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Vol. 35, Issue 1 –August 1, 2014

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This issue starts my 35^th year of weekly publication of the newsletter. Consider this issue a warm up. There will actually be something to talk about early next week with the next issue after BYU has actually practiced and done and demonstrated something to write about. Not exactly giddy about the grind, but like all politicians, still grateful there aren’t any term limitations on what I do for a living.

Ken Jennings Style

BYU Football in Jeopardy

Ken Jennings, the LDS game show contestant, won $3.1 million just by asking questions on Jeopardy. In my last real job, I made $6.50 an hour, but could eat all I wanted of the French fries that fell on the floor. No questions asked.

There will be plenty of questions about this new season that starts today with BYU football opening its tenth fall camp under Bronco Mendenhall.

Here we go.

Taysom Hill…Name the one player on the roster that BYU and Bronco can’t afford to lose to injury?

Christian Stewart…What name do we not want to hear over the public address system in the game against Texas?

11…What was the sock size worn by Cody Hoffman that caused the scandal that wasn’t and the Shakespearean remake of “Much Ado about Nothing?

Jordan Leslie…Who will lead BYU in receiving yards this season?

2…How many season ending injuries this fall camp?

0…How many of those injuries will be to projected starters?

Offensive Line…Where should most of BYU fan’s hopes and prayers be focused this year?

Edward Fusi…Who is the player that will go from the anonymity of last season to being the anchor of the offensive line this season?

Central Florida…What game is BYU most likely to lose?

Short Week, Cross Country Travel and Team Loaded with NFL Prospects…Why will BYU lose to UCF?

Much Talked About, but Seldom Seen this season…How would you describe the impact of transfer Harvey Langi?

Violation of Team Rules…What are Honor Code infractions now called if you play football for the Cougars?

Fred Warner…Who will be the freshman with the most accolades for his play this season?

Bronco is still the coach…Why will BYU be 1-2 after the first 3 games?

5…How many transfers will start on the BYU offense this season?

It hasn’t been good…What does that say about BYU’s high school recruiting the last few seasons?

Ross Apo…Who after four years in the program most fits the description; Big Hat, No Cattle?

Speed on the Edge…What will be most noticeable this season on offense versus last season?

More Press Coverage…What will be most noticeable this season on defense versus the last two decades?

23…How many yards rushing will Taysom Hill have against Texas this season?

305…How many yards passing will Taysom Hill have against Texas this season?

Paul Lasike…Who will be the next BYU running back drafted by the NFL?

Safeties in the Box…What won’t you see this season from opposing defenses?

BYU has speed and playmakers on the outside that have to be respected…Why no safeties in the box this season?

All of them…How many games will BYU win this season?

HB Arnett…Who’s is either the dumbest or most delusional guy you know?

Fallen French Fries…What is his favorite food?

Football Fluff and Stuff

Marital bliss makes for double digit winning seasons

That’s a reference to BYU starting quarterbacks. The last time BYU had married quarterbacks at the helm of their offense, they churned out 4 double digit win seasons.

John Beck and Max Hall both were married and led the Cougars to an 11-2 season in 2006; 11-2 in 2007; 10-3 in 2008 and 11-2 in 2009.

Since then, single BYU quarterbacks have only produced single digit winning seasons.

In case you missed it, Taysom Hill was married in the off season. BYU history says that should be good for a very good year for Bronco Mendenhall and his Cougars.

The W factor this season likely won’t be Hill’s new wife, but a bevy of new wide receivers, who will make Hill’s passing game much better than it was last year. A proven runner, you can look for opposing defensive coordinators to try and take Hill and his rushing prowess out of production.

That means that the Cougars should have a passing game that is very productive. We shall see.

Speaking of seeing, in our last newsletter, we mentioned that BYU had two home and home series set with two schools from the big boys ranks.

A couple of days after we said it would happen; BYU announced a home and home with UCLA. A few days ago Tom Holmoe and his crew announced a home and home with Northern Illinois.

This is not the second home and home we were talking about. It will still be announced.

In addition to BYU adding games with NIU, they also announced that Idaho State will be playing in Provo again next season on the 2015 schedule. That game will replace a game with Southern Miss which will now be moved to another year.

BYU better hope they still have a married quarterback for next year. The 2015 lineup includes 3 of the first 4 games of the season on the road against Nebraska, UCLA and Michigan. The lone home game in that four game set is Boise State in Provo.

