They’ve been adequately hyped and they certainly did husk some Huskers.
Now BYU receivers are again in the thick of tall things.
They must deliver big against a tough No. 20-ranked Boise State squad Saturday while breaking in freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum in his starting debut.
Mitch Mathews’ miraculous catch against Nebraska last Saturday aside, today’s reality is Mathews and other members of BYU’s receiving corps have to do it all again. And again, and then again.
“We are tall guys who want to win,” Mathews told reporters this week. “We just go up and get jump balls.