2010 BYU Recruiting Class

2010 BYU Cougars ... Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall

2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 11-1
2009 Record: 11-2

9/5 Oklahoma (in Arl.) W 14-13
9/12 at Tulane W 54-3
9/19 Florida St L 54-28
9/26 Colorado St W 42-23
10/2 Utah State  W 35-17
10/10 at UNLV W 59-21
10/17 at SDSU W 38-28
10/24 TCU L 38-7
10/31 OPEN DATE
11/7 at Wyoming  W 52-0
11/14 at N Mexico W 24-19
11/21 Air Force W 38-21
11/28 Utah W 26-23 OT
LAS VEGAS BOWL
12/23 Oregon St W 44-20

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 10-2
2008 Record: 10-3

8/30 Northern Iowa W 41-17
9/6 at Washington W 28-27
9/13 UCLA W 59-0
9/20 Wyoming W 44-0
9/27 OPEN DATE
10/3 at Utah State W 34-14
10/11 New Mexico W 21-3
10/16 at TCU L 32-7
10/25 UNLV W 42-35
11/1 at Colorado St W 45-42
11/8 San Diego State W 41-12
11/15 at Air Force W 38-24
11/22 at Utah L 48-24
Las Vegas Bowl
12/20 Arizona L 31-21

BYU Cougars

The Top 5 Prospects
QB	Jake Heaps	6-2	195	Sammamish, WA
DE	Bronson Kaufusi	6-6	250	Provo, UT
WR	Ross Apo	6-2	190	Arlington, TX
DT	Graham Rowley	6-4	265	Waialua, HI
RB	Algrenon Brown	6-1	210	Salt Lake City, UT
The Rest of the Class
DT	Jordan Afo	6-4	300	Salt Lake City, UT
OL	Jordan Black	6-7	245	Sandy, UT
DE	Tayo Fabuluje Jr.	6-6	260	Arlington, TX
DE	Alani Fua	6-5	210	Westlake Village, CA
DB	Kori Gaines	5-10	174	Loganville, GA
DB	Jacob Hannemann	6-1	190	Highland, UT
LB	Toloa'i Ho Ching	6-1	225	Sandy, UT
DB	Jordan Johnson	5-10	185	North Andover, MA
OL	Tuni Kanuch	6-2	295	South Jordan, UT
LB	Teu Kautai	6-2	200	Arlington, TX
LB	Collin Keoshian	6-2	235	Canyon Country, CA
RB	A.J. Moore	5-11	190	Murrietta, CA
OL	Manu Mulitalo	6-2	303	West Valley City, UT
LB	Joey Owens	6-3	215	Pleasant Grove, UT
RB	Drew Phillips	6-0	185	Boaz, AL
RB	Joshua Quezada	6-0	200	La Habra, CA
TE	Bryan Sampson	6-5	210	Pleasant Grove, UT
LB	Zac Stout	6-1	215	Westlake Village, CA
LB	Sae Tautu	6-3	230	Highland, UT
DT	Travis Tuiloma	6-3	290	Topeka, KS
OL	Blair Tushaus	6-3	273	Scottsdale, AZ

Dec. 23
LAS VEGAS BOWL
BYU 44 … Oregon State 20
Sean Canfield ran it in from one yard out to give Oregon State a 7-0 lead, and then it was all BYU in a blowout, literally. A gusty windstorm didn’t give the passing games too many problems, but it became a factor for the kicking games and field position, but the Cougars had the biggest effect on the Beavers with 37 straight points helped by three Max Hall touchdown passes, a one-yard Harvey Unga touchdown run, and a 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown from Matt Bauman off a backwards pass that changed the game, gave the Cougars a 14-7 lead, and set the tone for the rest of the way. The Beavers finally got back on the board with a one-yard Jacquizz Rodgers touchdown run with nine-minutes to play, but it was way too little, way too late.
Player of the Game: BYU LB Matt Bauman made nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, broke up a pass, and took a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown.
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 20-41, 173 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 19-70, 1 TD, Receiving: Damola Adeniji, 7-102, 1 TD
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 19-30, 192 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 25-79, 1 TD, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 5-45, 1 TD
What It All Means: BYU showed up with a bad attitude and a ton of fire and Oregon State didn’t have a chance. Max Hall wasn’t perfect, but he didn’t make any mistakes, didn’t give the Beavers anything to work with, and pounced whenever there was a chance. This was a major statement for the Cougars and the Mountain West, and even though BYU was outgained 317 yards to 315, but the defense came up with a whale of a performance with most of the Beavers’ yards coming when the game was basically over. The key was the way the defense came up big when it had to allowing just one fourth down conversion in five attempts, coming up with three takeaways, and getting OSU off the field early. 

