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But he's time for a little player profile segment. Gonna
get to know Reggie frishnet wide receiver b YU transfer
from snow and Weeber State now looking to ball out
for Brigham as a redshirt sophomore. I got to know
him a little bit better and he had a good
solid no performance. I think last season he struggled with injuries.
Let's get to him a little bit better. In this segment.
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I caught up with Reggie Frishnet, the six foot four,
two hundred and seven pounder out of Mantai, Utah.
Speaker 3: Reggie Frishneck BYU Wide Receiver.
Speaker 2: Reggie.
Speaker 3: How is springball?
Speaker 2: Day two? It's great. You know a lot of competing,
especially right now, a lot of rotation. But it's lot
of fun and can't wait for the next thirteen practices.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's pretty crazy. The spring balls already here, Reggie.
Take us through your your pathway to be Yu. I
know you came out of like the Mantai e From
area in high school. What position to play in high school?
Speaker 2: Yeah, so Mantai high school, a little three A school.
I actually rotated between like tight end and like a
big outside receiver because I was like the biggest guy
on my team, even like some of the linemen were't
as tall as me. So played. I blocked a lot
in high school, but I also caught deep passes. That's
kind of what I was known for down there.
Speaker 3: What was your height weight in high school?
Speaker 2: Ooh height weight high I was probably maybe a little
shorter now I probably six three in high school, but
I was like one hundred and eighty pounds, so I
was skinny. Now I'm like ten to eight, So found
a few pounds since then. But it's been good.
Speaker 1: You ended up at Snow Junior College out of high school?
Speaker 2: Yes, okay, Snow how.
Speaker 3: Did you get there? How did that process occur?
Speaker 2: Yeah, so it's kind of funny. Actually I was I
was planning to kind of just give football up because
I didn't really have any offers. I had a few
D two offers, and I was like, I don't want
to go all the way across the country to play
the Smarty two school. So I was planning to kind
of just give football up. And then in the middle
of February, almost like right before signing day, Snow knocked
on my door and they're like, we'd love for you
to come play for us, play tight end there. And
then yeah, I ended up signing like two days later
after they knocked on my door. So it was it
was great.
Speaker 3: Which coaches from Snow recruited.
Speaker 2: So it was Neil Powell, he former YU player, and
then Zach Erickson text me and the tight end coach,
uh Laney. First, I don't coach Lane. I don't know. Yeah,
that's what we called it.
Speaker 1: So you played one year there, one semester, one semester.
You were just there for one semester. Yeah, and he
played wide receivers I think recruited is a tight end.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and then you ended up playing wide huh.
Speaker 2: So we had like summer workouts where we just go
like to the field and do like small stuff, and
I get there, they see my height. They're like, okay,
he's tall, he has a bigger frame. And then they're like, hey,
we're just gonna have you run. So I ran and
they're like, okay, actually you're a receiver. So gets the Fall.
Speaker 3: Camp in like forty times or they just said you run.
Speaker 2: No, they just we were like running routes and I
was with the tight ends. They're like, this guy can
actually run, So they moved me to receiver. And then
from there, I just.
Speaker 3: Did you ever do track and field?
Speaker 1: You?
Speaker 2: I did it? I played baseball.
Speaker 1: Okay, you played baseball?
Speaker 3: What position you played?
Speaker 2: Based? Centerfield? Centerfield? Okay, so you can I can run?
Speaker 1: You can run?
Speaker 2: Okay, there you go. Okay. And then Fall Camp came
last in the depth chart. You know, they didn't know
anything about me, a small town kid, and just worked
my way up and then ended up starting the whole season,
played every game.
Speaker 3: So yeah, and then I was looking at your statute.
Speaker 1: I mean it was it a you pretty close to
like a thousand yards receiving at snow.
Speaker 3: And then like sixteen receiving touchdowns something like that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it was fifteen receiving touchdowns and like
eight fifty yards about.
Speaker 1: So pretty gosh day in good season. Yeah, and like
what type of routes were you running? Were you just
a linear threat? Were you you know, you know, intermediate threat?
Where were we at?
Speaker 2: Definitely a linear threat. I would run a lot of posts,
take posts, kind of just throw the ball up, a
lot of goes. And then the team started catching up
on it. So by the middle of the season, I
just started running like some comebacks and like stutters and
then to goes, you know. But definitely I would say
I'm more of a deep threat. For snow.
Speaker 1: I was okay and uh one semester and then you're out.
Offers start coming. We were offers you how did you
get to week?
Speaker 2: Yeah? So we were offered. And then I went on
a visit there, and I love the I love the
receiver coach there, Skyler Ridley. He was really great and
he like talked to me like family, you know, and
I felt the love for.
Speaker 3: Him over vau Cougar Now.
