Hoffmann of the Month: October

I'm a little late in naming this month's Hoffmann, but hopefully it's been worth the wait. I was hoping Trevor Hoffman could keep his career saves record through this offseason and I could give him one final honor, but Mariano Rivera had to go and pass him at the end of the season. Damn Yankees!

But another worthy candidate emerged...the Hoffmann of the Month for October is BYU wide receiver Cody Hoffman!

Ross Apo got off to a great start this season and gets a lot of media attention, but he's had injury issues the last few games, and Hoffman seems to have emerged as the primary target for Cougar quarterbacks, both the erratic Jake Heaps and the Samsonian Riley Nelson. His touchdown catch was a big part of BYU's comeback win over Utah St. last week.

But the exploit that catapulted Cody to this prestigious honor is in the video embedded above. Against Central Florida, Hoffmann returned a kickoff for a touchdown--the first time a BYU player had done that since 1998! That was my first semester of college!

The man behind that '98 touchdown was the immortal Mike Rigell. I had a few classes with Mike (he was a fellow Comms major), and sometimes he actually showed up. He was the first person I ever saw in real life rocking the LL Cool J, one-pant-leg-rolled-up look.

Congrats Cody, and keep up the good work! Go Cougars!