Nov. 28
at BYU 26 … Utah 23 OT
Utah’s Joe Phillips sent the game into overtime with a 40-yard field goal, and he connected on a 29-yard kick in the extra frame. But BYU responded with Andrew George taking a Max Hall pass 25 yards for the game-winning touchdown. BYU had the game seemingly in hand with short touchdowns from Harvey Unga and Manase Tonga on the way to a 20-6 lead, but Utah scored 14 straight points in the fourth quarter, with Eddie Wide running for a one-yard score to go along with two Phillips field goals in the come back. Utah outgained the Cougars 298 yards to 265.
Player of the Game: BYU RB Harvey Unga ran 23 times for 116 yards and a score
Utah: Passing: Jordan Wynn, 21-41, 198 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Eddie Wide, 21-114, 1 TD, Receiving: Aione Key, 10-85
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 12-32, 134 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 23-116, 1 TD, Receiving: Andrew George, 2-43, 1 TD
What It All Means: BYU might not be a consistent offensive juggernaut, and it fizzled late before the big play in overtime, but a win over Utah is a win over Utah. After what happened last year in Max Hall’s meltdown of a performance, getting the win to finish 10-2 and in the No. 2 slot in the Mountain West isn’t bad. This might be seen as a slightly disappointing season with TCU going off to the BCS and BYU getting some bowl that ten people will watch, but the team was resilient, it showed great heart in tight spots, and ten wins, possibly 11, is a success no matter what. 

Nov. 21
at BYU 38 … Air Force 21
Max Hall set a BYU record for wins with his 30th as the starter with five touchdown passes including two to Dennis Pitta in the second quarter and a nine-yarder to Luke Ashworth to give the Cougars a 24-0 lead. Air Force came back with a 27-yard Josh Cousins touchdown catch, with Ben Cochran stepping in for Tim Jefferson to provide more of a passing attack, but the game was never in doubt. The Falcons committed four turnovers and were outgained 498 yards to 300 in the blowout.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 33-of-45 passes for 377 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions
Air Force: Passing: Ben Cochran, 5-18, 88 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jared Tew, 19-82, Receiving: Asher Clark, 1-29
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 33-45, 377 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 11-67, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 9-111, 2 TD
What It All Means: BYU is back in the mix to finish as the No. 2 Mountain West team needing to beat Utah. This was a more impressive win over Air Force than it might appear, with Max Hall being Max Hall, playing a fiery game and making several big plays to force the Falcons to get out of their normal offense. But the team needs one more big win and one more big moment to make the season a success. For all the good things the Cougars have done, finishing 9-3 with losses to TCU and Utah would be a disappointment. 

Nov. 14
BYU 24 … at New Mexico 19
Max Hall tied Ty Detmer for the most wins by a BYU starting quarterback, throwing two touchdown passes to go along with a one-yard Manase Tonga run on the way to a 24-13 lead. Donovan Porterie threw a 20-yardtouchdown pass to Victor James with just over four minutes to play, but the offense couldn’t convert on a late chance to get in scoring range. Porterie ran for a three-yard score and threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Daryl Jones, but the Lobos had problems with the kicking game with James Aho missing two field goals and hitting the upright on a conversion attempt.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 21-of-33 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns with an interception
New Mexico: Passing: Donovan Porterie, 28-44, 272 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: James Wright, 7-37, Receiving: Daryl Jones, 8-94, 1 TD
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 21-33, 314 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 11-50, Receiving: Luke Ashworth, 4-64, 1 TD
What It All Means: Yuck. New Mexico might have played one of its better games of the season, but BYU barely showed up. The offense failed to show the same crispness it had in the blowout win over Wyoming, and the defense let the bad Lobos hang around for far too long. There was no excuse for just 41 rushing yards, and to beat Utah and Air Force, there has to be more balance. BYU is just flaky enough to turn the machine back on after the strange win. 

