The junior from Eagle, Idaho, warmed up with his left ankle heavily taped, and took a snap for the first time since the final play against Utah on Sept. 9. He guided the Cougars to a touchdown on their first possession.
Boise State was coming off a bye last weekend and had almost two weeks to prepare for the Cougars. But it doesn’t get any easier for BYU, which had a bye before it lost to Utah State last week. Next week’s BYU opponent, Mississippi State, has a bye this weekend. Another BYU opponent, San Jose State, will have a bye before it plays the Cougars on Oct.