Boise • BYU senior linebacker Sione Takitaki would likely have been the Most Valuable Player of the 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl if not for some 18-year-old kid by the name of Zach Wilson.
Takitaki, who was almost kicked off the team before his BYU career even began as a self-described “obnoxious freshman” back in 2014, was all over the field in helping limit Western Michigan to 313 yards in a 49-18 BYU win at Albertsons Stadium on Friday afternoon.
Takitaki made a career-high 19 tackles, fourth-most in school history in a single game, and also added a sack.