Week Five in the Mountain West brings just one conference matchup, but it has the feel of a few more. Could that be because there are a couple more involving some future conference foes or future former conference foes?
On Monday, BYU football released the depth chart for their upcoming road game at Baylor. Changes were made to the depth chart at running back. LJ Martin, the starter, was not listed on the depth chart for the first time this season.
On Saturday night, BYU traveled to Laramie and took down the Wyoming Cowboys 34-14. The BYU offense was without its top two running backs in LJ Martin and Hinckley Ropati against the Cowboys.
PROVO, UT - During the 2020 season, blowout wins became the norm for the BYU football team. In the closing minutes of those blowout games, then true freshman Miles Davis got his first reps at running back, a position that was brand new to him.
In his fifth year in the program, running back Miles Davis has become a "plug and play" option for BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick. "Miles Davis is doing a good job," Roderick said when asked about BYU's top running backs behind LJ Martin.