Competition to be BYU’s place-kicker is close as Cougars wrap up spring practices, look ahead to preseason training camp
Special teams should be solid again with Skyler Southam and Jake Oldroyd handling kicking chores, Australian Danny Jones the best returning punter
BYU place kicker Jake Oldroyd (39) shown here celebrating with fans after he kicked the game-winning field goal to beat Arizona 18-16 on Sept. 3, 2016, is back from a church mission and ready to compete with Skyler Southam to be the Cougars' kicker in 2019.
After graduating from the University of Utah, Jay joined The Tribune in 1989 as a newsroom assistant. He joined the sports department in 1990 and has worked there ever since, spearheading the newspaper's high school sports coverage for 13 years before moving into management. In 2005, Drew went back to writing and has covered BYU sports since 2008.