BYU football: Cougar QB Taysom Hill's season could be over, out with knee injury

By Jeff Call, Deseret News

Published: Saturday, Oct. 6 2012 9:28 p.m. MDT

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BYU freshman quarterback Taysom Hill suffered a knee injury in the Cougars' 6-3 victory over Utah State Friday night. That much school officials confirmed Saturday. Meanwhile, there are reports circulating that Hill's injury is season-ending and that he could undergo surgery as early as Tuesday.

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Sinew South

Centennial, CO

I haven't screamed at the TV like that in years, hoping I could get the coaches attention. There was like 1:10 left and USU had one time out left. 40 second clock at the conclusion of every down. There is NO way USU can get the ball back. More..

11:43 p.m. Oct. 6, 2012
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WJCoug

South Jordan, Utah

I have tried to be "gentle" in my opinion of Doman and Bronco. That is why I will not criticize their play calling. However, two decisions they have made this year have absolutely been horrible - costing BYU games & players. 1) How can More..

10:11 p.m. Oct. 6, 2012
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Mount Olympus

Salt Lake, UT

Why would you ever run a play like that, when you could kneel the ball and win the game?

Running qb option instead of kneeling the ball is very stupid. BYU was only up 3 at the time. Hill could have gotten blindsided and lost the ball, More..

11:34 p.m. Oct. 6, 2012
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Jeff Call

Jeff Call has been a sportswriter for the Deseret News since 1997. He is the BYU beat writer and has been covering Cougar sports since 1993, when he served as sports editor at the Daily Universe. Call has written several more ..

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