Provo • Trailing Western Michigan 10-7 heading into the third quarter of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl last December, BYU desperately needed its offense to awaken after a punchless 115-yard performance in the first half.
Freshman quarterback Zach Wilson zipped a short pass over the middle to Neil Pau’u the first play of the second half, and the sophomore walk-on from Anaheim, Calif., made a couple defenders miss and gained 48 yards. The big play opened the floodgates, boosted Wilson’s confidence, and the Cougars rolled to 375 yards in the final two quarters and a 49-18 victory.