BYU Football 2025: 20 Questions tells all for the Cougars
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- BYU sophomore returner Parker Kingston celebrates scoring a punt return for a touchdown during the Big 12 game against Kansas State at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
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- BYU sophomore linebacker Isaiah Glasker holds the defensive MVP trophy after the Cougars won the 2024 Valero Alamo Bowl against Colorado at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.
There is a risk at taking what BYU football players are saying to the media as absolute gospel.
Not that they are lying, but sometimes responses are just opinion.
That’s the beauty of something we like to call “20 Questions,” a story idea born out of, to be honest, boredom. Covering BYU fall camp and writing the requisite stories about the position groups and scrimmages can be a grind. So we came up with the idea of asking an offensive player 20 questions, then asking a defensive player the same 20 questions.
It’s genius, isn’t it?
So, here we go. Here are the responses to our 20 questions from BYU junior wide receiver Parker Kingston as well as junior linebacker Isaiah Glasker. Both players have plenty of personality and confidence.
Will their answers match up or be totally different?
Read on.
1. Who’s the biggest hitter on the team?
Parker Kingston: “Probably (Sr. LB) Jack Kelly or (Jr. LB) Isaiah Glasker.” (Daily Herald: You’ve experienced both, haven’t you? Kingston: Oh, yeah. They are both scary.)
Isaiah Glasker: “If I m not going to say myself, I’d probably say (Sr. S) Tanner Wall or Jack Kelly.”
2. Who’s the fastest player on the team?
Parker Kingston: “I mean, I want to say me because of my game speed. So It’s me.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say probably Evan Johnson (Jr. CB) or (Sr. CB) Mory Bamba.”
3. Who’s the craziest? (The Justin Luettgerodt Award)
Parker Kingston: “Just like, up for anything? I would say (Jr. DT) Keanu Tanuvasa. He’s not afraid. He’ll just do it.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say another defensive guy, (So. DE) Ephraim Asiata. It’s just the way he acts, honestly. Just every day. If you want something crazy done, that’s the first guy.”
4. Who’s the most talented in something other than football?
Parker Kingston: “Me. I’m the best golfer on the team.”
Isaiah Glasker: “(Jr. S) Raider Damuni is a good basketball player. Actually, (So. RB) Sione Moa plays piano pretty good.”
5. Who’s the smartest? (The Matt Bauman Award)
Parker Kingston: “Probably (Jr. WR) Tiger Bachmeier. He graduated from Stanford in like two and a half years. That’s crazy.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say one of the Stanford guys, (Fr. QB) Bear or Tiger Bachmeier.”
6. Who’s the smoothest with the ladies?
Parker Kingston: “I would say (Sr. WR) Chase Roberts, but he’s not. I don’t know. I really don’t know.”
Isaiah Glasker: “Can I say myself? I do have a girlfriend, but I don’t want to get myself in trouble. So I’ll say (Jr. WR) Parker Kingston.”
7. Who THINKS he’s the smoothest with the ladies but really has no game?
Parker Kingston: “I would say (Jr. CB) Evan Johnson (his nickname is “Shmev”). I’ve seen him in action. He’s bad.”
Isaiah Glasker: “That’s got to be (Fr. DE) Liutai Kinikini. He plays defensive end for us. He thinks he’s got it but he doesn’t.”
8. Who does the best coach impression?
Parker Kingston: “It’s not a player, but (WR coach) Fesi Sitake doing Pops, Kalani’s dad. He does a great impression. It’s really funny.”
Isaiah Glasker: “Probably (So. RB) Lucky Finau. He does Kalani pretty well.”
9. Who talks the most trash?
Parker Kingston: “(So. CB) Trey Alexander. He’s the guy. I giggle every time, though. I laugh so hard when he starts talking.”
Isaiah Glasker: “Trey Alexander. He’s one of the guys who does that. And I would say Bear Bachmeier. As a new guy, yeah, for sure.”
10. Who’s the quietest?
Parker Kingston: “There are a lot of guys, a lot of freshmen. I’ll say (Fr. QB) Emerson Geilman.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would have to say (Jr. RB) LJ Martin. He’s vocal when he needs to be but for the most part, he’s pretty quiet.”
11. Who’s the best dancer? (The Ben “Mongoose” Criddle Award)
Parker Kingston: “It used to be (wide receiver) Darius Lassiter. But he’s gone now so I don’t know.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say myself.”
12. Who’s the worst dancer?
Parker Kingston: “(So. S) Tommy Prassas. Though his end zone dance last year was OK.”
Isaiah Glasker: “Probably (So. S) Faletau Satuala.”
13. Who’s the funniest guy on the team?
Parker Kingston: “Probably (So. QB) McCae Hillstead. Once you hang out with him, he’s one of the funniest guys because he seems pretty quiet. Then you get to know him and he’s really funny.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say Lucky Finau. He just comments on everything. He’s really funny.”
14. Who drives the ugliest car? (The JD Falslev Award)
Parker Kingston: “It used to be Trey Alexander. He drove like a bight yellow, orangish Tesla last year, but he got it wrapped.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I don’t know. I’ll have to go look out in the parking lot.”
15. Who’s the best game player?
Parker Kingston: “I don’t play video games so I have no idea, really.” (Daily Herald: What is this, the 1970’s? What college-aged athlete doesn’t play video games? Honestly.)
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say (So. LB) Siale Esera. He plays Call of Duty and NBA2K.”
16. Who’s the best dressed?
Parker Kingston: “(So. DE) Tausili Akana has come in with some really good fit.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say myself. No question there.”
17. Who’s the best looking? (The Matt Berry Award)
Parker Kingston: “Me. No question.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say LJ Martin. He cleans up nice.”
18. Who’s got the messiest locker? (The Bracken El-Bakri Award)
Parker Kingston: “I’m pretty sure it’s the receivers. Like, me and (So. WR) Jo Jo Phillips.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I would say Jo Jo Phillips. The whole wide receiver area is always messy. So Jo Jo, Parker Kingston, Chase Roberts, the receivers as a group.”
19. Who’s the best basketball player?
Parker Kingston: “Raider Damuni. He’s pretty good. And Jo Jo. So Raider and Jo Jo.”
Isaiah Glasker: “I won’t say myself. I’ll say Jo Jo Phillips. He played with Bronny James.”
20. Who’s most likely to be a multi-millionaire in something other than football in 20 years? (The Taysom Hill Award)
Parker Kingston: “Hopefully all of us. That’s the goal, but probably McCae Hillstead. He’s got brains and everything else.”
Isaiah Glasker: “For sure Tanner Wall. He’s in business and he’s smart.”
