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Star LDS class of '02 trying to live up to hype
Here's a look at where they are, what they're doing
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"I miss football, of course," Carter said on Wednesday from his home in Tampa Bay, Fla. He is married and is expecting his first child in June. At 22, he owns his own real estate marketing company, an affiliate of OBEO.com, which is based in Salt Lake City.
Carter is still a Gator and loves Urban Meyer. "He's done wonders for the program. He's got the team all fired up," Carter said.
Olson was an Elite 11 Quarterback, all-CIF and listed by several recruiting services at the top high school quarterback in the country at Thousand Oaks High School near Los Angeles.
Olson signed to play at BYU and redshirted his first year before accepting an LDS mission call to Calgary, Canada. Upon returning from his mission, he chose to finish his career at UCLA, where he was named the starter.
Olson played outstanding in the Bruins' 2006 opener against Utah, throwing for 318 yards with a 75 percent completion rate. It was his best game.
Olson told reporters this week he expected to get his starting job back; that starters should not lose jobs due to injuries.
A Daily Breeze reporter wrote: "Cowan has had moments when he's looked good or better than Olson, who had a brilliant game against Utah but then struggled his next two games, one a costly loss to Washington."
J.T. Mapu was a 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive end at Kahuku High School in Hawaii. There, he received first-team all-America honors from Parade Magazine, PrepStar and SuperPrep.
Mapu saw action in all 11 Tennessee games as a freshman, finishing with nine tackles in 2002. In 2003, he started 10 of 11 games for Tennessee, playing both defensive end and tackle.
Mapu went on an LDS mission to Houston after his sophomore season and returned in time to play this season for Tennessee.
Tennessee's defensive front has struggled this season and Mapu has been absent. This led Tennessee Scout.com writer Jeffery Stewart to write Nov. 13, after a loss to Arkansas: "The last time J.T. Mapu was spotted was on a milk carton."
Highland High's Ngata has made the biggest splash in football, garnering national awards at Oregon.
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