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Two Men and a Truck: The Last-Minute, 2,200-Mile Journey to Get BYU on the Field at Coastal Carolina

A day ago, Hal Morrell never expected to be in a race against time.

But here he is.

It’s 2:30 p.m. ET Thursday and he’s seated in the passenger seat of BYU’s giant equipment truck as it hums across Nebraska. To his left, behind the wheel, is Fili Taufa, steering a big rig that is toting precious cargo: the unbeaten Cougars’ game helmets, pads, jerseys, cleats and footballs.

The two men are on the second leg of…

“Wait! Can you hold on for a sec,” Morrell politely says. “I’ve got to get a picture of the Missouri River!