Going up against Arizona, California, Wisconsin, and Washington, Tanner Mangum will quarterback BYU into foreign historical territory.
No Cougar team has ever played two top-10 teams (Wisconsin, Washington) on the road in one season. The opportunity to play Power 5 opponents is as real of a challenge as it is unique.
And on the brink of all this, as BYU travels to Arizona for Saturday’s season opener, comes a figure tossed around on social media that Mangum is 0-7 against Power 5 opponents.
Boy, that sounds fatalistic, right?
Not so fast, says former Cougar and NFL quarterback John Beck.