Cut from the team ‘three or four times,’ BYU walk-on linebacker Riggs Powell won’t take no for an answer
Non-scholarship player has worked several jobs during his college career to make ends meet, including his current position at the Utah County Assessors Office
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senior linebacker Riggs Powell will start for the Cougars on Saturday when they face Boise State at Albertsons Stadium. Powell has been cut from the team several times and has worked several jobs to make ends meet as a non-scholarship player, but is now a starter for the 4-4 Cougars.