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Dec 1, 2024
12:34:28pm
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What can BYU do to be more prepared for the way cold/wet weather affects the touch and feel of the ball and field?
That's obviously a thing that happens every year in November.

I think it negatively affected the outcome of the Kansas game with higher than normal dropped passes and more particularly, the way the ball slipped out from Robinson falling on it after the flukey QB punt.

We saw it again last night with many more dropped/slipped passes, slips on the field, etc.

Does wearing gloves really help receivers catch the ball better or can it sometimes hinder their catch rate? Does that change between cold and more favorable weather?

Is the velocity of the ball when thrown affected by the cold air? If so, what can the QB do to better adapt and adjust to that?

I just really feel like BYU might have actually pulled the win off vs Kansas if the weather had been 10 degrees warmer and with none of the condensation they were dealing with with as a result of the precipitation that had fallen earlier in the day.

Perhaps a few more catches would have been made to extend more drives. And more likely, that ball sticks between Robinson and the ground better.
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