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PROVO — During the offseason, BYU defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki hired a new safeties coach, Preston Hadley, and moved some players to different positions, including linebackers Sione Takitaki and Zayne Anderson, who previously played on the defensive line and at safety, respectively.
Meanwhile, Butch Pau’u, another linebacker, is healthy after being injured much of last season.
“Sione, Butch and Zayne are really, really good. When we have those three in the game or when we have those three out of the game, there’s a big difference in the speed of the ‘backers, the disruption of everything going on and the D-line doesn’t have to be as good when they’re in,” Tuiaki said.