The past couple of seasons, Bronco Mendenhall has suspended players from games for the violation of team rules. That included guys like Spencer Hadley and Cody Hoffman among others.

There have been other times when he has suspended players from practices. I never understood that concept. Not having to practice sounds like a bonus, not an onus, but that is why they pay Bronco the big bucks.

The suspension from practice is kind of like my annual self suspension from publishing the newsletter weekly during the summer months. The lessons I have learned while punishing myself by taking the summer off have been invaluable and invigorating. I’ve learned to take it like a man and suffer stoically.

All of which brings us back to real suspensions. There have been rumblings that there will be some “team violation rules” suspensions coming up for the opener against Connecticut.

If there are, it shouldn’t have too big of an impact on the outcome of that contest.

Speaking of Cody Hoffman, he is hanging on quite nicely in the preseason camp of the Washington Redskins. They signed the 6-4 receiver as a free agent.

Hoffman still doesn’t have NFL speed, but he is exhibiting at the Skins’ camp what he did at BYU. He has great hands, can catch the ball and is willing to go over the middle and take a hit to pick up a crucial first down.

The Redskins picked up DeSean Jackson from the Eagles in the offseason and also have Pierre Garcon and Santana Moss among others vying for the 5-6 receiver spots on the 53-man roster. Currently the Skins have 13 receivers in camp.

My money is on Hoffman making the team, but he likely will start the year on the practice squad.

Is Collinsworth Causing Snickers (Not the candy bar)?

This past week Kyle Collinsworth has made some noise in the news.

After a full summer of silence, the 6-6 guard/forward/rebounder/defender said that he is ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation of his knee injury suffered during the WCC tournament in March.

Collinsworth said he should be ready to go when BYU basketball practice begins in October.

That is the good news for Cougar basketball fans. The potentially bad news is that Collinsworth also said that he could declare for the NBA draft at the conclusion of his upcoming junior year.

That depends on two factors: His play during the season and his NBA evaluation. He would only come out early if he is told he would be a first round selection.

If you have followed what I have said about Collinsworth since his freshman season, you know that I think he is a sure fire NBA prospect, with one major caveat. He can’t shoot.

That is where the Snickers come in. Many BYU basketball aficionados may have grinned when Collinsworth mentioned heading to the NBA. Those grins were because of the grimaces we all had and have when he is shooting at the foul line and beyond.

But make no mistake. He is NBA material in every other aspect of his game. Even more good news is that Collinsworth has said that since he hasn’t been able to jump and run for most of the summer, he has spent lots of time shooting foul shots.

With Collinsworth’s ability to get to the rim anytime he wants, he sees lots of time on the charity stripe. If he indeed can be more consistent from the line he hands down is headed to the NBA, not as a Snickers bar, but as “Pay Day” bar.

Access by the Numbers

BYU football fans will get a couple of chances to watch their Cougars practice during this fall camp.

The first is tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 2 when BYU’s second day of practice will be open to the public. Gates at the practice fields open at 10:00 am with drills actually beginning at 10:40 and running to approximately noon.

The team will also conduct a scrimmage open to the public on Friday night, Aug. 15, at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Gates open at 5 p.m. with the scrimmage getting underway at 6 p.m.

If you want to put a name with a body, here is the most current fall camp roster available from BYU: A newer roster should be available next week which will include the new freshman and transfers that showed up at fall camp. We will publish that roster when it is officially available. Until then, this should get you started on your fall football fix.

