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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

 

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HB’s Hurry Up Headlines…if you don’t have time to read all of today’s stories, here are my top picks of the day.

 

BYU football notebook: Team captains named, Bronco to announce team suspensions

Deseret News

... revealed: Mendenhall has not disclosed specific suspensions for the season opener against Nebraska, other than that of linebacker Sione Takitaki.

 

Duke in hot pursuit of five-star guard Frank Jackson

SportingNews.com

BYU fits his Mormon religious views and will allow him to take his mission trip when he'd like to. The idea of him in the same backcourt as TJ Haws is ...

 

Mike Riley says staff will learn a lot about Huskers in opener with BYU

Omaha World-Herald

In terms of age, they're also one of the oldest teams in college football because some of their players — such as standout quarterback Taysom Hill ...

 

Banker, Bray know tempo offenses from life in the Pac-12

Omaha World-Herald (blog)

In addition, BYU also will be returning quarterback Taysom Hill, who missed the Cougars' last eight games a year ago after suffering a broken leg.

 

New Husker defensive coordinator can bank on taking flak

Scottsbluff Star Herald

Six-foot-6 Mitch Mathews and 6-5 Nick Kurtz are dubbed by the local media as the “Twin Towers.” That kind of size allows Hill to throw the ball up for ...

 

Today’s complete Cougar Clicks...

 

Jesse Palmer's Dream Matchup For 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Sure To ...

RantSports

In terms of a big sleeper entering 2015, Palmer went with the BYU Cougars. “Way off the board, BYU is a team that I am very interested to watch.

 

Prep basketball: Lone Peak guard Frank Jackson ready to make college choice

Salt Lake Tribune

14-ranked prospect in the country is set to end his recruiting and announce his choice from among a list of four finalists — Duke, Stanford, BYU and ...

 

Bret Strelow: Duke target Frank Jackson's decision will have implications in Durham, Fayetteville

Fayetteville Observer (blog)

Jackson is also considering Stanford, Utah and BYU, but the heavy frontrunner is Duke, which just finished hosting an on-campus visit for the 6-foot-3 ...

 

Huskers unable to score momentum-changing goal in loss to BYU

Omaha World-Herald

Monday was a night of near misses as Nebraska lost for the first time this soccer season, 2-0 to No. 11 BYU before 1,384 at Barbara Hibner Stadium.

 

BYU solidifying depth chart, 'feels like it's football season'

KSL.com

Monday was a special day for the BYU senior. ... running back Algie Brown, and Mathews at wide out opposite Nick Kurtz and Devon Blackmon.

 

BYU seeks redemption from last season's struggles

Standard-Examiner

PROVO — What began as a dream season for BYU quickly turned into a ... that should help Hill out are targets like Mitch Mathews and Nick Kurtz.

 

ESPN survey: Coaches believe differing COA payments will impact recruiting

ESPN

"I do believe it will have an effect when you are recruiting against schools that ... "A lot of the time, we'll recruit kids that have a single mom who's working ... Utah (Pac-12) $4,500, Colorado (Pac-12) $4,500 and BYU (WCC) $4,498.

 

Lions turn to 'ankle-breakers' to liven up struggling offence

Vancouver Sun

For Lavelle Hawkins and Austin Collie, two former NFL receivers with the B.C. Lions, life in Canada offers opportunities to further their football ...

 

Who will face toughest QBs this season: Utah State, BYU or Utah?

Deseret News

By Dick Harmon, Deseret News ... a returning quarterback gives you the best chance to win early in a season,” said BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall.

 

Hall, Sampson among walk-ons joining BYU football

Daily Herald

Most of the names are familiar to those who follow the Cougar roster closely, but there are a few new ones, according to BYU Football Media Relations ...