Provo • While a throng of reporters waited for their first chance to talk to 6-foot-7, 410-pound Motekiai Langi on Tuesday at BYU’s Indoor Practice Facility, another true freshman returned missionary who also plays defensive tackle gave low-key, short, individual interviews at the other side of the building.
And that was totally fine with Khyiris Tonga, a 6-4, 340-pounder from West Valley City’s Granger High.
Strangely, Tonga will get much more playing time for the Cougars this season than Langi, who admitted that he had to go to YouTube to figure out how to put on his football pads since he never played football while growing up in Tonga.