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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3537886, member: 549"] [URL='https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/3/21244709/byu-football-college-football-independents-notre-dame-army-liberty-covid-19-coronavirus-lds-mormon']Despite reports to the contrary, BYU officials say they are ‘in the mix’ of discussions to play the likes of Liberty, Army, UMass, UConn, NMSU and perhaps even Notre Dame if the coronavirus pandemic shortens season to only league games for conference-affiliated teams[/URL] >>In his April 25 piece, Dodd wrote that “the talks (among independents) do not involve Notre Dame or BYU.” Asked for some clarification, Dodd replied in an email that he was told “BYU wasn’t in the mix.” Contacted Thursday, BYU’s Tittle said the Cougars’ athletic department leaders haven’t participated in any formal conference calls on the matter, but reiterated that BYU AD Tom Holmoe has been in close contact with almost all of the athletic directors of fellow independents recently. “We’re in (the mix). Tom is always in contact with athletic directors all over the place as he tries to develop a full schedule,” Tittle said. “Tom has had individual conversations with some of them. … Just conversations on contingencies, like what they are thinking, what they are doing. We have taken the opportunity to reach out to some of them.”<< [/QUOTE]