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BYU football: Playing for Cougars a dream come true

Didn't McKay Jacobsen return a punt for a touchdown against Wyoming? That was November 9, 2006 and I remember it very well. I also think Nate Meikle got pretty close too.

In any case, I am excited to see Chambers play. From what I hear, he is a great addition to an already stacked receiving corp.

Go Cougars!

Quote - 'Freshman Matt Reynolds, Dallas' younger brother, is now the starting left guard. "He has picked up on the tackle position," Bright said of Matt.'

Jeff, you need to read what you write. You meant to say that Matt is the starting left tackle. You also said Dallas moving from left guard to center. He moved from left tackle to center.

Not a big deal but seems like a quick proofread should have caught this.

McKay Jacobsen did return a "punt" for a touchdown, but the story reported that the Cougars haven't returned a "kickoff" for a touchdown since Rigell did it so the story is accurate. Nate Meikle did get close on a kickoff return, and replays show that it probably should have been ruled a touchdown, but it wasn't. I hope O'Neill Chambers makes good on his guarantee. It would be very exciting.

I like his enthusiasm. Chambers is going to be a fun player to watch.

Yes, Jacobsen returned a punt for a touchdown in '06, but Rigell was the last one to return a kickoff for a touchdown. Meikle got close to taking back the opening kickoff in that same game against Wyoming, but was marked down at the 1 or 2.

No one has returned a kickoff for a touchdown since Rigell. Jacobsen returned a punt.

He sounds awesome.

If he's living right, he'll return a kickoff or punt.

A fumble close to our own goal-line or multiple fumbles throughout the season would negate the value of one return for a touchdown. I'm sure the coaches are saying - just catch the ball on your first few opportunities. Get some yardage if it is there, but hang on to the ball.

TD. No doubt. Bad call.

I have a good football memory and I can barely remember Rigell's kickoff return for a touchdown. All in all this has been a glaring weakness for Cougar football along with punt returns. It's exciting to think those things may improve this season.

This kid obviously has loads of talent and appears to be a sportswriters dream as well. He'll probably make a few quotes that end up in the opposing teams locker room but he will more than likely make good on them. He may be starting at receiver sooner than we think since he's backing up Collie and we all know Collie will soon be our starting QB - just kidding. I expect to see him starting alongside Collie in Reed's place next season but a returned McKay Jacobson along with the two other freshmen this season will all have something to say about that. We are really building up a wealth of talent at the receiver and TE position.

Remember when Dan Coats came in as a freshman? He was a highly touted receiver who had good size and loved to hit. Sounds a lot like Chambers. Coats got even bigger real fast and was moved to TE where he could hit all he wanted. He now continues it as a TE/FB with the Bengals. Chambers just seems so much bigger and more physical than the typical receiver it makes me wonder if he could follow the same path? I doubt it with our depth at TE but he does seem similar to Coats when he came in as a freshman.

Just think next year will have Collie, Jacobson back and Chambers...LOL

This year is going to be great but 09 could be SUPER AWSOME!

Florida State at home..

Jacobson had another that he went down at the 1 or 2 if i rember right?

Tyler

I am dreaming the donko becomes the next crowton. He will.

Dream to play for the cougar-ettes? Please. You dream to play for an SEC, Big Ten or dominant PAC school, not a loser school.

Block, Block, Block. For him to do this we need to have far better blocking schemes on punt returns and kick offs. I hope he does do it. It will be thrilling to see.

Now, Sorenson needs to continue putting the ball out of the end zone and we won't have any returns on our kick offs. Now that Payne is healed let's hope he booms the punts so that there is also no punt returns.

I hope this kid is as good as he thinks he is. He has confidence, and I don't belittle that, I think it is a key component on a world class athlete. He may be fun to watch for four years. There aren't a lot of kicks returned for tds, throughout the whole of college football, so it is not necessarily a weakness for BYU.

McKay's last name is spelled Jacobson.

A dream come true? Playing for byU? How about a nightmare that never ends. Its similiar to those dreams when you are running your hardest and your not going anywhere. That is what it will be like when the Utes kick to you after scoring a touchdown. You will be target practice for our boys