Football: BYU's Mendenhall addresses missionary recruiting
BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall and Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham went head-to-head on Monday, but it wasn't for a prized recruit.
This time it was on the golf course.
In the annual Rivalry for Charity golf tournament, Whittingham's team of Utah boosters beat Mendenhall's team of BYU boosters, requiring the Cougar coach to sing Utah's fight song afterwards.
You can read more about it on the Tribune's Web site, and I am sure Mendenhall's performance will be all over the television news broadcasts tonight.
After the singing, reporters were able to visit with both coaches, and, of course, the subject of recruiting missionaries came up because it was the first time, to my knowledge, that Mendenhall has given any interviews since the famous Memorial Day announcement by USU's Riley Nelson that he is transferring to BYU when he returns home from his LDS Church mission.
Here's what was asked:
"There's been debate raging the last few weeks about recruiting and missionaries. To set everyone straight, what is the rule you follow as far as how you handle them?"
Here's Mendenhall's response:
"We, in every possible chance, will not recruit or interfere with anybody out on their mission.
There have been three very unique cases with permission and requests by parents and/or mission presidents that have asked us to be involved to help a young man make a decision earlier and go on about his business. It will take something like that for us ever to consider a young man while he's out there.
There have been three to this point in four years, and there could be others, but it will take those criteria to make it happen."
The coach could not say who those three missionaries are, per NCAA rules, but two are presumed to be Nelson and Malosi Te'o, the running back from Kahuku High in Hawaii who signed with UNLV.
Shoot me an e-mail if you know who the third one is.
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Whittingham was asked about reports that the Utes will be playing at Notre Dame in 2010.
"From what I understand, it is getting close to being a done deal," he said. "It is not completely certain at this point, but probably 95 percent. We hope for the best."
The coach was also asked about the status of Keni Kaufusi, the Cottonwood High lineman who was close to joining the Utes but had his offer of a grant-in-aid withdrawn due to some highly publicized legal issues.
"We are just waiting. It is an unfortunate situation," he said. "But from our standpoint, nothing has changed."
This time it was on the golf course.
In the annual Rivalry for Charity golf tournament, Whittingham's team of Utah boosters beat Mendenhall's team of BYU boosters, requiring the Cougar coach to sing Utah's fight song afterwards.
You can read more about it on the Tribune's Web site, and I am sure Mendenhall's performance will be all over the television news broadcasts tonight.
After the singing, reporters were able to visit with both coaches, and, of course, the subject of recruiting missionaries came up because it was the first time, to my knowledge, that Mendenhall has given any interviews since the famous Memorial Day announcement by USU's Riley Nelson that he is transferring to BYU when he returns home from his LDS Church mission.
Here's what was asked:
"There's been debate raging the last few weeks about recruiting and missionaries. To set everyone straight, what is the rule you follow as far as how you handle them?"
Here's Mendenhall's response:
"We, in every possible chance, will not recruit or interfere with anybody out on their mission.
There have been three very unique cases with permission and requests by parents and/or mission presidents that have asked us to be involved to help a young man make a decision earlier and go on about his business. It will take something like that for us ever to consider a young man while he's out there.
There have been three to this point in four years, and there could be others, but it will take those criteria to make it happen."
The coach could not say who those three missionaries are, per NCAA rules, but two are presumed to be Nelson and Malosi Te'o, the running back from Kahuku High in Hawaii who signed with UNLV.
Shoot me an e-mail if you know who the third one is.
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Whittingham was asked about reports that the Utes will be playing at Notre Dame in 2010.
"From what I understand, it is getting close to being a done deal," he said. "It is not completely certain at this point, but probably 95 percent. We hope for the best."
The coach was also asked about the status of Keni Kaufusi, the Cottonwood High lineman who was close to joining the Utes but had his offer of a grant-in-aid withdrawn due to some highly publicized legal issues.
"We are just waiting. It is an unfortunate situation," he said. "But from our standpoint, nothing has changed."
2 Comments:
The other player is Brandon Bradley.
It sure seems the Drewster could care less what his readers think of his comments, since I made mention of him in comments posted directly back to his blog last month.
Do you care, Jay?
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Why does Mendenhall lie? this is bull, moms and dad cant even talk to there son's out there, but just like utah what is good for the LDS is ok for the LDS to do, what are you going to do whey you die and go to god only to find out he is not LDS and a laker fan.
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