Brigham Younger Cougars quarterback Jacob Conover (17) seems to move in Logan on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Information
Redshirt freshman Jacob Conover has emerged because the seemingly backup at quarterback to Jaren Corridor at BYU, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Aaron Roderick stated Monday night time after the Cougars’ third-to-last apply of spring camp concluded in Provo.
Conover, the previous four-star recruit from Chandler, Arizona, entered spring camp practically a month in the past in a three-way battle for the backup job with Boise State switch Cade Fennegan and sophomore Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters.
“Jaren is taking part in rather well. Jacob has separated himself a little bit bit because the No. 2 (QB). Cade and Sol-Jay are bettering each day. I'm nonetheless giving them reps, in order that’s the place we stand proper now,” Roderick stated when requested for a quarterback replace.
“The reps are accumulating now. (Jacob Conover) has been right here lengthy sufficient that it's beginning to present that he is aware of what he's doing. In his general time right here, he has had just a few extra reps than perhaps Sol-Jay and Cade have. So it simply sort of comes with taking part in. The sport appears to be slowing down a little bit bit for him, and he’s a proficient man.” — BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick
Within the media-viewing portion of Monday’s apply, Corridor and Conover took all of the reps whereas Fennegan and walk-on Nick Billoups signaled in performs.
Usually, the protection shined the final half-hour or so.
Requested what Conover has carried out to separate himself, Roderick stated the truth that Conover has extra expertise in BYU’s system is beginning to present.
“The reps are accumulating now. (Conover) has been right here lengthy sufficient that it's beginning to present that he is aware of what he's doing,” Roderick stated.
“In his general time right here, he has had just a few extra reps than perhaps Sol-Jay and Cade have, so it simply sort of comes with taking part in. The sport appears to be slowing down a little bit bit for him, and he’s a proficient man.”
Conover has been in this system for 2 years. He didn’t play in any respect in 2020 and solely performed in two video games final 12 months, finishing 5 of 9 passes for 45 yards towards Utah State and going 0 for 1 towards Idaho State on Nov. 6.
Corridor’s major backup in 2021, Baylor Romney, retired from soccer to take a job with software program large Adobe.
Roderick stated the Cougars’ offense in 2022 will likely be “open to each risk” and that “you'll see some cool issues. We're going to make use of each good participant we've got.”
So far as beginning receivers are involved, Roderick stated Gunner Romney and Puka Nacua are clearly the highest two guys within the room, adopted by a bunch that features Kody Epps, Brayden Cosper, Keanu Hill and Chase Roberts.
“I might say these guys are all able to contribute this 12 months,” Roderick stated. “Puka and Gunner are sort of on one other stage, after which these (different) guys you'll see play and contribute.
“How large of a job they've is as much as them, however all of them are going to have large careers right here and have brilliant futures.”
Linebacker enters switch portal
In one other BYU soccer improvement Monday, Cougars linebacker Viliami Tausinga introduced he has entered the switch portal.
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A former three-star recruit from East Excessive in Salt Lake Metropolis, Tausinga signed with BYU in 2018 after which went on a mission to Tonga for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He grayshirted in 2020 and was added to the roster in 2021 earlier than the season however by no means noticed any taking part in time and contributed on the scout crew.