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Can Jeff Grimes' style and attention to detail translate to an improved offense for BYU?

James Wooldridge, Deseret News

PROVO — Last December, BYU coach Kalani Sitake hired a new offensive coordinator, Jeff Grimes, to resurrect a moribund offense.

While Grimes has never been an offensive coordinator, he has spent years as an offensive line coach at a handful of teams from Power 5 conferences.

Among the many shortcomings of BYU’s offense a year ago included the failure to establish an identity.

From the outset, Grimes set out to fix that problem.

“In a rebound year like this, there’s been a huge change in our culture. That’s the first thing the new (offensive) coaching staff set to achieve, right when they came in,” said sophomore offensive lineman Tristen Hoge.