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Oregon State-BYU preview: Stingy defenses, unknowns at quarterback
OregonLive.com
OSU offense vs. BYU defense: The Cougars are fifth in the nation in total defense (229 yards), third in scoring defense (9 points) and first in rushing defense (60 yards). Only Notre Dame has been stingier as far as touchdowns allowed. And BYU blitzes

 

OSU football: Quarterback changes could affect both teams
Corvallis Gazette Times
“Who knows what the fallout is,” BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said. “You have a good offensive system in place that's very consistent from year to year. How that will be tailored all of a sudden to a new quarterback, I'm not certain. We'll prepare for

 

BYU basketball First practice doesnt have the same feel CougarBluecom
When the BYU men's basketball team lined up for its first official practice of the season Friday evening things probably felt a little bit different for ...

 

FRANCHUK: Missionary age change creating new decisions for players ...
Daily Herald
BYU football assistant coach Paul Tidwell said an elderly gentleman was recently at practice, visiting from Arizona. "He told me something like this could

 

Hoops prospect Parker considers Stanford
San Francisco Chronicle
Parker is a Mormon, and Robert Smith, his coach at Simeon Career Academy in Chicago, told ESPN.com, "He's really thinking about BYU. I know his faith has a lot to do with it." As a junior, the 6-foot-8 Parker was named Illinois' Mr. Basketball and the

 

 

BYU football: No. 10 OSU represents chance for Cougs to regain momentum
Salt Lake Tribune
Linebacker Feti Unga is the twin brother of BYU linebacker Uani 'Unga. Both brothers will wear Taumoepeau on the backs of their jerseys to honor their mother's maiden name. ... Junior quarterback Cody Vaz is expected to make his first career start

 

BYU kicker Sorensen hasn't scrapped unicycle, or hopes for a successful finish
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
Sorensen had a 34-yard field goal attempt blocked, Riley Stephenson missed a PAT, and on 4th-and-9 from the 8, the Cougars unsuccessfully tried a fake field goal, perhaps because coach Bronco Mendenhall had lost faith in his kicking game. "That was a

 

Dick Harmon BYU football Riley Nelson has a chance to prove ...
PROVO — Riley Nelson can disprove a theory his critics regularly throw at him — that he is not physically capable of leading BYU's offense.

 

 

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Mormon church scraps plans for high-rise at Missionary Training Center
Salt Lake Tribune
Six days after making a historic change to its proselytizing program, the LDS Church backed away Friday from hotly disputed plans to erect a high-rise to expand its Missionary Training Center near Brigham Young University in Provo. "Church leaders have