Three things BYU football can do to honor LaVell Edwards in 2017

Build a statue

The man needs a statue outside of his stadium. It’s that simple.

Great coaches all around the nation have been immortalized on their campuses. Bear Bryant and Nick Saban have statues at Alabama. Knute Rockne has a statue at Notre Dame. Bobby Bowden can still be seen in bronze on the campus of Florida State. Tom Osborne at Nebraska, Robert Neyland at Tennessee – the list goes on and on.

LaVell Edwards isn’t just a great BYU football coach, he’s one of the best collegiate football coaches in history. He’s No. 7 on the all-time NCAA wins list. He deserves this honor.

Imagine an eight-foot, 2,000-pound bronze statue next to the Cougar statue. How glorious would that be?

Not to mention, Edwards’ contributions go way beyond BYU football. Edwards’ lifetime of service with his wife, Patti, changed Provo and Utah County for the better. I can think of no more deserving of a statue than Edwards.