadcast of "BYU Football with Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall."
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29/BYU-football-notebook-Cougars-show-compassion-for-Jordan-Wynns-misfortune
.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAvpe7ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=wrHgqVH9ge8&
usg=AFQjCNHj9-etlfwvMaaqLvKzZgJ5klHCWg> BYU football notebook: Cougars show
compassion for Jordan Wynn's misfortune
Deseret News
PROVO - Monday's news that injured Utah quarterback Jordan Wynn is retiring
from football prompted sympathy from the BYU Cougars as they prepare to face
the Utes Saturday. Over the past couple of years, Wynn has suffered multiple
shoulder injuries
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539/Sudden-impact&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJA0Ii7ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=
5aywDe7pfFY&usg=AFQjCNEHbQxCpOp8PbgiyiWXyj34kyHd5A> Sudden impact
Eagle Tribune
Never mind that BYU is a strict Mormon school with few minorities located in
highly conservative Provo, Utah, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound sophomore starting
cornerback had little trouble fitting in. After making the biggest play of
his young collegiate
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game-notes-game-3&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABA7di8ggVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=zW
wUF3ZkxRc&usg=AFQjCNFkOPgpy5dWQuGm7V9UvK3jEB3I2Q> BYU at Utah Game Notes
Game 3 | The Official Site of BYU Athletics
This is the 88th game in the BYUUtah series and the sixth of the Deseret
First Duel The Cougars trail in the series 31524 but since 1978 lead the
series ...
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012/09/10/circling-the-wagons-at-byu-utah/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAs_S
6ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=dHCcyv0HUSo&usg=AFQjCNEsZSS_wJoDgPYYWOaRGcLHJtfwwg>
Circling the wagons at BYU, Utah
Deseret News (blog)
Not surprisingly, the guy who's keeping his distance the most is BYU's
Bronco Mendenhall. Can't say that I blame him. He lost 54-10 last year.
That's not to say there aren't some good angles in the newspapers and
on-air. It's just that getting fresh
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2012/09/
11/three-big-time-basketball-recruits-visit-byu/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAO
ABA_Na8ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=oetZ7ajDmSo&usg=AFQjCNH8wIsmG4f0eqV3hRpm7P11_
oi3Jg> Three elite basketball recruits visit BYU
Universe.byu.edu
CBSSports.com recently posted a list of top 100 college basketball recruits
for the class of 2013, a list that featured two players who have committed
to BYU as well as Jabari Parker, a LDS youth whom earned the No. 1 ranking
in the nation. Parker also
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-78/byu-game-utah-fans.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAydS7ggVIAVAAWA
BiBWVuLVVT&cd=DPFFBnME1_8&usg=AFQjCNGISD8wwm9dp6x1wMoBVicFjq9haQ> Utes make
big bucks selling logo gear
Salt Lake Tribune
As Saturday's rivalry football game between Utah and BYU approaches, the
Utes are already beating the Cougars in a key ranking. Utah overtook BYU in
the sales of licensed fan merchandise about five years ago and hasn't looked
back. According to the
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avens/commentary-passing-attack-didn-t-let-up/article_114b8b41-ddcc-59fe-8c6
e-bd30340c2382.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA-Oe7ggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&c
d=84epj8P2xUc&usg=AFQjCNFUeVNe8oIKWlMmZQ7DfCnwaocPEg> Commentary: Passing
attack didn't let up
Carroll County Times
Pitta catches touchdown. Tight end Dennis Pitta makes a touchdown reception
in the third quarter of the Ravens' Monday night home opener against the
Bengals in Baltimore.
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WEBER, WAGER, WHITE and WAVING THE WAND
Let's start with BYU's 45-13 win over Weber State. It was the perfect
preamble to this week's Utah game.
The game itself didn't show Utah jack squat, let those who spend most of
their time squatting on the BYU sideline as reserves some much deserved
playing time and was good enough to earn the Cougars a Top 25 ranking.
At 2-0, BYU is ranked No. 25 by the AP going into the game at Salt Lake
City. The win and record in context with Utah's 27-20 OT loss to Utah State
last week in Logan, was also good enough for Las Vegas odds maker to
establish BYU as a 4-point favorite against the Utes. That takes care of the
wager part of the deal if any are so inclined.
