On Wednesday evening, BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick announced that BYU will add back a starter along the offensive line and lose another for the Kansas game. Longtime starting center Connor Pay is expected to play for the first time since suffering a foot injury against Baylor. Meanwhile, right tackle Brayden Keim will miss the remainder of the regular season due to the injury his suffered in the fourth quarter against Utah. Roderick noted that BYU is hoping to get Keim back for the postseason.
Colorado transfer Isaiah Jatta will start at right tackle. Jatta played 12 snaps against Utah after Keim was injured and he played well. He didn’t allow a quarterback pressure in seven dropbacks and he had a critical block that sprung the Hinckley Ropati run that set up the game-winning field goal try.
While backup center Bruce Mitchell has played well while Pay has been out, Pay was missed against an aggressive defense like Utah. Getting Pay back for the home stretch will be a great boost for the offensive line. Pay has appeared in 47 games for BYU over the course of his career…