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Dick Harmon: For Zach Wilson, Aleva Hifo, early connection during BYU's fall camp was moment of truth

PROVO — It was a moment that made Aleva Hifo and Zach Wilson laugh.

Receiver/QB chuckles.

Shelved all winter, sidelined for spring practice, they’ve had half a year of post-surgical rehabilitation on shoulders that underwent the same work to repair damaged labrums.

In other words, they waited. Felt as useless as police cats.

Then, on the first play of fall camp’s 11-on-11 drills, Wilson threw a 40-yard dart to Hifo, who caught it in stride and finished the rest of the 60-yard touchdown play jetting by a defender.

“Zach and I had a good laugh about it.