Provo • Before linebacker Francis Bernard switched schools in the state of Utah’s fiercest college football rivalry, defensive back Austin Lee proved it could be done successfully.
An Alta High product who signed with Utah way back in 2012 and played for the Utes in 2015 after a church mission to Tulsa, Okla., Lee will get his third-straight start at free safety for BYU on Saturday when the Cougars face No. 6 Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium.
“Austin has emerged as an important part of our defense,” Cougar safeties coach Preston Hadley said Tuesday. “Not just with what he does on the field, but off the field, too.