Now comes the hard part. It deals with John White.
BYU will need to contain the Utah running back to ordinary production and
numbers if the Cougars want to win.
>From what we have seen of Utah in their first two games, they can't protect
the quarterback, but they still can run and will have to in order to beat
the Cougars.
Bronco Mendenhall and his defense pride themselves on stopping the run. This
is one time when pride will have to match production. If White doesn't go
wild, BYU wins.
BYU has put up some really good offensive numbers in their first two games
of the season. They just haven't look spectacular and sharp in doing it.
We call that the waving of the magic wand wielded by Riley Nelson.
He has looked ordinary so far this season. He has thrown several almost
picks and seems a step slow in his scrambling. That said, the numbers are
still there. So is the yardage and wins.
Magic Happens. So said Austin Collie and Nelson seems to be perpetuating
that Cougar carpet ride.
We don't expect the numbers to be good offensively against Utah. There will
be sacks of Nelson, there will be a sluggish ground game and there might
even be a turnover or two.
But we still see a win.
That's because Bronco Mendenhall has proven that he actually is a very, very
good defensive coordinator. Utah has proved so far this season that they
aren't a very good offensive team.
If BYU doesn't turn the ball over, this game isn't that hard to figure out.
We are aware of the history and rivalry of the game. We have zero doubts
that Utah will be ready to play. We know that they are very good
defensively. We just don't think that they are good enough this season to
beat the Cougars.
I call it BYU 24 Utah 17.
NAMES AND GAMES
Hill for Heisman?...Whoa, hold your horses. It's way too early to start that
kind of talk. So far, after two games, all we have seen are the previews of
the Taysom Hill movie. The previews do look good, however. The freshman
transfer from Stanford has carried the ball 8 times and thrown it four.
That's 12 touches which have resulted in 3 touchdowns.
I hate to continue to pimp the previews, but going back to last year, even
before he set foot on campus, we called him "Riley Nelson on steroids". Hill
is bigger, stronger, faster, and has a better arm. A Jake Locker clone was
another description we used in describing Hill.
That said, Riley currently still has the better resume, but Hill is oozing
with hints of big time talent. Forget any future Heisman talk. It is all
about health. If Hill can stay injury free, you don't have to be an NFL
scout to see that he could end up being something really special at BYU.
BYU can thank Stanford's football enrollment policy for sending him the
Cougars' way. Hill had signed with Stanford out of Highland High School in
Pocatello, ID, but never enrolled, opting to first serve an LDS mission in
Australia.
According to Hill and other reports, he learned while serving his LDS
mission, that Stanford does not allow incoming freshmen to join the team
until June each year.
"Stanford wanted me to come home four or five months early from my mission,
and be home for last football season and I didn't want to do that. So they
said I could come home when I did, but would be at home for four or five
months before I could get into school. I didn't want to do either of those
options."
According to Hill, he was unaware of the Stanford policy on early enrollees
when he signed with the Cardinal in 2009. When made aware of it while on his
mission, he and his father initiated contact with BYU to look for other
options. He returned home form Australia in December and enrolled at BYU
last January.
BYU had recruited Hill in high school, so he knew about the Cougar program.
"BYU was definitely there and so BYU was available and I did the things
necessary in the mission field without taking away from my responsibilities
as a missionary. I did those and found out that BYU was where I needed to
be, and it has been confirmed ever since I have been here."
There is a little irony in Hill signing with Stanford, serving an LDS
mission and ending up at BYU. A few years before, his older brother, Jordan
Hill, signed with the Cougars, served an LDS mission and upon returning
chose to enroll at Arizona State where he was a starter on the defensive
line for the Sun Devils.
Offensive Line Getting a Bad Rap.BYU's offensive line is not that bad,
despite all the early season criticism from Cougar fans.
Despite the fact that the Cougars have rushed the ball for 348 yards in two
games and are averaging a very good 4.5 yards per rushing attempt, the
perceived impression among fans is that BYU's offensive front is struggling
in run blocking.
To some extent, I agree. Whether they were fat last year or leaner this
year, BYU isn't known as a big time offensive line.
