Director of strength and conditioning Nu’u Tafisi and associate director Justin McClure have both been relieved of their duties effective immediately.
Brigham Young Cougars wide receiver Puka Nacua is helped off the field as the Brigham Young Cougars play the Wyoming Cowboys at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.After back-to-back injury plagued seasons, BYU is letting go of its two highest-ranking strength and conditioning coaches.
BYU has been among the most injured teams in the country in the last two seasons. This year, the Cougars were forced to start 42 different players by the first week of November. That was good for the third-most in the nation behind Texas A&M and New Mexico. Spencer Reid, the son of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, is the interim head strength coach. He is being helped by sports scientists Skyler Mayne and Colby Clawson.
Either way, the emphasis will likely shift away from heavier lifting — that can contribute to injuries — and toward a more balanced approach.
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