IDENTITY CRISIS GAME PREVIEW: BYU
Cougars face dramatic changes on offense
backs coach — might as well toss the script out the window. It's time to im- provise. Heading into last week's game against No. 10 Oregon State, BYU (4- 2) was unsure which QB would be calling the shots after a tumultuous first half of the season at that position. Fifth-year senior Riley Nelson, who completed 58.7 percent of his passes for 754 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions through Oct. 6, was banged up against Weber State in the third week of the season. After taking a shot to the back in
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n his second season as Brigham Young's offensive coordinator, Brandon Doman — who also serves as the Cougars' quarter-
that game, Nelson continued to play the next two weeks, which netted losses to Utah and Boise State by a combined four points. He admitted af- ter the Boise State contest that he was only at about 65 percent, which forced the BYU staff to go with true freshman Taysom Hill in victories over Hawaii and Utah State. Like Nelson, Hill is a throw-caution-
to-the-wind quarterback willing to put his body on the line running the ball. It
BY WES MORGAN
Fifth-year senior quarterback Riley Nelson, who has been hampered by a back injury that caused him to miss two games, threw for 754 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions during the Cougars' 4-2 start.
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