But, they aren't that bad. What they do lack, however, is an intuitive
tailback.
If you watch enough football at the college elite level and on the NFL
stage, it won't take long to realize that gaping holes are seldom generated
by any offensive lines when they are lined up against decent defensive
fronts and defensive coaches with good schemes.
BYU's offensive line isn't generating gaping holes that fans seem to think
are necessary for a productive run game.
Gaping holes, at any level of football, are few and far between, unless
there is a total and glaring mismatch in physical ability between teams.
Pay attention to the line play at the NFL level and at the college level and
you will see that what is generated by good offensive lines are creases and
crevices instead of chasms and canyons for running backs to run through.
Good offensive lines are made better when they have running backs that
intuitively and instinctively see those creases and have the physical
quickness and first step to get to and through those small openings.
BYU has good running backs, but most of them are not intuitive and
instinctive runners. They use power, hard work and grit to gain yardage, but
they are not physically tooled to see a crease and get to it and through it.
I hate to use BYU's opponent for this week as an example, but it is exactly
what I am talking about. The Utes do not have an overpowering offensive line
this season and they didn't have one last year. What they did and do have is
a back that can see the crease, get to it and then through it. That would be
John White III.
Watch him, he doesn't need big gaping holes to run through to gain yards. He
is a crease and crevice runner that consistently gets 4 or more yards a
carry and then occasionally breaks loose for a big gain or touchdown.
Can BYU's offensive line be better in the run game? Absolutely, but the
biggest improvement would come with the addition of a back that sees a
crease, gets to it and then through it.
Unfortunately, most of those instinctive and intuitive backs are at the big
BCS schools and in the NFL.
The good news is that BYU may have a back like that in Jamaal Williams. He
won't play much until later this season, but there is a reason that he is
already averaging 5.2 yards per carry in mop up action. Go back and watch
his carries and see if you see gaping holes that he is running through.
BYU may also have another instinctive runner on the roster, but coaches
won't risk him as a tailback. That would be Taysom Hill. His value is too
high for the long term, but you can see that he could be a very good crease
and cut type of back.
To make sure you understand that I am not downplaying the talent and
significance of guys like Mike Alisa and David Foote, they are legitimate
Division I backs. They fit the BYU running back historical mold. They will
help the Cougars get a lot of wins this season.
They just aren't crease and crevice runners that will help the offensive
line shed the unwarranted rap of not being good run blockers.
It's a Woman's World.At least it was last week for the women of BYU's
athletic teams.
It was a good week for the No. 24 ranked BYU women's soccer team. They
trounced Texas 5-0 early in the week and then came back on Saturday night to
take a 3-1 upset win over No. 6 ranked Penn State.
The victory came in Provo before a record crowd of 4922. It should be more
than enough to catapult the Cougars even higher in the national rankings. It
was BYU's second win over a ranked team this season. They also defeated No.
11 ranked Long Beach State the previous week.
BYU is currently 6-1 on the year. The lone loss was to Utah in Salt Lake
City. The Cougars will next play Cal Poly on Thursday in Provo. The game is
set to be shown live on BYUtv.
In women's volleyball, BYU is still undefeated after hosting their own Nike
Classic last week.
The Lady Cougars defeated Utah, Bowling Green and Portland State in two days
of play. Currently ranked No. 21 in the country, they are also set to go
even higher in the rankings. The current record stands at 9-0 with the
Cougars off to the East coast for games at the George Washington
Invitational where they will face Princeton, New Hampshire and host GWU.
In women's cross country, here is BYU's latest release detailing the women's
first meet and win of the year.
RENO, Nev. - Freshman Ashleigh Warner and three other newcomers finished
their first collegiate race in the top six to give BYU its first win of the
year at the Reno Twilight Classic.
"This was just a fun meet to be apart of," head coach Patrick Shane said.
"Our freshman led our team, and we all saw a glimpse of what we have the
potential to become. Going into this race, we set a goal to have all 13 of
our runners in the top 20, and we ended up accomplishing that goal."
