Provo • Official notice: BYU is wearing hardhats, searching for, trying to build an offensive identity.
Two games in, construction delays are all around. The name has not been found, a complimentary label has not been established, the mystery has not been solved.
The closest thing that has arisen so far is this: The Cougars are a bunch of plodders, grinders, toughies. All of which is a euphemism for an offense that has some talented players, but a dearth of real playmakers.
And as BYU was reminded here late Saturday night in its 21-18 loss to the Cal Bears, it’s hard to count on repeatedly putting together 12-play drives for touchdowns — without something going wrong.