A New Beginning
For the first time in ten years, the BYU Cougar football team set foot on the turf at Aloha Stadium prepared for what historically has been a heated rivalry with the University of Hawaii. But the same intensity never materialized. Yes, the players from both teams played hard and played to win, just like any [...]
Discovering Nnamdi
Back when I attended BYU–Hawaii, I met an extremely tall, fellow student named Nnamdi Okonkwo. The Nigerian art major stood about 6′ 9″ and played for the men’s basketball team. During one particular semester, we were enrolled in an art course together entitled, Lettering and Layout. As one of our assignments, we were asked to [...]
Rob Morris—Mormon
Former BYU Cougar and Indianapolis Colt, Rob Morris was the subject of a recent video feature on mormon.org. My favorite football highlight of Morris actually comes from a BYU football season ticket commercial. Here’s how I remember it: from end zone view the ball was snapped, the quarterback handed off to the running back and [...]
Beehive State: College Football Rankings
Even though much of the same information can be found online, I enjoy reading preseason college football magazines. I took, arguably, four of the more popular magazines and created a chart comparing the 2011 preseason rankings of NCAA Division I football programs in the state of Utah. All magazines—of course—cover the FBS in-depth. Lindy’s and [...]
Position, Possession, Completion
From June 10–11, BYU–Hawaii held its annual Hawaii Education Week (for two days) which featured some great presenters, including Joy Monahan, professional longboard surfer whom we featured about a year ago. She gave a fantastic workshop entitled, “Position, Possession, Completion.” In her presentation, she drew parallels from an outdoor adventure that she and some of [...]
