BYU, Utah Utes football: MWC preseason selections
The Cougars are the preseason favorites. They received 29 of the 34 first-place votes. The Utes picked up the other five.
On the individual front, BYU quarterback Max Hall and Utah punter/kicker Louie Sakoda earned accolades. Hall was named Offensive Player of the Year and Sakoda was tabbed at Special Teams Player of the Year.Seven Cougars (wide receiver Austin Collie, offensive lineman Ray Feinga, offensive lineman Dallas Reynolds, tight end Dennis Pitta, quarterback Max Hall, running back Harvey Unga and defensive lineman Jan Jorgensen) made the all-conference team. The Utes had five representatives — offensive lineman Robert Conley, defensive line Paul Kruger, defensive back Brice McCain, defensive back Robert Johnson and punter/kicker Louie Sakoda.
2008 MWC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL
1. BYU (29) — 299
2. Utah (5) — 274
3. TCU — 239
4. New Mexico — 197
6. Air Force — 141
7. San Diego State — 92
8. Colorado State — 73
9. UNLV — 59
2008 ALL-MWC PRESEASON TEAM
Offensive Player of the Year: Max Hall, BYU
Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Phillips, TCU
Special Teams Player of the Year: Louie Sakoda, Utah Freshman of the Year: Braylon Broughton, TCU
OFFENSE
WR: Austin Collie, BYU WR: Ryan Wolfe, UNLV OL: Nick Charles, Air Force OL: Ray Feinga, BYU OL: Dallas Reynolds, BYU OL: Blake Schlueter, TCU OL: Robert Conley, Utah TE: Dennis Pitta, BYU QB: Max Hall, BYU RB: Harvey Unga, BYU RB: Rodney Ferguson, New Mexico
DEFENSE
DL: Jan Jorgensen, BYU DL: Paul Kruger, Utah DL: John Fletcher, Wyoming DL/LB: Ryan Kemp, Air Force LB: Ward Dobbs, Wyoming LB: Russell Allen, San Diego State LB: Jason Phillips, TCU DB: Brice McCain, Utah DB: DeAndre Wright DB: Stephen Hodge, TCU DB: Robert Johnson, Utah
SPECIALISTS
P: Louie Sakoda, Utah PK: Louie Sakoda, Utah RS: Devin Moore, Wyoming
E-mail: dirk@desnews.com; dharmon@desnews.com
Recent comments
Whatever. Hall might be injured on the first play of the season....
Offensive player of the year??? | July 22, 2008 at 1:19 p.m.
Preseason picks of players are stupid. Too many things can happen to...
Preseason players? | July 22, 2008 at 8:24 a.m.
- Student sentenced in alcohol death 5:13 p.m.
- Movsisyan signs Danish deal 4:49 p.m.
- Utah fugitive pleads guilty in Fla. 4:28 p.m.
- Police suspect suicide at park 3:42 p.m.
- Hatch: BCS too arrogant to change 3:41 p.m.
- 80K welcome Ronaldo to Madrid 3:20 p.m.
- Poverty center to discuss health 3:18 p.m.
- Man robbed while helping panhandler 3:12 p.m.
- Drug trafficking suspects indicted 3:11 p.m.
- Soviet writer, dissident dies 3:10 p.m.
- Don't listen to marriage cynics
125 - Palin resigning as governor112
- Lack of Obama photos concerning107
- Palin's and Romney's roles in 2012?103
- Jazz talked Kirilenko for McGrady94
- Letters: Palin mistreated94
- Utah leaner in too-fat country91
- Teachers struggle with district cuts90
- 'Tea party' protesters unhappy87
- Y. gets verbal from cornerback82
I just got off the phone with Utah's senior senator Orrin Hatch who will...
RSL striker Yura Movsisyan is reportedly on his way to Denmark to join...
Tim Buckley's July 4 story saying the Jazz talked with Houston about an...
Latest comments
Jordan school teachers should get more money,but thanks to the people on the...
Redshirt's been listening to Rush O'Hannity a bit too much. I'd take a...
Now we have scienfic evidence to the contary. What do you think they will do...
Sarah Palin is not only smart and beautiful but a wonderful woman. It looks...
The jury is out re Mr. Chaffetz, he has been a world traveler and made a few...
I would say the same thing about the Senate and government in general. Too...
I agree with you 110% Rick. My question: Why is there no mention of whether...
Rep. King, Naughty, naughty. You can't say that, even if it's true. ...
The Uiguir population in China is an oppressed people who are treated as...
Why teach in a state full of people who see no value in your work?