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BYU linebacker Colby Jorgensen grateful for family and faith following neck surgery

Colby Jorgensen, about a month removed from a frightening neck injury, addressed the media on Wednesday about his recovery and his change of perspective.

PROVO — The last-second heroics of BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum have been great for the Cougars the last couple of games, but at least one person isn't sure he can take much more of it.

Cougar linebacker Colby Jorgensen, about a month removed from enduring a frightening fracture to his neck, was on his couch watching Mangum's last-second passes beat Nebraska and then Boise State. His normal reaction would have been to jump up and go nuts, but given his current condition, a calm fist bump with those watching with him had to suffice.