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BYU lineman Vic So'oto was right last week when he said the biggest worry about coach Bronco Mendenhall becoming more involved at practices was that the Cougars would be running a lot more. The Cougars wrapped up another practice Tuesday at the outdoor facility, and linebacker Brandon Ogletree said they ran, and ran, and ran. "Even more than last week, if that's possible," Ogletree said. Mendenhall said it is by design. He wants a team that will have more energy than its opponent in the fourth quarter. "Yesterday was spirited and lively and I think still fresh off of the victory," Mendenhall said. "Today, just much more workmanlike. Not nearly as much emotion just physical pounding and trying to get ready to play." Players said the ones scrimmaged against the ones today for about five plays. Other than that, it was work against the respective scout teams. "We realize what we are up against this week," Ogletree said. "We are playing a very, very good football team." Trainer Kevin Morris provided an injury update: * Safety Steven Thomas, who suffered a concussion against Florida State, will not play again this week. Thomas has begun the protocol steps to be cleared, but won't make it in time for the Horned Frogs. * Safety Andrew Rich is still battered and bruised, but has practiced all week and is expected to play. * Linebacker Jordan Pendleton began rehab on his sprained knee today, but trainers still are not ready to assign a timetable for his return. * Linebacker Jameson Frazier (broken thumb) is still a week away. Morris said the hope is to have him ready to play against Wyoming on Oct. 23. * Receiver Ross Apo (broken finger) is still a couple of weeks away from being cleared to catch passes. He probably won't return until the first game after the bye week, against UNLV on Nov. 6. * DT Eathyn Manumaleuna suffered a shoulder strain in the opener against Washington, but has been playing and practicing. He is expected to play against TCU, but how much is unclear still. - Given the ill feelings emanating from Fort Worth about BYU leaving the MWC for independence, I asked Mendenhall tonight if he is preparing his team at all for the hostilities it will face on Saturday. "We have seen what kind of buzzsaw we could run into the past two years. So we have a pretty good idea of what they are capable of," he said. Mendenhall acknowledged that BYU and TCU have become rivals and that this will quite likely be their last meeting: "Well, any rivalry normally comes with any type of reasons, but this one has developed because the games have been so close. First one I think was 51-50, then we won two, then they won two. You are normally competing for bowl game slots and conference championships, etc. So I think that is how the rivalry generated some interest, just because of how the teams are playing. And whether it will come to an end or not, it will probably have to do with just the ability to schedule and how that fits into what goes on in the future," he said.