PROVO — Tristen Hoge hasn’t disclosed the exact nature of his injury to this day, and certainly doesn’t want to use it as an excuse.
Rather he’s worked hard to put whatever injury he sustained behind him, along with his subpar play last season to finish out strong for his final season at BYU.
Hoge entered the 2019 as one of the leaders on the offensive line, and indeed for the entire BYU team before apparent deficiencies in his ability to pass block effectively left him on the bench for the latter half of the season. In total, the Notre Dame transfer played in just five games due to his insufficient play, which could easily be chalked up to injury, although the 6-foot-5, 320 pound lineman refuses to lean on that excuse.