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The timing probably could have been better for a behind-the-scenes look at the BYU football program — for BYU fans disgusted with the team's three-game losing streak, anyway — but that's what will happen today and Wednesday for ESPNU viewers.
ESPNU will feature BYU's program in a 30-minute show called ESPNU All Access: BYU Football.
The program will air three times this week.
The first showing is Tuesday at 4 p.m. MT.
The second showing is Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. MT, and the third showing is Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. MT.
Take your pick.
The program will "offer football fans a unique, inside look at Cougar players and coaches as they participate in practice, meetings and other team activities," according to a news release.
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In case you missed it, here's my report from BYU's Monday morning press briefing yesterday. The Cougars will hold more media availability Tuesday morning, then shut it off until after Friday's game at Boise State.
Monday, pass-catchers Mitchell Juergens and Devin Mahina gave interviews, and mostly talked positively about how they believe the losing skid can be turned around.
"I feel pretty good. Every single game, we've come out and given it our hardest. I know we are putting some things together with the changes that have been going on, especially with the offense. But I feel great. It is a great group of guys, and we are going to come out fighting every week.
We have come up short, but we know we have the capabilities to come out with some wins," Juegens said.
Mahina said the Cougars are doing their best to tune out all the grumbling from fans.
"Honestly, we can't worry about what they say. If we start to worry about them, it will only mess with our minds. So we just have to focus on our opponent, focus on each other, and just continue to do our thing," he said.
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The players said they had Christian Stewart's back after he fumbled twice in the fourth quarter against the Wolf Pack.
"He's a natural leader on the field, and not only on the field, but off the field. We look to him as the leader on offense, and we trust him and we know that it was a little mistake that happened and nine times out of 10 he will lead us down there and we will get the win," Juergens said. "Unfortunately, it is sad to see him fumble the ball in that instance. But we know if he had the opportunity to do it again he wouldn't fumble and he would lead us to victory."
Added Mahina: "You know, you could tell Christian took that really hard, seeing him after the game with his head down. We just, as a team, that's our job to pick him up and make sure everything is alright, tell him you did your best, and that's all you can do."