BYU Football was down 45-13 with 3:46 left in the game against Utah State when Zach Wilson entered the game. In most games, this would guarantee that every player on the field would be backups.
Not this game. Not in this rivalry.
On Wilson’s first play, I was able to make out seven of the eleven defenders numbers:
- 6 – Cameron Haney (STARTER)
- 7 – DJ Williams (STARTER)
- 10 – Tipa Galeai (STARTER)
- 15 – Baron Gajkowski (BACKUP)
- 25 – Shaq Bond (STARTER)
- 51 – Justus Te’i (BACKUP)
- 55 – Adewale Adeoye (STARTER)
That’s right, Utah State was playing at least five of their starters against BYU when Wilson took his first snap.