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BYU's Mangum benefiting from Detmer's tutelage

Ravell Call, Deseret News

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ty Detmer talks with quarterback Tanner Mangum during Brigham Young University football practice in Provo on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.

PROVO — The confluence of offensive coordinator Ty Detmer’s football acumen and junior quarterback Tanner Mangum’s arm will go a long way in determining how successful BYU’s offense is this season.

One of Mangum’s long-term goals is to play in the National Football League, and Detmer spent more than a decade at that level.

“He’s being mentored by a great one that was in league for 14 years,” coach Kalani Sitake said about Mangum.