UP CLOSE: Matt Berry

UP CLOSE: Matt BerryUP CLOSE: Matt Berry

Favorite cold cereal: Honey Bunches of Oats with real strawberries.

Favorite Bronco Mendenhall Quote: "Go where you don't want to go."

Why did I choose to play football over other sports: It was my favorite sport.

Before a football game, I: Listen to my I-Pod and call my parents.

How did I spend my off-season: Running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

Who is the best player I've ever faced: Justin Tuck (Notre Dame).

The dirtiest team I've every played is: New Mexico

What would I like to do sometime in my life: Swim with great white sharks in South Africa.

One place I would like to visit: Greece

If I could play another position, what would it be: Tight end because it looks fun.

Who has had the greatest influence on my football career and why: My parents because they keep things in perspective.

What do I want to be doing 20 years from now: Raising a family with lots of niýos everywhere.

How did I select my jersey number: It is symmetrical.

What is my favorite hobby or activity away from football: Doing yoga, reading a good book, riding my Harley.

What is the best book I've ever read: Atlas Shrugged: by Ayn Rand

People say I look like: My Mom and Dad.

My favorite professor or most interesting class I've taken at BYU: Gary Walker and Ignacio Garcia

What is my most memorable athletic achievement or moment: Hitting a three-run homer to put Eastlake High into the state playoffs my junior year.

If I had to give up all of my possessions except one, what would be the one thing I kept and why: My scriptures because if I had to give up everything or lost everything it might be a good time to read them a little more carefully.

My favorite scripture: Micah 6:8 and 2 Nephi 1:23

My favorite website: www.consource.org, this is a site I helped found about the Founding Fathers.

My advice to youngsters: "Work hard and grow close to the Lord and worlds that you didn't know existed will suddenly appear."

If I were on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," the person I'd call for my lifeline is and why: My Dad, because he is the smartest person within a 4,000-mile radius of Provo.

If I were hosting you on a recruiting visit to Provo, the most impressive thing I'd have to show you is: The Creamery because the ice cream is great.

My least favorite trip is and why: Wyoming, because we stay at a truck stop.

One rule I'd change in college football is: No spatting.

If I could invite any three people to dinner, who would they be: My Dad, my Grandpa Russel Kirk and Ronald Reagan.

On game day my friends and relatives: My family stands in the south endzone and watches pre-game.