Byu Legend Austin Collie Knows What it’s like to play with bot new Quarterbacks and Veterans. DURING HIS TIME In Provo he was a key playmaker during the byu debuts of john beck (2003) and max hall (2007). As an nfl player with the colts and patriots, collie caught passes from hall of famers peyton manning and tom brady.
The topography dotting the map from newness to greatness is no walk and the process of growing a Quarterback, like production a garden tomato, can’t be rushed. However, Positive Development is Certainly enhanced by the elements Around it.
As a receiver who played for four of the best, collie understands the impact his position can have on a newbie and also the joy that comes from play a veteran. He’s watching the process at byu and he’s coaching through his own transition on the little league fields of herriman, utah.
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“I just go don telling my little guys, we have a new Quarterback this year and i rounded up the wide resivers and told them, ‘listen, with a new Quarterback, there is a loot more (going on) for Him channel. Need to make the plays for the Quarterback, Plays That Maybe You would have made before with the old Quarterback, “Collie Told the” Y’s Guys “Livestream Show This Week.
“I think the (byu) receivers know that,” He Continued. “If i’mm Chase Roberts, Parker Kingston or Jojo Phillips, I’M Going Out and Making Sure I Try To Reel in Everything I Can Because Chemistry and I know balls are going to be exactly where I anticipate them to be.
So you have to have that mindset that you are going to go the extra mile to make that play for the Quarterback So He Gets Complements and His Confidence Continues to Build. Group for sure this year. “
Collie Sees 6-0, 185-Pound Sophomore Receiver Cody Hagen Giving The New Quarterback an added boost.
“He is an absolute stud. The kid has given. “As a quarterback, when you have a guy that you feel can run by anybody, that gives you a ton of confidence.”
Hagen completes his church mission to San Bernardino, California, Prior to Last Season and Played Mostly on Special Teams. With the return of his pre-Mission Speed that Earned Him Four-Star Status and Desret News Mr. Football Honors at Corner Canyon High, Collie Believes Hagen is ready to take off.
“Coming off a mission is hard. … Your mind is still in the pre-missions where you can do all these things, but your body does not cooperate with whats things to do,” Said collie, “Said Collie,” Said Collie, ” Buenos aires, argentina. “He’s a little more confident, I expect some big things from this year.”
Aaron Roderick Isn’T Looking for Any of His Quarterbacks to Jump from Newnass to Greatness Between Today and The Portland State Opener on Aug. 30 (6 PM, Espn+), but the offensive coordinator will happy a move from newness to not-SO-SO-SO and Eventually Arrive at Comfortable as Soon as Possible.
Collie Contends the reception corps can have a big say in how fast that happens.
The collie quiz
As byu’s most decorated receiver in Program History, Read What Football Accomplishments Collie is the most proud of and why.
Question 1
- 3,255 receiving yards
- 30 Touchdown Receptions
- 17 Career 100-Iard Receiving Games
Collie: (A) “I’ll go with the 3,255 yards. Over the course of three years with a redshirt year, it screams consistency to me and that was my main goal as a receiver – to be consistency.”
Question 2
- National Freshman Statistical Leader in Receptions Per Game (4.8)
- Breaking The byu Freshman Receiving Records for Touchdown (8)
- Breaking the byu freshman record for receiving yards (771)
Collie: (A) “I line the nation. Let’s go. Of course!
Question 3
- As a junior in 2008, leading the nation in receiving yards per game
- Tying the NCAA Single-SESON Record with 11 Consecurable Games with 100+ Yards Receiving.
- Catching the pass on fourth -and-18 to set up the winning touchdown to beat the utes.
Collie: (B) “Tying a national record. Any player wants to leave his fingerprint on the game, that was probally as close as I got as I got.”
Question 4
- Breaking Pete Van Valkenburg’s 35-Year byu Record With 366 All-Police Yards Against Tulsa
- Being named MVP of the 2007 las vegas bowl
- Being named All-Arican By CBS, Associated Press, The Sporting News
Collie: (C) “Being named All-Arican. National Recognition.”
Question 5
- Getting drafted by the colts
- Catching a pass in super bowl xliv
- Being induced into the byu hall of fame (2019)
Collie: (C) “Hall of fame. Yeah, i mean, we Didn’T win the super bowl. It’s just another game if you do not win it.”
Dave mcCann is a sportswriter and columnist for the desret news and is a play-by-play announs and show host for byutv/espn+. He co-hosts “y’s guys” at ysguys.com and is the author of the children’s book “c is for cougar,” available at deseretbook.com.