FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — At the team hotel the night before BYU’s game against UMass and then in the locker room at Gillette Stadium before kickoff, the Cougars received a visit from a familiar face.
Former BYU star Kyle Van Noy, now the starting middle linebacker for the New England Patriots, dropped by to talk to the current Cougar coaches and players before leaving for Tennessee, where the Patriots will play the Titans on Sunday.
Van Noy was in his element, of course, because he plays his home games at Gillette Stadium, where BYU beat UMass, 35-16.
“It was nice to have his presence, to have a guy who loves BYU and loves his team.