Speaker 2: Skylar, Skyler. We love Skyler. And then I went on
a visit up there. Actually they started winter workouts that Monday.
When I visit that monday, kind of saw them work
out a little bit, and then I committed like two
days later and was up there that following Thursday and
then played spring ball.
Speaker 1: There was great, So you play spring ball and then
you're in the portal. Yeah, was there just a realization
that you were you were not to say that you
you could play at a higher level. That was the
realization at that time.
Speaker 2: Yeah. I went through springball, and like I would say,
the second weekend, I was kind of like I was,
I was a starting guy there, and I just thought
to myself, I talked to my dad and like I
just had a feeling that like I could I could
be more, you know, like I could play at a
bigger school. So I just took a chance and I
hit the portal after spring ball and.
Speaker 3: You had some film though, you had some tape from.
Speaker 2: Spring, some tape from spring. And then I think my
snow film helped a little bit because when the spring
portal now they don't have the spring portal. When they
was open, you know, I saw the players leave. I
saw Holy his name left from here wide receiver, yeah,
wide receiver, Mary, Sorry, Yeah, I saw he left, and
I was like, you know what, maybe b yu. So
I hit the portal and then next thing I know,
Festie's calling me, and then I get here.
Speaker 1: So here in the summer, I mean obviously, so really
interesting sequencing here out of high school.
Speaker 3: Don't even know if you're gonna play.
Speaker 1: Yeah, last second snow comes long, you're going to snow.
You work up your starter almost one thousand yard, fifteen touchdowns.
Speaker 3: Okay, after that, it's it's weaver.
Speaker 1: I'm better than than this, not just not knock, not
we but I can play at a higher level. Keelan
Transfers are like, well, there's opportunity out there now you're
at BYU. That that's a crazy sequence.
Speaker 3: And what what year are you?
Speaker 2: Then, like, what's your So I read shirted last year
here at Uyu, So I'm a red shirt sophomore. This
next fall, I of your redshirt sophomore.
Speaker 1: So three years, three years left. Okay, So when you
were getting evaluated by FESSI and when he offered.
Speaker 3: You what what was it?
Speaker 1: What what skill set do you bring that that merit's
a scholarship and opportunity to play a bigger role, not
only last year I mean you were playing, but an
even bigger role this year.
Speaker 2: You know, I'm a big kid, like we were talking
about I'm big, I'm fast, and I'm physical, you know,
the deep routes. I'm physical with press coverage and so
I get behind people really well just using my size
and my speed. And then I'm also really I'm a
fast I would say that's one of the big things
you need to have in football, especially play at the
high level. So I was unable to pick up playbooks
really fast and learn learn what coaches want, and so
like learned footwork like here. I learned a ton from Festi,
just his coaching and like how to run routes, which
I think hopefully led to Festi liking me and offering
me a.
Speaker 3: Scholarship because you did.
Speaker 1: You you didn't participate in spring ball, but you kind
of had a little bit of an offseason here at
BYU is like the strength and conditioning staff and stuff
like that, so they saw you run and then once
fall camp came around. What happened last year.
Speaker 2: Yeah, so fall camp came around. It was like the
first week and I was getting I was running like
an over route, and I got my jersey pulled and
my whole I like my whole hamstring was like messed up.
I like pulled it really bad, and so I was
out for it was a very long time, like through
the first two and a half games, and I got
back when we were playing ECU, and I was still
like on the fringe of playing, so they didn't play me,
and then we get to the point where it's like
red shirt. So I ended up red shirting that year,
but I ended up playing in six games. I played
from Texas Tech all the way into UCF, and then
I sat the UCF game because that's when they were
debating if they read shooted me, which they did, and
I played Big Church Championship and Bowl game. So yeah, what.
Speaker 1: Was that experience like for you? I know, a little
bit of adversity. You probably had never had an injury
before and so that's your first What was that process
like for you? And obviously you got to play some which, yeah,
you got some targets, you got some catches, you were
out there blocking, et cetera. Give me that that that
process and how that went for you.
Speaker 2: No, it's definitely hard. I, like you said, I was
never really injured before, so having a really bad hamstring
was just hard, especially since this somewhere I've always wanted
to be. I wanted to end up and I wanted
to prove myself. Coming from a small town, so not
being able to practice or play for the first bit,
it was hard on me and my mental health. But
I came back and I worked really hard, which ended
me up back in their rotation, which is like which
top five. So I'm happy. I'm happy with how last
season went. I think I grew as a person and
as a player overall.
Speaker 3: So I'm good friends with Braiden Brown. Were you ever
to meet with him during that process?
Speaker 2: A little bit?
