"I love (Nelson's) aggressiveness and I love that mindset," Mendenhall said. "Some of the plays he makes are probably balls we wouldn't have thrown, then we catch them and it's a great play and everything's good. So there's a fine line in there."
BYE WEEK: The Cougars practiced Tuesday and will practice again Wednesday and Thursday before taking the weekend off. BYU doesn't play again until Nov. 12 at home against Idaho.
Mendenhall said Tuesday's practice focused mostly on the development of younger players. On Thursday, the Cougars will begin preparing for the Vandals.
Nelson said he and his teammates are trying to put the TCU loss behind them.
"We're dealing with the loss and all the emotions that come with it," he said. "But our morale is high and our work ethic is good. Today it showed in practice."
INJURY UPDATE: Backup linebacker Austen Jorgensen is scheduled to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, said head trainer Kevin Morris.
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It must be heartening for BYU fans to know that losing won't keep Riley and Bronco from having fun.
Even the highest level professionals can make dumb mistakes (such as Phillip Rivers fumbling the snap on what should have been the Chargers winning drive on Monday night football). Riley Nelson has brought energy back to BYU's offense, and the More..
Chris B
Your so cool. Hangin your entire existence on utah's two BCS wins. In twenty years you'll still be chiming "we won 2 BCS games." Then you'll sound just like BYU fans who talk about 1984.
You want respect? BYU More..