White smoke over Provo; BYU has chosen a Catholic starting quarterback.
Jay Drew
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Jay Drew
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BYU football beat writer and general assignment/commentary sportswriter for the Deseret News and Deseret.com. Email is [email protected].
Salt Lake City, Utah
Joined September 2008
- BYU coach Kalani Sitake didn’t have a problem with the field storming or how it was handled. Total class.
00:00 - BYU defensive consultant Gary Andersen said they gave Sanders 17 different looks in the first half alone, and only repeated three of them.
- Kalani Sitake on why he cheers for Utah in every game but one: "Wishing bad things on good people is not good for the soul."
- A roar went up from the BYU team when it huddled after practice, and reporters surmised that it was being told that Bear was the starting QB; But Tiger Bachmeier told me later it was because it was announced that backup QB Emerson Geilman got his mission call to Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Darius Lassiter said the win was especially sweet for Caleb Etienne, the former OSU player who coach Mike Gundy said left because he lost his starting job. He said Etienne was emotional and grateful in locker room afterwards.
- Hard to see from this shot, but BYU has placed a bouquet of flowers at the 4 yard line in remembrance of Oregon tight end Spencer Webb, who died in a climbing accident in July.
- BYU coach Kalani Sitake said 37 players on the team are married and spouses will accompany players on the bowl trip as a reward for being away from them so much during the season.
- BYU players stand behind Navy in Alumni song. Both teams yell Beat Army at end.