1 Ross Apo 6-3 207 WR Senior Arlington, TX

1 Sam Lee 6-0 186 DB Junior Brandywine, MD

2 Dallin Leavitt 5-11 198 DB Sophomore Portland, OR

2 Hunter Moore 6-2 190 QB Freshman San Marcos, CA

3 Colby Pearson 6-0 190 WR Sophomore Blackfoot, ID

3 Trent Trammell 5-11 185 DB Junior Oakland, CA

4 Robertson Daniel 6-1 198 DB Senior San Jose, CA

4 Taysom Hill 6-2 221 QB Junior Pocatello, ID

5 Alani Fua 6-5 228 LB Senior San Fernando Valley, CA

5 Alex Leonard 6-2 195 WR Freshman Fort Collins, CO

6 Jordan Johnson 5-10 185 DB Senior Springfield, MA

7 Skye PoVey 5-11 200 DB Senior Ogden, UT

7 Christian Stewart 6-2 201 QB Senior Orem, UT

9 Nick Kurtz 6-6 205 WR Junior El Cajon, CA

9 Michael Shelton 5-8 170 DB Freshman Raleigh, NC

10 Mitch Mathews 6-6 206 WR Junior Beaverton, OR

11 Terenn Houk 6-4 213 TE Junior Enumclaw, WA

11 Jordan Preator 6-0 180 DB Freshman Plain City, UT

12 Kai Nacua 6-1 205 DB Sophomore Las Vegas, NV

13 Kurt Henderson 6-1 180 WR Junior St. George, UT

15 Michael Davis 6-2 180 WR Sophomore Glendale, CA

17 Chris Badger 6-0 197 DB Sophomore Provo, UT

18 DJ Doman 6-0 193 LB Sophomore Lindon, UT

19 Trevor Bateman 5-9 178 DB Junior Palm Desert, CA

19 Brett Thompson 6-3 220 TE Senior El Dorado Hills, CA

20 Craig Bills 6-1 205 DB Senior Provo, UT

20 Jake Ziolkowski 6-0 190 DB Sophomore Island Lake, IL

21 Jamaal Williams 6-0 200 RB Junior Fontana, CA

22 Manoa Pikula 6-1 235 LB Junior South Jordan, UT

22 Cody Stewart 6-3 185 WR Sophomore Mesa, AZ

23 Scott Arellano 6-1 190 P Senior Santa Ynez, CA

23 Garrett Juergens 5-10 185 DB Sophomore Houston, TX

24 Algernon Brown 6-1 219 RB Sophomore Magna, UT

25 Teu Kautai 6-1 220 LB Junior Arlington, TX

25 Luke Nelson 6-1 190 WR Sophomore Issaquah, WA

26 Nate Carter 5-9 185 RB Junior St. George, UT

26 Nick Clearwater 6-2 205 DB Freshman Provo, UT

27 Khalil Bell 5-8 168 WR Sophomore Marietta, GA

27 Trevor Samson 5-11 172 K Senior Fresno, CA

28 Adam Hine 6-1 202 RB Junior Santa Clara, UT

28 Jordan Miller 6-4 184 P Junior Henderson, NV

30 Marcus Case 5-9 190 RB Freshman Springville, UT

30 Michael Wadsworth 6-1 205 DB Junior Orem, UT

31 Sae Tautu 6-3 245 LB Sophomore Alpine, UT

32 Shad Pace 5-11 180 WR Sophomore Yorba Linda, CA

32 Peter Welsh 5-11 205 LB Freshman Bakersfield, CA

33 Paul Lasike 6-0 227 RB Senior Auckland, New Zealand

34 AJ Moore 5-9 195 RB Sophomore Murrieta, CA

35 Joey Owens 6-3 220 LB Sophomore Pleasant Grove, UT

36 Drew Reilly 6-1 183 DB Junior Valley Center, CA

37 Tanner Balderree 6-3 250 DL Freshman Sherwood, OR

38 Vance "Moose" Bingham 5-10 170 K Sophomore Draper, UT

39 Matthew Relei 6-1 227 LB Sophomore Sonora, CA

41 Austin Heder 6-1 241 LB Sophomore Pleasant Grove, UT

42 Michael Alisa 6-1 220 LB Senior Laie, HI

43 Jherremya Leuta-Douyere 6-0 236 LB Junior Garden Grove, CA

44 Remington Peck 6-4 250 DL Junior South Jordan, UT

45 Adam Pulsipher 6-2 230 LB Freshman Temecula, CA

46 Kevan Bills 6-3 245 LB Junior Provo, UT

47 Zac Stout 6-1 217 LB Senior Moorpark, CA

48 Tomasi Laulile 6-3 270 DL Sophomore Westlake, CA

49 Jordan Egbert 6-3 225 LB Sophomore Orem, UT

