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BYU football: Ului Lapuaho's long recovery rewarding for himself and for the team

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PROVO — More than several people around BYU's football program won't forget 2016's heartbreaking 20-19 loss to Utah, although few of those same people remember it as BYU offensive lineman Ului Lapuaho did.

Sure, the prospect of losing yet another game to the Utes provides a lot to dwell on, but for the 6-foot-7, 330-pound Hunter High School product, the memories have more to do than just the loss, as it was the last game the then-promising prospect started.

His outing against the Utes that year severely inflamed the meniscus in both of his knees to the point where it became unbearable.