PROVO — For BYU junior linebacker Sae Tautu, he's seizing his opportunity to play a more central role within the defense this season. Coming off of maybe his best outing to date during last Saturday's win against Cincinnati, his role may become even more central moving forward.
“He’s just a big, physical kid and he’s playing really well right now, probably the best of all (the outside linebackers)," appraised outside linebackers coach Kelly Poppinga. "He’s probably not the prototypical BYU (outside linebacker.) He’s bigger. He doesn’t look flashy or fast, like the guys we’ve had in the past, but he knows how to get to the quarterback and he knows how to get pressure.