PROVO — BYU assistant coaches Ed Lamb and Jernaro Gilford understand deeply the mindset of Southern Utah football — an FCS program with a chip on its shoulder and looking to pull a monumental upset.
That’s because they were coaching at SUU a year ago. Lamb was the head coach of the Thunderbirds from 2008-2015 and Gilford was their secondary coach from 2014-15.
They know what it’s like to coach at an FCS school and what it's like to take on an FBS program. They know SUU has looked forward to facing BYU for a long time and will be fired up Saturday (1 p.