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Austin Whetzel isn’t on any BYU posters or promotional videos. He also isn’t the subject of weeklong bowl interviews, injury updates, or discussions about matchups or strategy heading into the postseason.
But Whetzel is a receiver who is excited, grateful, motivated and anxious to go to a bowl game and wear a BYU uniform. He doesn’t care what it is called or how it ranks on somebody’s to-do list. It doesn't matter whether the bowl is in Pasadena or Payson.
Whetzel is simply a bundle of pre-holiday gratitude.
The former Lehi High School receiver and defensive back and one-time student at Weber State is a walk-on at BYU.