Provo • Temperatures were in the high 90s Friday afternoon as the BYU Cougars practiced for the first time in shoulder pads, but one of the newest, yet oldest, members of the team wasn’t complaining one bit.
Anything beats standing on hot pavement in the Utah summer sun, holding up road construction traffic control signs as unhappy motorists whiz by.
That’s what tight end Joe Tukuafu did earlier this year, while waiting to see if he would be re-admitted back into BYU. The news came about a month ago that the former East High star had been accepted, and since then all he can think about is how grateful he is to get another chance playing the game he loves.