Jeffrey D. Allred
PROVO — Last season saw players and coaches often meeting the media during Monday's weekly press conferences as if they were meeting a military tribunal. This past Monday, however, following an opening season 28-23 win over Arizona, players showed palpable enthusiasm and even some relief, in light of last season's futility.
"We've worked so hard for that first win, and when you have a team that's doing 600 up-downs because it's a punishment, and you have to run stairs in the stadium after, it's tough and it's a grind," said linebacker Butch Pau'u, referencing all the work that's gone on since the final game of the 2017 season.