Captains, Personnel Notes Announced
PROVO -- BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall announced Thursday team captains for the 2010 season as well as several personnel notes entering the first week of the season.
Senior safety Andrew Rich and junior offensive tackle Matt Reynolds have been selected to serve as team captains. Both Rich and Reynolds have played in all 26 games the past two seasons and enter their third year as a starter for the Cougars.
“Andrew and Matt are both fantastic representatives of our program and outstanding football players,” Mendenhall said. “Both have demonstrated they are capable of leading our team on and off the field.”
Rich has started in 16 games and earned All-MWC Second Team honors in 2009. He is a 2010 Lott Trophy Award candidate. Reynolds has started all 26 games of his career and is a preseason All-American, Lombardi Trophy and Outland Trophy candidate in 2010. He was a Freshman All-American in 2008 and a CFN All-Sophomore selection in 2009 while earning first-team all-conference accolades.
Mendenhall also announced that redshirt freshman defensive end Thomas Bryson will not play in the team’s opener against Washington due to a violation of team rules. He will participate in practices on the scout team during the next week.
Other players who will not participate as redshirt candidates for the 2010 season include the following:
Offense
Jordan Black, freshman offensive lineman
Matt Jensen, freshman offensive lineman
Cole Jones, freshman offensive lineman
Quinn Lawlor, freshman offensive lineman
Manu Mulitalo, freshman offensive lineman
Blair Tushaus, freshman offensive lineman
Algernon Brown, freshman running back
AJ Moore, freshman running back
Drew Phillips, freshman running back
DJ Doman, freshman wide receiver
Bryan Sampson, freshman tight end
Defense
Jordan Atkinson, senior linebacker
Cole Herrmann, freshman linebacker
Uona Kaveinga, junior linebacker
Collin Keoshian, freshman linebacker
Alani Fua, freshman linebacker
Sae Tautu, freshman linebacker
Peter Welsh, freshman linebacker
Jordan Johnson, freshman defensive back
Kori Gaines, freshman defensive back
DeQuan Everett, junior defensive back
Josh Marquardt, sophomore defensive lineman
Travis Tuiloma, freshman defensive lineman
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