Feinga suffered a lower back strain, Pitta suffered an MCL sprain, and Rich had what coach Bronco Mendenhall termed a "bell-ringer, not a concussion, just a little wooziness."

BYU football spokesperson Brett Pyne said Sunday the school would not be releasing an injury update until today at the earliest.

Linebacker Shawn Doman, who had an appendicitis attack on Friday and did not make the trip, is also on the questionable list, along with backup linebacker Daniel Sorensen (sprained ankle).

The most serious injury appears to be the one suffered by Pitta, who said after Saturday's game that he expects to be able to play.

"Just got my knee banged up a little bit, so I will just rehab this week, and it should be good to go," he said.

Asked how quickly he can recover, Pitta said, "I don't know. I am not a doctor. They say it is a strained MCL. I don't know what that consists of, I don't know how long that takes to rehab, so we will see."

Pitta had nine catches for 113 yards on Saturday, while BYU's second tight end, Andrew George, caught five passes for 62 yards.

Pitta is 21st in the country in receiving yards per game (90.18), and third among tight ends. Austin Collie remains the leading receiver in the country, at 119.5 yards per game, 8 more per game than second-place Dez Bryant of Oklahoma State.

Bowl talk

Representatives from the Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego) and the Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas) watched the Cougars beat Air Force. Obviously, both bowls had interest in both teams, and still do, although it is highly unlikely that the Cougars will slip to the Armed Forces Bowl.

Larry Blumberg said he believes the Las Vegas Bowl, which has the first pick of non-BCS Mountain West Conference teams, will take BYU, even if the Cougars lose Saturday.

Light moment

Laughter erupted in the press box, in the stadium, and probably around the country when referee Dan Romero described the reason why Air Force's defense was being penalized for a delay-of-game thusly: "The defense was using signals to disconcern their snapper."

Overrated angst

BYU defensive end Jan Jorgensen said he doesn't believe critics' claims that No. 16 BYU is overrated will stop. "It is going to be here for the rest of the season," he said. "We don't care about that. They can say what they want. That writer [from Colorado Springs] who wrote that [BYU was overrated] last week, hopefully we shut his mouth a little bit, but we are going to get that all the time."

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