BYU’s offensive line has jelled this preseason; now it’s time to take the next step

Provo • BYU’s James Empey has a goal for himself and his offensive line teammates: remove the asterisk that seemed stuck to the group’s name whenever anyone was talking about the line.“Last season people would look at us and say, ‘Oh they are good for young guys,” he said.This year, Empey, the Cougars’ sophomore center, hopes the line is known simply as being good.“We’ve been working hard,” he said. “Last year we were playing our h