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Tweaks, fixes, health dominate BYU prep heading into showdown with TCU
Story by Dick Harmon
The Cougars will take on a familiar foe Saturday when No. 12-ranked BYU hosts TCU in LaVell Edwards Stadium. While the Cougars’ defense played well enough to challenge Texas Tech in a loss in Lubbock last week, the offense has some fixes to make.
And, at this time of the season where everyone is banged up, it would help if BYU’s offense could find help for star running back LJ Martin.
The Cougars will need to get back to forcing turnovers after getting none at Texas Tech. On offense, BYU will need to find ways to get back to making big plays with both the run and pass. High on the agenda is the run game, a necessary tool for offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick to use in keeping balance and triggering play-action passing with freshman Bear Bachmeier.
On Monday, coach Kalani Sitake said he liked how BYU responded to the physical play of Texas Tech, but the team needed to make more plays and clean up mistakes on special teams. He wants the team to start faster, get momentum earlier and keep it, control field position, and just play smarter.
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