Athletes and coaches from BYU Athletics descended on St. George, Utah, Saturday for the first-ever Cougar Fan Fest. Two more Cougar Fan Fest events will be held in northern Utah tonight and tomorrow. The event in Spanish Fork begins at 6 p.m. MDT Tuesday at the Spanish Fork Sports Complex, and the event in Sandy begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Amphitheater Park.
BYU All-American linebacker Kyle Van Noy is garnering attention not only locally and nationally but also on the other side of the Atlantic. Having caught the eyes of TV viewers in the UK with his performance in the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl, Van Noy is featured this week in a sports podcast based out of Scotland.
Over the past two weeks since Ziggy Ansah was picked in the first round of the NFL Draft, a sampling of links to articles, interviews, videos and photos have been posted on this blog about Ziggy's draft experience. Here are links to go back and see more on The Buzz on Ziggy and More Ziggy!
A lot happened last week for BYU's Ziggy Ansah, graduating from BYU and being selected with the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL Draft. ESPN's Todd McShay said "five years ago, Ezekiel Ansah had never even seen a football game, now he's the 5th pick. Best story of the draft."
Following Ezekiel Ansah going No. 5 to the Detroit Lions, the media, Twitter and people across the globe chimed in on the rookie from Ghana. Check out the following links to some stories on Ziggy (and check out a few more photos from Radio City Music Hall).
On Thursday, former BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah's journey from Ghana to the NFL became a reality when he was selected as the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.
In advance of the start of the NFL Draft on Thursday in New York, BYU's Ziggy Ansah and other top NFL prospects participated in a full day of activities Wednesday throughout Manhatten.
With Thursday's start of the 2013 NFL Draft, take a look at the former Cougars looking for a shot at the next level, including probable first-rounder Ezekiel Ansah.
If you want to take some time this weekend to look ahead to next week's NFL Draft, here are links to a couple NFL Draft conference calls as well as the ESPN SportsCenter Centerpiece and Sports Science features on BYU's Ziggy Ansah that aired on Thursday.
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock annual pre-draft conference call
ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay 2013 NFL Draft conference call
Cougar fans and anyone looking for a little more about Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah should check out this video entitled A Ziggy Path to the NFL. It was produced by BYU Univeristy Communications in advance of April graduation next week. Great work by Julie Walker, Brian Wilcox, Sarah Butler and Nicholas Adams.
Ansah has a big day coming up next week. He will graduate from Brigham Young University on Thursday, April 25 with a degree in actuarial science and a minor in business, which he calls a very important event for his family.