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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Ptwx L uh Wednesday September 2, - Page BJ DYU FOOTDALL :'i U I L' 7 The Daily Herald Derik Stevenson, PROVO BYUs top tackier on kickoffs and punts, may not be the first Cougar defender downfield this season. The sight of No. 54 storming . toward a kick returner might be missed, but there a pood reason. Stevenson has moved in as a starter at strungside linebacker. "They pulled me off special teams last week," Stevenson said. "I guess I won't play on special teams coverage unless I blow it at linebacker. Then I could be back." Stevenson, a senior from Diamond Bar, - 240-poun- " - " l , - V ! JASON OLSON IV 0rty linebacker Rob Morris watches linemen run drifts during a recent practice, HcraM BYU Continued from Bl ' d BUT CHOW and others maintain the concern is real. Especially if &n anonymous person is using the name of a player's father to gain credibility 1 guess he uses the name because he's not man enough to less up. He's hurting the program Chow said. - Reynolds: "You never know if those who are sending it are legitimate. Some are using a false identity. You never know ' Dick Harmon is a sports tcriter and regular columnist for The Daily Herald. tries to monitor type of information on mail list PROVO Much of net traffic concerning BYU sports a subscoccurs on Cougar-Nemail list devoted to riber-only coverage and discussion of BYU athletics. The two owners of Cougar-Neloyal BYU fans Dave Kenison and Newell Wright, created this Internet link as a service to BYU fans around the world. t, t, They shoulder the costs themselves and strictly monitor discussions. And these owners are horriinforfied to think Cougar-Ne- t mation may hurt BYU football. The last thing any of us would want to do would be to jeopardise die chances of the team, Kenison said. "Knowing that whatever information we post to the list is available to the world, we try E&onl GAME TIME: In case you haven't read it lately, BYUs opener at Alabama will kick off at 5 p.m. (MST) Saturday. The game will be televised live nationally on ESPN. The game is part of an ESPN' left-hande- d triple-heade- r. any-where- ." Ron Franklin will call the action with Mike Gottfried proYO, EARL: The condition of viding color commentary. the turf at Bryant-DennStadium has been a concern y KEVINS BACK: John Tait, who has started at left tackle for BYU the past two years, had a little fun Tuesday with a reporter at the Big Five for two weeks. The outlook has worsened with the rainfall from Hurricane Earl, which began falling in Tuscaloosa Monday night. Huddle in Salt Lake City. The reporter wanted to 1 f rzil l Mfff sat . r started three with ago years just a handful of Cougar-Ne- 4a a MM ri to walk the fine line of feeding the hunger of BYU fans without giving away secrets to the opposition First, Alabama coach Mike DuBose exploded in front of the media after the Crimson Tide's scrimmage on Aug. 22, because the turf was unplayable. In response, the university r tore up all the grass between '. the hash marks 12,000 and replaced it square yards with special sod from a com pa- t. ny in Tift on, Ga. The same type of sod was put in three days before the Super Bowl at Miami's Pro Player Stadium in 1995, so it's . proven to take quickly. But with Earl approaching, DuBose called BYU coach ,; La Veil Edward Tuesday morning to tell him the Cougars might not be able to ,J get on the field for t heir walk- - . through Friday afternoon. , i subscribers. "Since then, the list has grown to 620 active subscribers with 1,400 signed up to receive highlights on another list called Cougar-Best,- " Kenison said. Kenison indicated that some subscribers have Teen warned" several times this year to be cautious what they write, "They should assume that every word goes straight to the coaches of our opponents, he said, "We don't want to give out too much information about plays, formations or things being emphasized in practices. DICK HARMON BYU, producing points will be a tall order, CoMawednxMiiBl "I don feel like it will turn g into a game, said socaething out of a play who to use DuBose, plans Phillips, who took the bulk three-stedraws and screens, the as career of his 28 snaps e drops to try to diffuse the pres. quarterback in : situations last sure on Phillips. and goal-lin- e "Both teams are a little three-gam- e ; 'season during a finalstronger on defense, I think the . experiment, is glad hell ; strength of BYU football team ly fiiidout if will be its defense, I auarfcerDivision esitul Phillips knows it, but will : I knew that I dont think Td take some time prior to kickoff naw appreciated this year if I to enjoy the moment "Maybe it hasn't sunk in yet, P k cms tivwefr 9m toM the that T going to walk out on yatnT ttes that field Saturday finally, as a hack, I don't the starting ajuaitei Watk at the f Alabama, tittt N 4raw the University SaC: mi -- nfr I a I "WJ sacs Sab r m, C29.C0 " 570 D ll Axzndo 7 Red 8.0 Fcrra Ccrve enrl) w) QiEHiranb, qb I m lit hcnbesuc-- (to gb (r I luie (ban) 036 Snowboard Pqckaq. 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HARMON : Calif., blocked a kick at UTEP last year en route to being named t he coaches' special teams player of the year. By DICK HARMON and TAD WALCH ( (Pcg)C--:- w 'II 0 GO SCO |