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Wednesday, August 29,
2012
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Washington St prepares to play BYU on Thursday
SI.com
(AP) - New Washington State football coach Mike Leach declined to reveal
Tuesday whether veteran Jeff Tuel
or sophomore Connor Halliday will start in Thursday night's season opener at BYU. "Both are playing really well,''
Leach said. "They both are
Monson: BYU's new attitude, and
other college football mysteries
Salt Lake Tribune
"Our coaching staff has stepped up the urgency," said a candid Brandon Doman, the Cougars' offensive
coordinator. "It's totally different than what we've done in the past.
Hopefully, that will transfer onto the field. It's in the strength room, in the
BYU football: Cougars wary of Washington
State's 'Air Raid' attack
Deseret News
BYU Cougars football: Video: 'Rise Up': Riley
Nelson
Deseret News
The pressure of being the quarterback at BYU is enormous. The tradition of the
position at the school speaks for itself. Extra pressure is added on for senior
quarterbacks at BYU, as history proves that they perform extraordinarily well.
This season
Scott D. Pierce: Could TV repair
the BYU-Utah football rivalry?
Salt Lake Tribune
A college football junkie who is "consumed" by the sport, Tessitore
will be in
Cougar Tracks: Cat Fight
ksl.com
... hinting at BYU's versatility and options. Alex Kuresa
saw time in the slot during camp, but has also been used at Z, playing behind
Ross Apo. Other Z's include Dallin Cutler (listed as no. 2) and Dylan Collie. Cody Raymond is also in the
slot mix
BYU football notebook: Keeping Riley
Nelson healthy and on the field a ...
Deseret News
Riley Nelson passes the ball during Brigham
Young University football practice in Provo, Thursday, Aug. 16,
2012. Ravell Call,
Nelson talks (humorously) about the
"contours" of his teammates
Daily Herald
Nelson had wet hair and no shirt on, which even caused a few looks from some BYU administrators that were passing by.
The entire athletic program hosted a dinner at the football practice fields for about 600 Cougar athletes, right
after the football
BYU football: Washington State's tall,
fast receivers will test BYU's
secondary
Salt Lake Tribune
... The only defender among BYU's
projected starting 11 against Washington State on Thursday night who has not
started or played significantly in a college football game is Jordan Johnson,
the redshirt sophomore from Springfield, Mass., who BYU
Hawaii transfer Michael Wadsworth
and several others joined BYU
football team ...
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
Hawaii denied BYU's petition to
speak to Wadsworth, then twice denied the young man's appeal, therefore
ostensibly blocking BYU from
giving Wadsworth a scholarship for this school year. If you are up ... We really don't have to recruit them. Nor would we
Quarterback Jake Heaps glad to be
at Kansas, out of spotlight
Issaquah Press
Jake Heaps will sit out this year at Kansas after transferring from BYU. The
Pagano says Colts will err on side
of caution with Collie
NBCSports.com
Thanks to a pair of blows to the head (neither of which were penalized) while
he was in a defenseless posture on Sunday against the Steelers, Colts receiver Austin Collie has another concussion. And
while coach Chuck Pagano told reporters on Monday