Kristin Murphy,
BYU (1-3) at Utah State (2-2)
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PROVO — In the locker room following BYU’s crushing 40-6 loss to Wisconsin on Sept. 16, frustration gripped senior linebacker Fred Warner.
“I had this awful taste in my mouth after that game,” the team captain recalled.
With a bye coming up, Warner knew something needed to be done. So he contacted director of football operations Russell Tialavea and asked him to help him organize a players-only meeting.
That meeting took place last Monday night, two days after the setback to the Badgers, at LaVell Edwards Stadium — an impromptu, football-centric Family Home Evening of sorts — where players took turns standing up and discussing what has led to a dismal 1-3 start to the season and how they could go about turning things around.