Of the two, Matt is the one folks around BYU football have a fixation on. First, he's inexperienced and he could struggle. But expectations are high because of his God-given talent and a trait very rare in an offensive lineman — very long arms. O-linemen are usually squatty with short-thick arms. But Matt Reynolds has an extra few inches to his guns, and it gives pass rushers fits.

You have to look no further than the combat between MWC sack leader Jan Jorgensen and Matt the rookie. At times, Matt has neutralized Jorgensen's speed and proven techniques that made him the best pass rusher in the league last year. Coaches watched film the other day and saw Matt take a wrong step, get out of position, recover and then engage a D-lineman and take him out of the play.

It was a wow moment.

At times, the talented Jorgensen, known for his engine and tenacity, is seen spinning, twisting and swimming with all he's got to get past Matt. It's like a bear with a leg in a trap chained to a tree.

"He's doing great," said Jorgensen, a junior captain. "I can't say enough about Matt. He's made me a lot better player this time of the year. People say I'm going to make him a lot better, but he's made me better. He's come a long way."

Why?

"He's a very tough guy to go against," said Jorgensen. "It's his body type. He's got such great feet and he has such long arms. He gets his hands on you fast and it's hard to get those hands off. I don't have super long arms, and it's a race to see who can engage and control, but he does a great job of getting them on me before I get mine on him."

This isn't lost on Hall, whose health depends on his blockers. And this BYU line with the Reynolds boys has sophomore running back Harvey Unga salivating.

"Matt? Personally I believe Matt is going to be one great athlete and an awesome offensive lineman coming out of this school right from the beginning to when he leaves. I'm excited to be playing with him. We're going to have fun out there."

As for Dallas, he says his first experience playing center was like being thrown into a fire. "I had a lot to learn quickly and I worked hard to get it down. I had my wife quiz me about stuff to pick it up. There are still things I'm trying to learn and get done, but I feel like it's been the right move."

Dallas predicts his younger brother will be fine once he gets over the nervousness of playing his first game. "He's going to be a great player. This is his first year. Once that first play is over, he'll realize it and play as well as he can. You can see it when he goes against Jan, he latches on and he's hard to get off."

Matt calls his experience "fun and challenging" and claims "I've tried my best."

He's grateful Dallas has approached him in every practice after many of the drills and given him pointers and encouragement. "The coaches have been great. I'm just trying to get a little stronger, a little faster and a little smarter every day."