BYU football: Three players to watch during spring ball

BYU basketball is struggling, and that’s a bummer. But, BYU football’s spring practices are coming up. Here are three players to watch for.

BYU football is almost back. And that’s an especially good thing when you consider just how disappointing basketball season has been.

But while the Lone Peak Three and Co. continue to flounder on the road, BYU football is getting back to the grind.

Here are three players to watch for as Kalani Sitake and the Cougars head back to the practice field.

Tanner Mangum, Junior Quarterback

Tanner Time. It’s here. And finally under some pleasant circumstances.

There were plenty of reports last season that Mangum struggled with Ty Detmer‘s offense, holding the ball to long and slinging it deep when he got into trouble. We got to see Mangum in the Poinsettia Bowl, but it’s tough to judge him based on how he threw in a monsoon.

With a full year in the offense – and a tough first four weeks of the season – it will be crucial that Mangum takes a step forward as the signal caller. Starting spring ball on the right foot will be a huge step in the right direction. Both for Mangum and BYU football.