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4-0... JUST THE SECOND GAME
ALL SEASON WITHOUT A GIVEAWAY
FOR THE OFFENSE.###
THE FOOTBALL TEAM IS RAKING IN
SO MANY AWARDS WE CAN'T EVEN
COUNT THEM ANYMORE... AND MORE
JUST KEEP ROLLING IN. TAYSOM
HILL WON THE MANNING PLAYER OF
THE WEEK AWARD AFTER HIS BIG
SHOW AGAINST BOISE...
WHICH MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE FOR
PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THOSE
FINALISTS ARE ANNOUNCED LATER
THIS MONTH. ON THE DEFENSE...
KYLE VAN NOY IS A NOMINEE FOR
THE BUTKUS AWARD FOR
LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR AND THE
BEDNARIK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
K-V-N'S AWARD LIST IS OUT OF
CONTROL... WHICH IS PROBABLY
WHY HIS TEAM MADE HIM HIS OWN
WEBSITE.###
BASKETBALL SEASON IS STARTING
AND FOOTBALL IS TAKING A
BACKSEAT THIS WEEK. COOGTUBE
REPORTER KYLE IRELAND HAS THE
SCOOP ON WHAT THE FOOTBALL
TEAM IS DOING WITH THEIR TIME
OFF.
THE COUGARS ARE EXPERIENCING
THEIR FIRST DOUBLE BYE WEEK
SEASON SINCE 2011 AND ARE
LOOKING TO USE THIS WEEK TO
THEIR ADVANTAGE...THEY ARE
STILL BUSY OFF THE FIELD THIS
WEEK EVEN WITHOUT AN OPPONENT
AT THE STADIUM THIS
WEEKEND.###
FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS
SEASON THE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL
HAVE A WEEK OFF...AFTER THE
FIRST BYE OF THE SEASON THE
TEAM SUFFERED A HEARTBREAK TO
THE U OF U AND THE FEAR OF
HAVING ANOTHER LETDOWN LOSS IN
A BIG GAME FOLLOWING A BYE
WEEK IS A CONCERN...BUT IT
ALSO GIVES THE TEAM A CHANCE
TO HEAL IT'S BATTLE WOUNDS.
"It gives us the chance to
recover. Football takes a lot
out of you. It's a violent
game. So anytime these guys
get a chance to get some
recovery in an off week...it'
)s a good chance to prepare
for the next game."
NOT ONLY DOES THE TEAM USE THE
WEEK TO HEAL...THE TEAM ALSO
PLANS SPECIAL ACTIVITIES TO
BOND TOGETHER AND RELAX AWAY
FROM THE GRIDIRON. THIS WEEK
THE TEAM TOOK THEIR TALENTS TO
THE PROVO BEACH RESORT. THE
ACTIVITY MADE THE BYE WEEK
SEEM LESS LIKE UTAH AND MORE A
LIKE CALIFORNIA BEACH...AND
THE BREAK IS SOMETHING THE
CALI NATIVE WIDE RECEIVER CODY
HOFFMAN SAYS HE ENJOYS.
"I like it actually. It's a
little after the middle of the
season. So it's a nice
break for us."
WHILE SOME PLAYERS NEEDED R
AND R...THE BUTKIST AWARD
SEMIFINALIST KYLE VAN NOY
DIDN'T WANT TO STOP.
INSTEAD OF THE BREAK HE SAYS
HE WOULD RATHER STRAP UP HIS
PADS IN A BIG TIME MATCHUP
AGAINST BIG TEN TEAM WISCONSIN
THIS WEEK.
"We want to continue playing.
We also feel like we're
gaining momentum and we're
gonna try not to have happen
what happened after a bye week
last time and that's start
slow. We want to come out
fast."###
THE COUGARS HAD A COUPLE DAYS