Monthly Archives: September 2011
Typically, Mormon football players serve their two-year LDS missions before starting their college careers, or they go after one year. Nick Graziano of Moraga, Calif., played his entire college career first and is now learning Portuguese at the Missionary Training … Continue reading
Does anyone remember a BYU quarterback named Todd Mortensen? In the summer of 2004, an emotional Mortensen told then Cougars’ coach Gary Crowton and his teammates that he was transferring to the University of San Diego to play his senior … Continue reading
An article in the New York Times on Thursday, Sept. 8, made me laugh out loud when I read it. The story, written by reporter Pete Thamel, explains that in recent decades of college football, the euphemism, “Little Sisters of … Continue reading
My feature story on Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo was posted online Sunday, Aug. 28, and printed this past week in the Mormon Times section of the Deseret News. I relished the opportunity to visit with and get to know … Continue reading