PROVO — During this year’s version of BYU’s annual Media Day festivities, there was a conspicuous dearth of hype.
That’s not a surprise, considering the Cougars are coming off an abysmal 4-9 season — their first nine-loss campaign since 1955 — and facing uncertainty at the quarterback position where several candidates with varying degrees of experience will compete for the starting job.
At this point, BYU would be thrilled just to get back to a bowl game. The Cougars’ streak of 12 consecutive postseason appearances was snapped last year.
Right now, there’s some changes that are going on to bring (BYU football) back.