UP CLOSE: Brett Cooper

UP CLOSE: Brett CooperUP CLOSE: Brett Cooper

Nickname: Coop Deville

Favorite cold cereal: Reese's Puffs

Favorite Bronco Mendenhall Quote: "Again!"

Why did I choose to play football over other sports: I have always had the knack for it.

Before a football game, I: Eat raw spaghetti and listen to country music to calm my nerves.

How did I spend my off-season: Off-season?... With my wife and kids fly fishing.

Who is the best player I've ever faced: Reggie Bush

What would I like to do sometime in my life: Be a bull fighting clown in a national rodeo.

One place I would like to visit: Visit El Prado Museum in Spain or fly fish in Russia.

If I could play another position, what would it be: Running Back.

Who has had the greatest influence on my football career and why: My Dad Sam, he always told me to play hard and develop my talents.

What do I want to be doing 20 years from now: Enjoying my wife and family and the great outdoors.

How did I select my jersey number: I originally wore No. 83, because that was my brother Jason's number, then I switched to No. 5.

What is my favorite hobby or activity away from football: Fly-fishing and or hunting.

What is the best book I've ever read: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.

People say I look like: George Clooney, because of my gray hairs.

My favorite professor or most interesting class I've taken at BYU: Spanish Art and Literature from Professor Rosenberg.

What is my most memorable athletic achievement or moment: Catching the game winning touchdown against my wife's high school team on their homecoming.

If I had to give up all of my possessions except one, what would be the one thing I kept and why: My Spanish Book of Mormon.

My favorite scripture: John 17:3

My favorite website: www.usatoday.com

My advice to youngsters: "Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime."

If I were on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," the person I'd call for my lifeline is and why: My Father-in-Law Steve Geisler. He's read more than anybody I know.

If I were hosting you on a recruiting visit to Provo, the most impressive thing I'd have to show you is: The trout per mile in the Provo River.

One rule I'd change in college football is: No cut-blocking on special teams.

If I could invite any three people to dinner, who would they be: My wife, Diana, son Wyatt and daughter Brielle.

On game day my friends and relatives: Go to the games 12 hours early with my Dad.