UP CLOSE: Bryce Mahuika

UP CLOSE: Bryce MahuikaUP CLOSE: Bryce Mahuika

Nickname: Bib Poppa Pump from Justin McClure, strength training

Favorite cold cereal: Wheat-bix

Favorite Bronco Mendenhall Quote: “It’s not any other place.”

Why did I choose to play football over other sports: Football makes me feel good, REALLY GOOD!

Before a football game, I: Go to the bathroom about six times.

How did I spend my off-season: Working at KSL in Salt Lake City.

Who is the best player I’ve ever faced: Reggie Bush, USC `04.

The dirtiest team I’ve ever played is: Utah, of course.

What would I like to do sometime in my life: Have healthy, happy kids.

One place I would like to visit: Africa for a safari.

If I could play another position, what would it be: Quarterback

Who has had the greatest influence on my football career and why: My Dad, he’s a baller.

What do I want to be doing 20 years from now: Chillin’ on a golf course in Dubai.

How did I select my jersey number: I always worn No. 2.

What is the best book I’ve ever read: Goosebumps, by far

My favorite professor or most interesting class I’ve taken at BYU: Golf class.

What is my most memorable athletic achievement or moment: BYU vs. Utah `06.

If I had to give up all of my possessions except one, what would be the one thing I kept and why: My wife, I need someone to take care of me.

My favorite Web site: www.youtube.com

My advice to youngsters: Don’t eat yellow snow.

If I were on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,”: I’d win, and I wouldn’t call Mike Reed as my phone-a-friend.

If I were hosting you on a recruiting visit to Provo, the most impressive thing I’d have to show you is: Classic Skate and the nickelcade, it’s not any other place.

My least favorite trip is and why: Scout camp when I was 14.

One rule I’d change in college football: Players would get paid.

If I could invite any three people to dinner, who would they be: My Dad, President Hinckley and Michael Jordan.

On game day my friends and relatives: Ask me for tickets like they grow on trees.