PROVO — BYU quarterback Zach Wilson made some history Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Wilson became the seventh true freshman to start for the Cougars as they hosted Hawaii. He also became the youngest quarterback to start in BYU history — at 19 years, 2 months.
The previous six true freshmen to start for BYU are Drew Miller (1997), John Beck (2003), Jake Heaps (2010), Taysom Hill (2012), Tanner Mangum (2015) and Joe Critchlow (2017).
Both Miller and Heaps were 19 when they made their respective debuts as starters but they were a few months older than Wilson.