2020 Fab 40: Bronson Kaufusi
Bronson Kaufusi, NFL Knockout Age 28 • Provo • Cancer Bronson recognized his passion for sports when he was just a little boy. (Wait, he was never actually little.) As a Timpview student, Bronson received the All-American High School Player award despite a season-ending ACL tear his senior year. Although he faced physical debilitation, Bronson was […]
Home run Taysom Hill knocks it out of the park at Jordy Nelson Charity Softball Game
Yo MLB, Taysom Hill here. 19HR in the Jordy Nelson Charity Softball Game. pic.twitter.com/rSDfGP5HKA — Cristina Tuso CBS 58 (@CristinaTuso) June 3, 2017 BYU football fans already knew former quarterback Taysom Hill has a good throwing arm, but baseball fans learned on Saturday that the football player also has a good swing. During the Jordy Nelson […]
Lehi’s Garett Bolles drafted No. 20 overall by Denver Broncos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Wv11dChxE In the Thursday night NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos drafted University of Utah offensive lineman Garett Bolles as the 20th overall pick. The Westlake High School graduate will return to the state where he served his LDS mission. According his University of Utah athlete profile, he served in the Colorado Colorado Springs Mission. “This is […]
Top 5 BYU NFL prospects for 2017
Who will be the latest former BYU player to make a name for themselves on Sundays? The Cougars have only churned out a small number of NFL players in recent seasons. Underscoring this trend is a reality that several BYU draft-eligible prospects are not even on the radar for many NFL teams. There are a […]
What are Utah Valley’s favorite pro franchises (excluding the Jazz)?
When the Detroit Lions hosted the Philadelphia Eagles at Ford Field on Oct. 9, dozens of fans in the stands wore Honolulu blue Lions jerseys with the name “Van Noy” emblazoned on the back. “Are you from Utah, by chance?” a reporter from Utah asked one of the men in a Van Noy jersey that […]
Perspective: ‘Biggest Loser’ helps Scott Mitchell become biggest winner outside of football
NFL quarterback legend Scott Mitchell grew up in Springville, envisioning himself playing for the Cougars a few miles north of the hometown where he led his high school to its first-ever state championship. LaVell Edwards — his relative — sat in Scott’s living room on the first day it was permitted and named him their […]
The high price of playing college football for Luke Staley
Football used to be such a simple sport. The ballcarrier ran the ball into a wall of mammoth defenders; got knocked around, twisted and folded into weird positions, heard strange popping sounds and ringing in his ears — and then he got up and did it all over again. Football was all about the present, […]