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PROVO — Amid BYU’s competition at the quarterback position this week, now that junior Tanner Mangum is out for the season, the coaches are evaluating three QBs, including freshman Kody Wilstead.
The 6-foot-6, 223-pounder from St. George, who recently returned home from an LDS mission, hasn’t taken a snap this season.
Offensive coordinator Ty Detmer said Wilstead doesn’t want to redshirt.
“He wants to have an opportunity if one’s there. We’re not worried too much about redshirts for those guys. I think experience is more important,” Detmer said. “If I was a (player), I might want to save that redshirt for down the road if there’s an injury or if I need to leave, I have a year to burn where I could sit.