Tanner Mangum admits it’s been a long year. But the Eagle High grad has clawed his way back into the lineup and will start the season under center for the BYU football team.
The senior re-earned the starting quarterback spot for the Cougars in fall camp after a tumultuous 2017. He led BYU to a 2-6 record while battling several injuries, then had his season cut short with a ruptured Achilles tendon at Fresno State in November.
BYU fired offensive coordinator Ty Detmer in the offseason, meaning Mangum had to learn a new system all while dropping 20 pounds during a furious rehab.