Disappointment and frustration are the two biggest challenges BYU’s senior linebacker Zayne Anderson has faced. It’s never been a lack of talent, which in some ways has made the challenges worse. When you know you can do something, and do it well, and the opportunity is there, the capability is there, the coaches and pro scouts think it’s there, the need is there, and then a broken body part interferes … what are you supposed to do?
Anderson, then, embarks upon his final college season this week, as BYU opens camp on Wednesday, as a vital part of the Cougars’ defense, having endured injuries, a position switch, and a previous senior season, postponed and rerouted and redshirted after playing in four games in 2018, preserving one last shot at becoming, at being, who and what he thinks he really is.