Warner finished first for BYU and second overall crossing the line in 14
minutes 44 seconds. Teammate Danica Wyson finished just two seconds later to
finish second for BYU and third overall (14:46). Rachel Stewart finished
third for BYU and fifth overall (14:54), while teammate Laura Young finished
fourth for BYU and sixth overall, one second behind Stewart (14:55).
To close out the Cougars' top five, Makenna Smith came in at 14:59 to finish
eighth overall. BYU finished with a total of 24 points, 14 points ahead of
the University of Nevada, which finished with 38. Utah (83) and UNLV (102)
finished third and fourth, respectively.
Last Week's review and results.Here is a look at a review and results from
BYU's football opponents and some results from some of BYU's current crop of
football commits.
Washington State: defeated Eastern Washington 24-20 in Pullman. Now 1-1 on
year and will face UNLV in Las Vegas on Saturday..Weber State is currently
0-2 with loss to BYU. They get McNeese State at home on Saturday.Utah is 1-1
coming off a 27-20 overtime loss to Utah State in Logan. They get BYU in SLC
this week.Boise State had the week off. They are 0-1 with the loss on the
road to Michigan State. Ohio will be in Boise this week.Hawaii had time off
to lick their 49-10 loss and wounds at the hands of USC. They host Lamar
this Sunday in Honolulu.Utah State is on a roll and 2-0 against in state
schools. They blasted Southern Utah 34-3 in the opener and whipped Utah
27-20 in OT last Friday. They head to Wisconsin this week to take on the
Badgers..Oregon State opened their season with a bang and win at home over
Wisconsin. The final: 10-7. The Beavers head to Los Angeles this week to
face UCLA.Notre Dame is 2-0 on the year with a 50-10 win in Dublin over
Navy. Last week they eked out a 20-17 win in South Bend over Purdue. This
week they will be in East Lansing to face Michigan State.Georgia Tech is 1-1
on the year. They opened the year with a 20-17 OT loss to Virginia Teach on
the road. The pounded Presbyterian 59-3 last week in Atlanta and now get
Virginia at home on Saturday. Idaho is 0-2 currently losing 30-3 to Eastern
Washington in Moscow and falling 21-13 at Bowling Green. It gets worse. The
Vandals will be in Baton Rouge on Saturday for a payday and mauling at LSU.
San Jose State beat UC Davis 45-13 last week in San Jose. The previous week
they narrowly lost at Stanford, 20-17. This Saturday, they get Colorado
State at home.New Mexico State opened their year with a 49-19 win over
Sacramento State, the team that whipped Colorado this past week. This past
Saturday, the Aggies were drilled by Ohio in Athens 51-24. NMSU takes the
short trip to El Paso to face UTEP on Saturday.
Last Week's highlights from BYU football commits for 2013
Trajan Pili, Centennial HS, Las Vegas, had two tackles for loss and a fumble
recovery
Michael Davis, Glendale HS, Ca., had 6 catches for 2 touchdowns and 127
yards
Billy Green, King's HS, WA, Threw for 419 yards in first game, now has 6 td
passes
Talon Shumway, Lone Peak HS, Had 6 catches for 73 yards and 2 tds
Nathan DeBeikes, Thousand Oaks HS. Had 91 yards on 15 carries.
Fluff and Stuff
Last week we detailed the recruiting visit of Luke Worthington to BYU. He
has since given Dave Rose a verbal commit to play for the Cougars. He is
6-9, 230 pounds from Homestead HS in Mequon, WI.A few years back, BYU was
recruiting an LDS lineman from Delaware named Timothy Gifford. He is
currently starting on the offensive line at Clemson.If Oregon State keeps
winning, it will be no surprise if ESPN picks up the BYU-OSU game and shows
it nationally on one of their platforms. The game is currently listed as TBA
for time and television.
Television Timetable
BYU vs. Utah
Saturday, Sep 15 at Salt Lake
Kickoff: 8:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPN2
BYU vs. Boise State
Thursday, Sep 20 at Boise
Kickoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPN
BYU vs. Hawaii
Friday, Sep 28 at Provo
Kickoff: 6:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPN
BYU vs. Utah State
Friday, Oct 5 at Provo
Kickoff: 8:15 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPN
BYU vs. Oregon State
Saturday, Oct 13 at Provo
Kickoff: TBA
TV: TBA
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