Nov. 7
BYU 52 … at Wyoming 0
BYU rolled at will as Max Hall had a near-perfect game with 312 yards and four touchdown passes including a 79-yarder to McKay Jacobson and strikes from 44 and 15 yards out to J.J. DiLuigi. The Cougars held a 31-0 halftime lead and were never threatened. Wyoming managed just 225 yards of total offense and turned the ball over three times.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 20-of-22 passes for 312 yards and four touchdowns, and he ran five times for 30 yards.
Wyoming: Passing: Austyn Carta-Samuels, 14-23, 108 yds
Rushing: Alvester Alexander, 10-49, Receiving: David Leonard, 7-53
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 20-22, 312 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 16-85, Receiving: J.J. DiLuigi, 5-94, 2 TD
What It All Means: BYU couldn’t have pitched a more perfect game coming off the disaster against TCU. Once Max Hall got into a groove, it was over, while Harvey Unga ran well before getting a big dinged up and leaving the game in a blowout (he could’ve played if needed). Next up is a layup against New Mexico before closing out against Air Force and Utah, and while there might be hope of somehow winning the Mountain West title, finishing as the league’s No. 2 thing isn’t anything to blow off. If the offense keeps playing like this, finishing 10-2 before going bowling is possible.

Oct. 24
TCU 38 … at BYU 7
TCU got up 21-0 in the first 20 minutes on two Andy Dalton touchdown passes and a four-yard Joseph Turner scoring run. BYU finally got on the board late in the first half with a three-yard Harvey Unga run, but the TCU defense stuffed the Cougars time and again in the second half and scored 17 unanswered points. Dalton put the game well out of reach on a 75-yard touchdown pass to Antoine Hicks.
Player of the Game: TCU QB Andy Dalton completed 13-of-24 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for 11 yards
TCU: Passing: Andy Dalton, 13-24, 241 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Mathew Tucker, 10-42, 1 TD, Receiving: Jimmy Young, 4-44, 1 TD
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 18-28, 162 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 21-123, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 4-62 
What It All Means: The Cougars failed another big test. The win over Oklahoma was a nice starter to the season, but getting blasted in two big home games to Florida State and TCU by a combined score of 92 to 35 might turn out to be what defines the campaign. The lines never had a chance against what TCU was doing, and after getting down, Max Hall and the offense couldn’t get moving to try to get back. This was bad, but losing at Wyoming next week would be worse. There’s still time to have a good year, but it can no longer be a great one.

Oct. 17
BYU 38 … at San Diego State 28
Max Hall snuck around for a one-yard touchdown run on the final play of the first half, instead of spiking the ball, and he threw two second half touchdown passes as BYU had a fight with San Diego State. The Aztecs got three Ryan Lindley touchdown passes with two to DeMarco Sampson from seven and 36 yards out, but the he couldn’t keep up the pass over the final 20 minutes as Hall hit Andrew George and Dennis Pitta for touchdowns and Mitch Payne nailed a 44-yard field goal as part of a 17-7 run to break a 21-21 tie. BYU outgained San Diego State 512 yards to 342.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 27-of-39 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran 14 times for 47 yards and a score.
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 21-33, 298 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Walter Kazee, 9-28, Receiving: Vincent Brown, 8-147
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 27-39, 346 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 26-81, 1 TD, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 6-72, 1 TD
What It All Means: The Cougars finally stopped giving the ball away and the offense controlled the clock holding on to the ball for over 38 minutes, but it was still a fight because the defense couldn’t put the clamps down on the Aztec passing game. Call it a lookahead problem with TCU coming up next, but it wasn’t a plus that it took so much effort to put the game away. Max Hall was terrific on third downs and he didn’t make any mistakes. He’ll have to be even sharper against the Horned Frogs. 

