Fresno State @ BYU
PROVO — Appeal denied.
It was previously reported that BYU would appeal the one-half game suspension of linebacker Sae Tautu stemming from his targeting penalty committed during last week's 20-16 loss to Missouri. Prior to Tuesday morning's interviews, Cougar coaches received the news that the penalty, upon further review, had been upheld.
The situation leaves the outside linebacker spot in a bit of jam.
“We’re really thin at that spot,” said outside linebackers coach Kelly Poppinga. “It leaves me with two of the 10 guys that I started fall camp with, so a lot of injuries and the suspension of Sione (Takitaki) and now with Sae.