50 Edward Fusi 6-0 317 OL Senior Corona, CA

51 Brock Markham 6-2 196 LB Freshman Banks, OR

53 Jared Richardson 5-11 226 LB Junior Idaho Falls, ID

54 Parker Dawe 6-3 284 OL Sophomore Pleasant Grove, UT

55 Brayden Kearsley 6-4 295 OL Sophomore Aloha, OR

56 Kalolo Utu 6-1 300 DL Senior Upolu, Samoa

57 De'Ondre Wesley 6-7 330 OL Senior Pleasant Hill, CA

61 Quinn Lawlor 6-4 278 OL Senior Orem, UT

62 Logan Taele 6-2 251 DL Junior St. George, UT

64 Kesni Tausinga 6-1 300 DL Freshman South Jordan, UT

66 Brian Rawlinson 6-6 280 OL Freshman Oologah, OK

67 Kyle Johnson 6-4 295 OL Sophomore Sandy, UT

69 Tim Duran 6-3 301 OL Senior Puyallup, WA

70 Terrance Alletto 6-3 292 OL Junior Parker, CO

71 Ului Lapuaho 6-6 323 OL Freshman West Valley City, UT

72 Ryker Mathews 6-6 309 OL Junior American Fork, UT

73 Solomone Kafu 6-2 315 OL Senior Rio Linda, CA

74 Brock Stringham 6-6 290 OL Senior Highlands Ranch, CO

76 Jordan Black 6-6 350 OL Sophomore Draper, UT

77 Michael Yeck 6-8 292 OL Senior Keller, TX

78 Tuni Kanuch 6-2 325 OL Freshman South Jordan, UT

80 Matt Sumsion 6-8 250 TE Freshman Springville, UT

82 Brad Heap 6-3 220 TE Sophomore Mesa, AZ

83 David Kessler 6-2 205 WR Sophomore Rancho Cucamonga, CA

84 Devin Mahina 6-6 247 TE Senior Ontario, CA

85 Bryan Sampson 6-4 210 TE Sophomore Pleasant Grove, UT

86 Chase Frei 6-5 215 WR Junior Santa Clara, UT

87 Mitchell Juergens 5-10 180 WR Sophomore Houston, TX

89 Travis Frey 6-2 187 WR Sophomore Bountiful, UT

90 Bronson Kaufusi 6-7 263 LB Junior Provo, UT

91 Travis Tuiloma 6-2 280 DL Sophomore Topeka, KS

92 Graham Rowley 6-4 257 DL Junior Waialua, HI

93 Josh Carter 6-5 296 DL Senior Tucson, AZ

96 Adam Ingersoll 6-4 230 DL Sophomore Boise, ID

96 Kevin O'Mary 6-4 240 DS Senior San Diego, CA

97 Theodore King 6-2 252 DL Sophomore San Jose, CA

98 Toloa'i Ho Ching 6-1 230 LB Freshman Sandy, UT

99 Marques Johnson 6-2 308 DL Senior Los Angeles, CA

Here are more players that will be assigned numbers next week on updated roster

Devon Blackmon (Ore) WR 6-1 185 Jr. Fontana, Calif.

Jordan Leslie (UTEP) WR 6-3 210 Sr. Houston, Texas

Harvey Jackson (Neb) DB 6-2 210 Sr. Missouri City, Texas

Keanu Nelson (Stan) WR 5-11 185 Sr. Tucson, Ariz.

Trey Dye WR 5-9 175 Fr. Abilene, Texas

Tejan Koroma OL 6-0 255 Fr. Allen, Texas

Tyler Cook LB 6-3 220 Fr. Murrieta, Calif.

Sione Takitaki LB 6-3 240 Fr. Fontana, Calif.(Here and Gone: Kicked off team, but will still enroll in school and come back in Jan.)

Fred Warner LB 6-3 210 Fr. San Marcos, Calif.

Kavika Fonua DB 5-11 185 Fr. Syracuse, Utah

Jaterrius Gulley DL 6-3 325 Fr. Hoover, Ala.

2014 Returning Missionaries

McCoy Hill QB 6-5 230 R-Fr. Sandy, Utah

Colby Jorgensen TE 6-7 230 R-Fr. Provo, Utah

Corbin Kaufusi OL 6-8 255 Fr. Provo, Utah (Will forgo football and try his hand at BYU basketball. Now reportedly at 6-10)

Manu Mulitalo OL 6-2 340 R-So. West Valley City, Utah

Corey Edwards PK 5-10 190 Fr. Hurricane, Utah

Philip Amone LB 6-0 230 Fr. Orlando, Fla

Troy Hinds LB 6-5 235 Fr. Kaysville, Utah

Va'a Niumatalolo LB 6-1 227 R-Fr. Annapolis, Md

Steven Richards DL 6-4 240 Fr. Sandy, Utah