Oct. 10
BYU 59 … at UNLV 21
BYU played like a Mountain West title contender with an early 17-0 lead helped by two of Harvey Unga’s three rushing touchdowns, but UNLV’s Deante Purvis returns a kickoff 94 yards after the second one. Unga answered with a 52-yard scoring dash, and the game never got close again. The Rebels came out firing with Michael Johnson taking a pass 75 yards for a third quarter score, but BYU scored 21 straight points on three Max Hall field goals to put the game away. BYU cranked out 611 yards of total offense.
Player of the Game: BYU RB Harvey Unga ran 20 times for 149 yards and three scores
UNLV: Passing: Omar Clayton, 20-32, 253 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Mike Clausen, 5-17, Receiving: Ryan Wolfe 8-69
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 21-27, 320 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 20-149, 3 TD, Receiving: Manase Tonga, 5-62
What It All Means: Now that’s the BYU that was supposed to roll through the Mountain West season. Harvey Unga and the running game dominated early, and Max Hall and the passing attack put the game away. This was a near-perfect performance with balance, efficiency, and explosion. Outside of the two big scoring plays allowed, there’s nothing for the coaching staff to be grouchy about going into the layup at San Diego State. Everything has to be tuned up for the showdown against TCU in two weeks.

Oct. 2
at BYU 35 … Utah State 17
BYU got a little bit of a push, but Max Hall threw three touchdown passes including a 48-yarder to Luke Ashworth and a 13-yarder to Dennis Pitta after getting down 7-0. The Aggies got a six-yard Diondre Borel touchdown run to start the scoring and closed things out with a 16-yard touchdown catch from Xavier Bowman, but the defense couldn’t hold down the Cougars in the fourth. BYU converted on 8-of-12 third down chances.
Player of the Game: BYU RB Harvey Unga ran 21 times for 118 yards and a score
Utah State: Passing: Diondre Borel, 20-28, 213 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Robert Turbin, 17-47, Receiving: Omar Dawyer, 4-58
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 16-23, 218 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 21-118, 1 TD, Receiving: Luke Ashworth, 5-91, 1 TD
What It All Means: Max Hall has to stop throwing interceptions. BYU is better than everyone else on the schedule with the possible exception of TCU, but the team becomes average in a hurry once the turnovers start flowing. Hall had a nice game against Utah State and he kept the chains moving, but he also threw two interceptions and the team committed nine penalties. On the road for four of the next five games, the offense has to stay balanced, with Harvey Unga running like he did this week, and the turnover margin has to start flowing in BYU’s favor. 

Sept. 26
at BYU 42 … Colorado State 23
In a sloppy game, BYU took two interceptions and a blocked punt and converted them into short scores, with Harvey Unga running for two of his three touchdowns and Max Hall getting in from one-yard out, on the way to a 21-0 first quarter lead. Unga later ran for a two-yard score and Hall connected with Dennis Pitta for an 18-yard scoring pass, but Colorado State came fighting back with two Grant Stucker touchdown passes and a five-yard run from Leonard Mason. But the early lead was too much for the Rams to overcome even though they outgained the Cougars 438 to 373.
Player of the Game: BYU RB Harvey Unga ran 22 times for 113 yards and three touchdowns.
Colorado State: Passing: Grant Stucker, 30-50, 372 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Leonard Mason, 12-51, 1 TD, Receiving: Tyson Liggitt, 11-156, 1 TD
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 18-29, 241 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 22-113, 3 TD, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 5-59, 1 TD
What It All Means: Ten penalties, two interceptions, and a sloppy performance after a hot start might be what BYU takes away from the good home win. Give the team credit for putting it away early on, but it would’ve been nice after the Florida State debacle to have had a more even 60-minute game. For all the problems, it was still a nice bounceback win with a layup ahead against Utah State, but Hall has to stop throwing picks and he has to stop throwing them now. The biggest strength at the moment is a punting game that’s leading the nation averaging 43.7 yards per boot.

