BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Thursday, April 25, 2013 hbarnett@fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-2 5/quarterback-drought-at-nfl-draft-brings-offensive-linemen-to-top&ct=ga&cad =CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAoM3jiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rjbny3pftiA&usg=AFQjCNELtN_ Y504wWDkkSka6L5q2HhigWw> Quarterback Drought at NFL Draft Brings Offensive Linemen to Top Businessweek Offensive tackles Eric Fisher of Central Michigan and Lane Johnson of the University of Oklahoma also are potential top picks, as are defensive linemen Sharrif Floyd of Florida, Ezekiel Ansah of Brigham Young, Dion Jordan of Oregon, Star Lotulelei of ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/foreign -prospects-menelik-watson-ezekiel-ansah-take-nfl-draft-by-storm-042413&ct=ga &cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAGOAZAlsnjiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=3v-PxZqWUQk&usg=AFQjCNG AhAHFMZno_1_cu_G2QivKyj2-sQ> NFL Draft infused with foreign talent FOXSports.com Nicknamed "Ziggy" by former BYU defensive end Vic So'oto because that's what the name Ezekiel sounded like when he first introduced himself to his teammates, the 6-5 football wunderkind has had a meteoric rise up draft boards. A day before the NFL <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655789 11/NFL-draft-Plenty-of-intrigue-surrounds-Ziggy-Ansah-first-round-of-draft.h tml&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAgMDkiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=58_9zdPolk8&us g=AFQjCNG0b9w-sjsic77EdgGThjOSeUAimw> NFL draft: Plenty of intrigue surrounds Ziggy Ansah, first round of draft Deseret News And certainly some of that intrigue involves former BYU star Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah. While several NFL draft experts believe Ansah will be selected No. 5 overall in the first round by the Detroit Lions, nobody really knows what's going to happen when <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/football/nfl-draft-preview-ansah-headlines-as-first-round-lock-other/art icle_b965ef38-ad68-11e2-8872-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOAB AiqTjiwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=sd9bEliwoeE&usg=AFQjCNH56GozTzzLcdURiMuv0lR179b9v g> No. 19: New York Giants Daily Herald But one of Ansah's former coaches at BYU, outside linebacker coach Kelly Poppinga, said the physical ability is only one of the things "Ziggy" brings to the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655789 03/Star-Lotulelei-Ziggy-Ansah-are-worthy-of-the-draft-recognition-theyll-rec eive-Thursday-night.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAg7bhiwVIAV gBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=0Il-d7yljMY&usg=AFQjCNE1g1OZieevESLVnJ-670So2FF_Lg> Star Lotulelei, Ziggy Ansah are worthy of the draft recognition ... Deseret News By Dick Harmon, Deseret News Former Utah defensive lineman Star Lotulelei ... Utah's big defensive tackle and BYU's quick defensive end are expected to be <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655788 88/BYU-rugby-Cougars-host-Varsity-Cup-National-Championship-semifinals-Satur day.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAtoriiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=JQwHUNMvE yg&usg=AFQjCNEo9PZYnwccaslDb-NDADf-gC19yA> BYU rugby: Cougars host Varsity Cup National Championship semifinals Saturday Deseret News And with a 10-1 record on the 2013 season, the Wildcats are setting to do something that hasn't been done in Provo by a collegiate team since 2006 and that's beat the BYU Cougars. "We have a big challenge ahead on Saturday," CWU head coach Tony <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/56211805-65/baseball-football-byu-hannemann.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAA oATAAOABAgdDhiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tLCSkm0bsXk&usg=AFQjCNEKpzQzC88C01nnl5T c8RsPNdDorw> BYU two-sport star Jacob Hannemann will have a big decision to make in June Salt Lake Tribune (blog) BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall is in New York City this week, attending the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday where star defensive end Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah is expected to be picked early in the first round. But it is another draft Hanneman Video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHomG9ACLwU> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/56209 807-88/patch-byu-ucla-volleyball.