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Izzo says Aaron Henry healthy for Maui test
Tom Shanahan Nov 24 2019By TOM SHANAHANLAHAINA, Hawaii – As the eight coaches participating in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational took their seats upon an outdoor dais with a Pacific Ocean backdrop at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, tournament director Dave Odom asked them to don their Jim Maui...
LaVell Edwards saw the best in everyone
Tom Shanahan Dec 30 2016Brigham Young football coach LaVell Edwards won many games without many enemies. That’s not easy to do.The two often go hand in hand, but not for the College Football Hall of Famer who died Thursday at age 86. It’s hard to get mad at a guy identified by his thoughtful sideline...
BYU helped two servings of San Diego bowls
Tom Shanahan Dec 19 2016San Diego’s Holiday Bowl can thank Brigham Young for its early success, rapid growth and pronounced stature in its 39th year. Now, San Diego is able to pay back BYU at a time when the Cougars need San Diego as much as San Diego needed the school in olden days.The early Holiday...
Spartans overlooked early warning signs
Tom Shanahan Nov 30 2016Players say things in the optimism of the preseason that can be blamed on youthful enthusiasm. But in the aftermath of a ravaged season, such comments can be reviewed as a red-in-the-morning warning that they were out of touch with an approaching storm.Turn back the clock to...
Mendenhall faces tough rebuilding task
Tom Shanahan Jul 9 2016Bronco Mendenhall’s track record suggests he will turn around Virginia’s football program soon if not right away. He won 99 games in 11 seasons at BYU without a losing mark.In 2005, Mendenhall inherited a Cougars program with three straight losing seasons. His first team ended...