Legend has it: Former Lehi star making debut at LaVell Edwards Stadium
Former Lehi star making debut at LaVell Edwards Stadium
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- BYU’s Legend Glasker (center) runs sprints with teammates Reggie Frischknecht (left) and Siale Esera at practice on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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- Lehi’s Legend Glasker (6) runs down the sideline in a high school football game against Skyridge on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
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- BYU freshman wide receiver Legend Glasker carries the ball during a scrimmage at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, August 22, 2026. 2026 BYU Football August 22, 2026 Photo by Abby Shelton/BYU
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- BYU freshman receiver Legend Glasker carries the ball at a scrimmage in LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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- BYU freshman running back Devaughn Eka carries the ball during practice on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
If Saturday’s season opener against FCS opponent Utah Tech goes as expected, a large number of BYU players will get their first experience wearing the program’s classic blue-and-white uniform at LaVell Edwards Stadium, running out of the tunnel in front of a roaring sellout crowd of more than 62,000 fans and living out their dreams.
Former Lehi standout Legend Glasker has earned a starting wide receiver role as a freshman, and Saturday is, all at once, the culmination of years of hard work as well as the beginning of what could be something special.
“It’s going to be big,” Glasker said. “It’s a big ‘thank you’ to myself and everybody that’s gotten me here. As a recruit, I watched the team run out and do everything on the field, and I was like, ‘That’s going to be me. I need to get ready for it.’ Seeing them going out there to warm up, then making big-time plays, it just made me want to work harder and be that guy out there making big plays and doing big things on the field.”
Glasker said his football journey started in Mason, Ohio, as a five-year-old learning how to play the game he would grow to love. He was an all-state talent at Lehi, finishing his career with 113 catches for 2,151 yards and 25 touchdowns to go along with four more rushing scores.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound speedster obviously impressed the BYU coaching staff since joining the program early in January.
“He (Glasker) is a really smart kid,” BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick said. “I’ve been very impressed with how quickly he learned our offense. He doesn’t make many mistakes and plays like he’s been here a long time.”
Glasker’s teammates have noticed his efforts as well. Junior transfer receiver Kyler Kasper said in a recent interview that Glasker, “Gets in and out of his breaks faster than anybody I’ve ever played with.”
Glasker, as well as Lehi teammate and running back Devaughn Eka and fellow freshmen Enoch Watson (QB), Jaron Pula (WR), Bott Mulitalo (OL), Braxton Lindsey (LB) and Kenan Pula (DB) are all expected to make their debuts on Saturday.
So how exactly does a freshman earn his way onto the field in Game 1?
“It used to be more rare than it is now, but a couple of things have happened,” Roderick said. “No. 1, high school football in this state is really good. There are so many teams that are well coached and guys are showing up more prepared than they ever were in the past.
“The other piece of it is they get here in January and by the time we get to the season, their already veteran players. They’ve been through spring ball and the whole summer. We’re allowed to do lot more in the summer than we used to. It feels like Legend has been here two years already and he plays like it. He deserves to play and he’s going to play a lot.”
Glasker said he got busy training and watching film as soon as he joined the team, diving into the playbook so he could be ready for spring football.
“The guys were coming off a big season and everybody wants to intensify, turn up the heat a little bit. So I just hopped right into the fire and learned from them. They welcomed me with open arms. It was good thing for me to embrace that.”
Lehi head coach Andy Hadfield took over the program two years ago after spending a decade as an assistant under the long-time mentor Ed Larson.
“Legend is an unbelievable talent,” Hadfield said. “When he got to Lehi we knew he was pretty special. He’s smooth, he runs good routes and he understands spacing. Sometimes receivers just run routes to get a win but they don’t understand other routes being run and the concepts behind it. Legend understands that.”
“In our program we design our practice schedules like most college’s do, with six-to-eight minute periods. We stick to a scripted practice and there’s not a lot of standing around. Everybody has a job. When our guys go to college, it’s really not a big shock to them. We talked to Kalani (Sitake) this summer and he thanked us for having the guys ready for the college experience.”
Glasker said, “Coach Hadfield, he’s been a big mentor for me. When I first got to Lehi, he was really good to me, helping me with everything. He’s just really smart. He’s helped me a lot with my football IQ. He told me, ‘College isn’t like high school. You’re going to have to learn everybody’s position. Learn what everybody is doing on the field. Not just the offense, but the defense, too.’ So he helped me a lot, so big shout out to him.”
Glasker, whose cousin, Isaiah, is a senior starting at linebacker, said his family is ready for his debut.
“They’ve already made up hoodies and t-shirts with my name on them,” he said. “They just made a whole bunch of stuff. They’re going to fill a big section at the stadium. It means a lot to my family. With Isaiah, he could probably have gone to the NFL but he wanted to stay and play one more year with me.”
Glasker said when he goes into the huddle, he’s prepared for whatever play is called but counts on getting an opportunity to make a big play or two.
“Something like a jet sweep, maybe,” he said. “We have a lot of those in the playbook, or just a deep post. I’ve got to be ready for all of it.”
