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BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill talks with offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick after BYU held their first fall football practice in Provo on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill has some new hardware in the arteries surrounding his heart, but the same duties he had before going into cardiac arrest last Thursday night.
Hill officially returned to work on Monday (although he did attend Saturday’s 41-13 win over Southern Illinois and occasionally chimed in over a headset he donned in the press box) and got right back where he left off four days ago.
Head coach Kalani Sitake said during his weekly press briefing at noon on Monday that Hill “is doing great and is off and working and getting ready for SMU.”
The rest of the coaches and the players are also doing well, Sitake reported, noting that there were no significant, or season-ending, injuries in the physical game against the Salukis.
“We have some guys that are banged up. It was a tough game. It was physical,” Sitake said. “Right now, everybody looks like they are on target to play this game this weekend.”
Having hardly broken a sweat in downing Houston Christian 59-7 on Saturday, SMU (2-0) will host BYU (1-0) on Friday at 5 p.m. MDT at Gerald Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The Mustangs, a recent addition to the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Power Four ranks, are 11.5-point favorites in the rematch of the 2022 New Mexico Bowl.
BYU won that game 24-23 in Albuquerque when Cougars cornerback Jakob Robinson stopped a two-point conversion attempt near the goal line at the end of regulation.
“I know they are a really explosive team, and are favored in this game,” Sitake said, while also noting that he is “good friends” with SMU coach Rhett Lashlee. “This is an opportunity for our guys to…
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Publish date : 2024-09-02 23:01:39
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