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAvrTg iwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=Ne06hHTIUec&usg=AFQjCNE0MeTHvNb3aWU-LaAObf8xGso1fA> BYU volleyball: Freshman Patch wants national title before adding ... Salt Lake Tribune By Jay Drew Not only is the MPSF Freshman of the Year preparing to play in ... a return to the BYU men's volleyball team next year, or the year after that. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655788 86/BYU-softball-11-game-home-stand-starts-against-CSU-Bakersfield.html&ct=ga &cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA6sziiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5421LlIk_Po&usg=AFQjCNG qGkr5sNNJzymuBzFsmEtzZJGrdA> BYU softball: 11 game home stand starts against CSU Bakersfield Deseret News This will be just the second time BYU has played CSU Bakersfield. The Cougars have yet to beat the Roadrunners and have never played them in Provo. CSU Bakersfield is 9-11 in PCSC play and this will be its last conference series. BYU leads the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.modbee.com/2013/04/24/2686154/b ispo-carries-on-family-legacy.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJAlsnjiwVIAVA AWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=3v-PxZqWUQk&usg=AFQjCNGRO1NOU_9idgvGAwSEDbBB1qyoUQ> Bispo carries on family legacy Modesto Bee Downey High's Kerra Bispo became the fourth member of her family to receive an athletic scholarship, signing to swim at Brigham Young University on Tuesday. Sister Kassy (swimming) graduated from BYU in April. Sister Karlee (swimming) graduates from ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655789 20/BYU-tennis-Cougars-mens-tennis-enters-WCC-tournament-as-a-No-2-seed.html& ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA6sziiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5421LlIk_Po&usg=AF QjCNEdc7cA2WCBh3bULWwiYOAeHR66pg> BYU tennis: Cougars men's tennis enters WCC tournament as a No. 2 seed Deseret News 39 BYU men's tennis team received a bye for the first two rounds of the West Coast Conference Men's Tennis Championships in San Diego. The Cougars (20-5, 7-1 WCC) will face the winner of Thursday's match between the No. 3 seed San Diego and the No <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/sports-b riefs-byu-women-fall-to-lmu-in-tennis-tourney/article_e9673bee-cc65-5b33-844 3-7daad6a50869.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA1rPjiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&c d=5n8R915CCLk&usg=AFQjCNEPEZh0oi-8UOmFhrD34yiZKhDGSQ> Sports Briefs: BYU women fall to LMU in tennis tourney - Daily Herald Daily Herald The BCS conference commissioners announced Wednesday that Arlington, Texas, edged Tampa, Fla., in the bidding to be the site of the first title game in the new playoff system. "The stadium itself was the biggest determiner," BCS executive director Bill ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/b log/eye-on-college-football/22131949/the-conference-realignment-era-a-timeli ne&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAg_riiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YOat1cziIso&usg =AFQjCNFWX7cLHY018RKRm33MjRRG7Zwo4Q> The End for Now?: a Realignment Timeline CBSSports.com (blog) Though it's hard to remember now, major college football was actually a highly stable place, conference affiliation-wise, for a period of nearly 15 years; between the Big 12's formation in 1996 and the expansion of 2010, the above ACC/Big East <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/b log/jeremy-fowler/22132430/mountain-west-approaches-pac-12-about-west-coast- partnership&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAGOAZA6sziiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5421Ll Ik_Po&usg=AFQjCNFsUTwSTy3alhuzciVmA2sTfeeM6Q> Mountain West approaches Pac-12 about West Coast partnership CBSSports.com (blog) The 24 teams in the Mountain West and Pac-12 comprise most of the West Coast college football landscape. Idaho and New Mexico State are Sun Belt-bound. BYU is an independent. The power conferences usually stick together, but this could be a way for <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://rockmonster.blogs.deseretnews.com/2 013/04/24/u-recruit-left-dad-in-the-dark/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAkorg iwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MsW0R07b1IA&usg=AFQjCNEJzHc5LTtpIYrqswP5JezpSaePdQ> U. recruit left Dad in the dark Deseret News (blog) His father, Tevita Ofahengaue, played at BYU in the late 1990s and early 2000s and was drafted in 2001. The elder Ofahengaue was also a recruiting staffer for the Utes in Kyle Whittingham's first season as Utah's head coach. But Tevita was saying this