There are lower expectations for BYU’s linebackers this year, but that’s not a bad thing

Provo • Remember how BYU’s 2017 linebacking corps was supposed to be one of the best in school history? Well, bow linebacker Francis Bernard decided to redshirt a week before the opener and eventually asked for his release from the program; hard-hitting middle linebacker Butch Pau’u battled injuries for the second straight season and seemed to wear down later in the year. Only flash linebacker Fred Warner lived up to expectations, and the four-year starter likely will be the onl