Sept. 19
Florida State 54 … at BYU 28
Florida State got up early and wasn’t threatened after the first 20 minutes as Lonnie Pryor ran for two short scores and Christian Ponder connected with Caz Piurowski for a five-yard score with 24 seconds to play in the first half. Following a fumble recovery, FSU got a 33-yard field goal to end the half and the rout was on. BYU turned it over five times with Seminole corner Greg Reid returning a pick 63 yards for a score. Down 44-14, BYU got an 80-yard touchdown catch from McKay Jacobson, but it was far too little, too late.
Player of the Game: Florida State QB Christian Ponder completed 21-of-26 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran 11 times for 77 yards and a score.
Florida State: Passing: Christian Ponder, 21-26, 195 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Ty Jones, 12-108, 1 TD, Receiving: Jarmon Fortson, 6-62, 1 TD
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 20-31, 306 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 10-97, 1 TD, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 5-60
What It All Means: BYU has to remember one very simple, one very basic fact after the ugly loss to Florida State: nothing changes. Yes, if the Cougars had national title hopes, they had to win and win impressively, but realistically, the goals are to 1) win the Mountain West and 2) get into the BCS, in that order. This game might serve as a bit of a wake-up call to tighten things up further. There can’t be the turnovers in key spots, or else a defense like TCU will make the Cougars pay. There has to be more overall efficiency to get through the Utah showdown and against Air Force and Colorado State. 11-1 will get BYU to the BCS … maybe. Boise State might have something to say about it, but BYU can still make a claim if it doesn’t drop another game.

Sept. 12
BYU 54 ... at Tulane 3
The Cougars had few problems on either side of the ball outgaining the Green Wave 527 yards to 162 and 35 first downs to nine, with Bryan Kariya scoring twice in the second quarter with a one-yard run and a 12-yard catch, and J.J. Di Luigi running for two short scores in the second half. McKay Jacobson caught a 38-yard touchdown in the third, and Jordan Pendleton returned a fumble for a score in the fourth. Tulane's only points came in the second quarter on a 29-yard Ross Thevenot field goal.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 24-of-32 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns with an interception
Tulane: Passing: Joe Kemp, 14-19, 101 yds
Rushing: Andre Anderson, 12-36, Receiving: Jeremy Williams, 5-56
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 24-32, 309 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: J.J. DiLugi, 12-71, 2 TD, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 4-47
What It All Means: That's what you do to a bad team. Now it's not just about winning for BYU; it's about style points. Tulane is lousy, and BYU never let the game get interesting after needing a quarter to get the machine working. The defense did a great job of stuffing everything Tulane wanted to do, while Max Hall and the offense got hot and became unstoppable in the second half. With Florida State up next, the O needs to stay hot and throttle the mediocre Seminole secondary to make more national noise.

Sept. 5
BYU 14 … Oklahoma 13
Max Hall connected with McKay Jacobson for a seven-yard score with 3:03 to play leading the way to a one-point lead, but OU had one last shot. Tress Way’s 54-yard field goal attempt fell short and wide, and BYU had the shocking upset. Sam Bradford was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury, and backup Landry Jones couldn’t get the offense moving as Jimmy Stevens connected on field goals from 35 and 22 yards out after BYU tied it at seven on an Andrew George five-yard touchdown grab. OU started off the scoring on an eight-yard Ryan Broyles catch from Bradford. The two teams combined for 22 penalties.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 26-of-38 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 26-38, 329 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Bryan Kariya, 17-42, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 7-90
Oklahoma: Passing: Sam Bradford, 10-14, 96 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Chris Brown, 14-59, Receiving: Brandon Caleb, 4-57
What It All Means: Max Hall was night-and-day more mature on the field than he was last year in the big games. He kept his head when he was getting sacked, he was cool when he had to be on the late scoring drive, and even though he threw two interceptions, he was sharp overall and great on third downs. And give credit to the defense that did a great job even when Sam Bradford was in. The Cougars were swarming, were great against the run, and didn’t let backup QB, Landry Jones, get settled. Even though OU was without Bradford and Jermaine Gresham, this was the type of win that should propel the Cougars to a potentially special season, as in national title discussion special.