5 ISSUES HEADING INTO FALL CAMP
1. Prepare QB Max Hall for his first college start — Hall shot out of the chute and leads the MWC in passing (329 ypg) and total offense (330 ypg).
2. Find a field corner — Kayle Buchanan has filled in adequately, starting every game.
3. Shore up the kicking game — Kickoff length remains a challenge, and Mitch Payne has only four field goals, last in the league.
4. Replace TEs Jonny Harline and Daniel Coats — Dennis Pitta is fourth in the MWC in receiving and has 41 receptions and three touchdowns.
5. Start fast — No change from a year ago at 4-2 overall and 3-0 in MWC.
5 ISSUES FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
1. Ball security — The Cougars must cut down on interceptions and fumbles.
2. Protecting the QB — Hall is taking too many blindside hits.
3. Better decisionmaking — Especially by the QB in the passing game when in scoring position.
4. Establish a run game consistently — A rushing attack will take pressure off the QB.
5. Special teams — Improve PAT and field-goal kicking consistency.
DeseretNews.com encourages a civil dialogue among its readers. We welcome your thoughtful comments.
— About comments
Dick Harmon is a columnist for the Deseret News with a focus on college athletics. He previously worked as executive sports editor, sports columnist, city editor and police reporter for the Provo Daily Herald for 26 more ..
- BYU, Utah and Utah State 2013 football...
- BYU, Utah and Utah State 2013 football...
- BYU football: BYU, Bronco Mendenhall still...
- High school baseball: Bingham Miners bring...
- High school baseball: Salem Hills Skyhawks...
- BYU basketball: Agustin Ambrosino leaves BYU...
- BYU baseball: San Diego eliminates BYU from...
- Park City senior Ben Saarel wins Dream Mile...
Subscribe
Mobile
RSS
- Hard work, dedication pay off for...
57 - High school baseball: 5A, 4A state... 56
- BYU, Utah and Utah State 2013 football... 41
- BYU basketball: Agustin Ambrosino... 31
- BYU basketball: Dave Rose hoping Tyler... 28
- Bodyguards allegedly beat up 2 fans who... 19
- Utah Jazz: No lottery luck, so Jazz... 19
- High school soccer: 5A, 4A state... 6
Couldn't have said it better myself, Harmon. All key points were covered.
Although, it should have been mentioned that despite having issues with turning the ball over, BYU is still killing teams in the time-of-possession battle. Improve More..
Easy on Max Hall already! He's a sophomore who is playing in DIV 1A and hasn't played football for 4 YEARS and his last season was as a high school senior! He has completed 59.8% of his passes, has 13 TD's to 8 picks 5 of which came on tips or under More..
take a lesson from hockey, the QB cannot telegraph his passes.
hopefully, Hall will be able to watch Gaskins from the sidelines this week for at least part of the game. in fact, Hall should be up in the booth with offensive coordinator staff to More..