BYU, and big-time college football, was far, far away — more than 5,000 miles. But they still dreamed big. Now they’re freshmen at BYU. But their football experiences so far land on opposite ends of the returned missionary spectrum.
“We got that early chemistry before we got (to BYU). My hands were hurting. Tanner had a great arm. You could tell he was an elite quarterback.”
PROVO — The first time BYU wide receiver Moroni Laulu-Pututau caught passes from quarterback Tanner Mangum, his hands ached.
They were standing on a grass field inside a soccer stadium in the city of Arica, in northern Chile, about nine months ago.