PROVO — The small things matter in developing big results on the football field. Just ask BYU defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga and his position coach/defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki.
With weight loss a primary goal for the mammoth interior lineman this offseason, it helps to be as specific as possible according to Tuiaki, who believes Tonga is poised for his best season ever.
That specification is for Tonga to weigh in at 319 pounds when the season starts, not 320, which would seem a logical round number in a goal of losing weight.
"If it's 320, then it's 321 and then 322.