No one journey to Provo is the same for members of the BYU Football team. Some depart on missions right after high school and some will leave to serve after one year of playing. There are those that go the JC route and others that join the team as graduate transfers, like running backs Ty’Son Williams and Emmanuel Esukpa. For offensive lineman Tristen Hoge, there was a journey to one of college football most storied programs before making his way to Provo.
In 2015 Hoge was honored as a Parade All-American, a U.