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He bet on himself as a walk-on at BYU After concluding a solid career at Bingham High School that featured three state championships as well as All-State and All-Region honors, Milne had two options in front of him. He could sign Weber State's full-ride scholarship offer to play in the Football Championship Subdivision, or he could listen to BYU head coach Kalani Sitake and join the Cougars as a preferred walk-on. There are no guarantees with walking on to a Division I school. He would have to prove himself and pay for tuition through other means. Still, it was an opportunity he could not tur...

Deseret News ‘This organization is going to lift you’: What the New York Jets told Zach Wilson before they drafted him ‘Oh, what a night’: BYU coach Kalani Sitake honored to be among those invited to share the spotlight with his former QB Thursday at the NFL draft in Cleveland Share this story David Dermer, Associated Press CLEVELAND — Moments after the 86th NFL draft began in Cleveland on Thursday night, Zach Wilson took a call from the New York Jets brass letting him know that they were about to select the former BYU quarterback with the No. 2 pick. “You could just see the emoti...

The New York Jets select QB Zach Wilson with the No. 2 pick | 2021 NFL Draft PROVO — One of the first things that stood out to New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas about Zach Wilson — and one key reason why he selected the former BYU quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick in Thursday's NFL draft — was his emotion and passion. Wilson doesn't just enjoy football. He eats it, drinks it, chews it up and spits it out — then goes back to do it over again tomorrow. But those emotions caught up to Wilson as he walked out of the green room at the NFL draft theater in Cleveland on Thursda...

PROVO — One day after finalizing the hiring of new linebackers coach Kevin Clune, BYU football added an offensive assistant — and it went back to Texas to do it. The Cougars added UTSA assistant Darrell Funk to lead their offensive line, the team announced Friday night. The hire replaces Eric Mateos, the former Texas State assistant who followed former offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes to Baylor. Funk comes to BYU with more than 30 years of coaching experience, including a decade as a coordinator. In addition to his most recent stop at UTSA, Funk previously worked at Michigan, Purdue, San...

PROVO — The common thought around BYU's campus this week is what the football team is losing. Fresh off its 11-1 season, top-20 national ranking, and best record since at least 2006, the Cougars have lost offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes to Baylor, and quarterback Zach Wilson, wide receiver Dax Milne and offensive tackle Brady Christensen — arguably three of the biggest role players on a top-10 offense — to the 2021 NFL Draft. That's just a few of the key losses to the 2021 team, which will take a massive step up in scheduling by facing seven Power Five teams, including the aforementio...