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BYU football: Bronco Mendenhall still sticking with Riley Nelson at quarterback
Deseret News
"I think injuries are certainly part of it, and our strength of schedule is certainly part of it," coach Bronco Mendenhall said of Nelson. "But we're really close. Our program intends to keep grinding out, and there have been four really close games ...

 

Notes: Tech faces age-gap challenge vs. BYU
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
By eligibility, Georgia Tech center Jay Finch is a junior, and the opponent he'll line up against Saturday, BYU nose tackle Romney Fuga, is a senior. So they're a year apart in age, right? Not quite. Finch turned 21 in January. The BYU media guide

 

Notes: Johnson's concerns about BYU
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
“When we played them every year when I was at the University of Hawai'i, you won't play too many teams that look any better getting off the bus than BYU.” 2. Johnson liked the way the rotation with the defensive line worked, with backups Adam Gotsis,

 

Georgia Tech braces for BYU's tough run defense
San Francisco Chronicle
BYU (4-4) ranks eighth in the nation against the run. The Cougars' defense has taken some hits in back-to-back losses to two undefeated teams, Oregon State and Notre Dame. BYU gave up 270 yards rushing in last week's 17-14 loss to No. 5 Notre Dame.

 

BYU Football: Bronco preaches patience, but grumbling on rise in Provo
Salt Lake Tribune
By Jay Drew. | The Salt Lake Tribune. First Published 1 minute ago • Updated 1 minute ago. Provo • There was a time not long ago when BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall appeared to be on his way to approaching LaVell Edwards-type status.

 

Cougar Tracks: Mendenhall says BYU "moving forward"
ksl.com
With BYU at the .500 mark two-thirds of the way through the 2012 season, head coach Bronco Mendenhall maintains that "there is progress, and I think the program is moving forward." *******. Mendenhall met with the media after Monday's practice, and ...

 

BYU football: Cougars must tackle better this week against Georgia Tech
Salt Lake Tribune
Provo • The BYU Cougars dropped from No. 3 to No. 8 in the nation in rushing defense after allowing Notre Dame to pick up 270 yards on the ground on Saturday. But they moved up from No. 5 to No. 4 in the country in total defense after giving up 389 ...

 

BYU football: As defenses focus on Cougar wide receivers, tight ends need to ...
Daily Herald
BYU offensive coordinator Brandon Doman asserts that the Cougar football team is very close to really breaking through offensively. He feels that with health and stability at quarterback, the team is finding its identity. He's not the only one who ...

 

BYU basketball notebook: Players anxious for Cougar Tipoff, the ...
Deseret News
... signing with the program cite the Marriott Center game atmosphere as a plus for BYU. ... Rose mentioned he's looking primarily at Ambrosino, Josh Sharp,

 

BYU basketball Catch the Cougar Tipoff Wednesday at the Marriott ...
Provo • Coach Dave Rose will split his basketball squad as evenly as possible for Wednesday night's Cougar Tipoff — an intrasquad scrimmage at the Marriott ...

 

What I can't wait to see: WCC
ESPN (blog)
But the Lions toppled St. Louis, Saint Mary's and BYU during a 20-win campaign in 2011-12. And if a couple of newcomers and role players from a year ago can make an impact, Loyola Marymount and Ireland could lead the Lions to a surprising finish in the

 

Pac-12 powers battle for national supremacy
ESPN
BYU (14-1-1). We're getting ahead of ourselves, but BYU controls its own destiny when it comes to hosting deep into the NCAA tournament. For a team with one of the best home-field advantages out there, that's a big prize. ... Connecticut, DePaul and ...

 

BYU cross-country: Nine female runners will compete at the West Coast ...
Deseret News
Published: Tuesday, Oct. 23 2012 5:59 p.m. MDT. Summary. Nine runners on the women's cross-country team will represent BYU this Saturday at the West Coast Conference Championships in Portland, Ore., with the hopes of bringing home the WCC title.