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BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) warms up prior to BYU and Oklahoma State playing at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Jim Rome has been impressed with BYU football this season.
Two weeks after welcoming Kalani Sitake onto his eponymous radio program, the longtime sports analyst interviewed Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff to discuss BYU’s 8-0 start, facing rival Utah next, his Jewish faith and much more.
Here are some highlights from Retzlaff’s appearance on ‘The Jim Rome Show.’
On defying low preseason expectations
“We had a feeling in this building that we knew that nobody knew what was going to go on here in Provo. So just winter workouts, spring ball, leading in the summer training into fall camp, there was the feeling all along that we had the type of urgency and we had the type of team that can do something special this year.
“… I don’t think any of those media members actually showed up to practices and watched us play or anything. They just kind of based us off of last year. And last year obviously wasn’t the year we wanted to be, but with 50, 60 new guys in the building, we kind of got through last season as the new team in the Big 12. And now we’re a team, we’re a unit that’s united.”
On the culture within BYU’s program
“… Just the way this team plays together, the way we play for each other, the chemistry here, the culture here, I believe, is second to none. And Coach Kalani has set a standard, and the guys meet it every single day. It’s one of those things that’s a little bit intangible.
“It’s hard to really put a finger on what it is that brings this team across the finish line each week, but we do a good job playing together, man. The love for this team is second to none, and the urgency this offseason was at…
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Publish date : 2024-10-29 23:30:00
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