Speaker 3: Kind of keep your mind right.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I talked to him. I was I'm kind of
a shy kid, so, like I say in my bubble
a little bit, so I don't really like creasing out
to people. But yeah, I talked to him. Braiden's great.
I actually had a meeting with him a few weeks ago.
Just see how the season's going. He's a great guy. Yeah.
Speaker 1: I love braid Yeah. So now what do what do
you bring to this wide receiver room in order to
be able to compete, to stay in the rotation and
obtain a bigger role in the offense.
Speaker 2: I think I'm very consistent. Like we were talking, I
work hard, I'm consistent and I will know the playbook.
I'm also like very fast and get behind people. So
I think any deep very fast threat. I mean, how
fast do you think you are? I mean, like you know,
you know what I mean? We do? We do like Gates.
I would say in like top two three on the
team with like Schmid and Trey right there, so I
I would say pretty fast, yeah, but yeah.
Speaker 3: And then I say Gates, what is that?
Speaker 2: Gates are like we like lasers, like a ten yard
split type forties forties Yeah.
Speaker 1: So mph wise? How how what's your top end speed
that you've been clocked at miles powerwise?
Speaker 2: Today? I think we I think we did like max speed,
which was with a helmet and stuff, and I hit
like twenty one nine maybe twenty two, so I don't
know for sure.
Speaker 3: Twenty two without paths, yeah, which.
Speaker 2: Is very fast. Yeah. So that and then I feel
like I have reliable hands, you know, put me on
the field and I'll make plays.
Speaker 3: So how are you blocking?
Speaker 1: Because I know you can't get on the field unless
festecs you're blocking.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm a good blocker, that's I mean, I grew
I was in Mantai tight end, so big blocker. You know,
I'm not scared to be physical and hit our crack
blocks and get get dirty with the linebackers. So yeah,
get after a little bit.
Speaker 1: What was it like being a part of a like
a championship squad, Lasher, I mean, you get to the
Big TOL championship. I know you had success at Snow.
I'm sure you guys had success there at Mantai, got
some good talent there. But what was it like being
at the P four level Big twelve and watching your
team be successful like that?
Speaker 2: It was crazy being around like players, great players, So
like where I learned the most, Like last year being
around Chase and Jojo and how they operate and how
mature they are on the field. I think like just
made me grow as a person a lot. And then
just like especially the fans here at Uyu and the
crowd that we get. It's unlike anything I've ever seen,
so I loved it. It was a great time.
Speaker 3: What would you say you like to do off the field?
Speaker 1: Obviously football is a big component right now, but what
are you doing off the field?
Speaker 3: What do you spend your free time?
Speaker 2: I love the mountains, mountains right by my house, so
go in to the mountains, camp fish that stuff, and
then I love being with my family. My family is
what keeps me centered. I love them so much. So
let's spend time with my family and my sister. Go
play sports with my sister, teach her some stuff. And
then also I love playing board games my house. We
have a big house with five other players. So we
have like board game nights. It's a lot of fun.
Speaker 1: Okay, who comes over to the border game nights?
Speaker 2: A game play at my house. We have Ethan Thomas
and Key and need Ty Smith, Krek Clark, and Joe Douglas.
And then we also have like Bear and Tiger over
a lot. And then we just played Catan Secret Hitler,
like clue and stuff. So it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 1: Love. But you mentioned your sister is she is there?
There's another fresh net here at nd y U right.
Speaker 2: Are you related? Yeah, she's my cousins, second cousin.
Speaker 1: Second cousin. Okay, and give us the exact pronunciation of
the last name, so everyone in Cougar Nation goes how
to pronounce it.
Speaker 2: It's fresh next fresh neck. Yes, there you go, we.
Speaker 1: Got it dialed in. Are you gonna be playing special
teams as well. This year are goin to try to
get on.
Speaker 2: Special I would love to be on special teams. Last
year I was on ko R and punt return, so
I'm hoping to get back on those and then, honestly,
I would I'd love to play all special teams. Kickoff
Kickoff would be the best one for me, honestly. So
we'll just see how it plays out.
Speaker 3: See that long stride exactly?
Speaker 1: Can you? You can tackle too? Right now?
Speaker 2: I can tackle. I played defense. I played corner in
high school. Big corner.
Speaker 3: Yeah, he was bumping around to you.
Speaker 2: I was pressing the whole time, and I would just
sit there and I would just shock and jam them.
Speaker 3: Yeah, what's something about your family that you love?
Speaker 1: Like what stands out at you? Like if people come
over to the fresh Neck family reunion, what are they
going to see?
Speaker 2: We're just really close knit. Like my parents are more
like my friends other than parents. Like they're still great,
great parents, you know, but like they're more like my friends.
I just talked to him, like they're my friends and
we're just really close.
Speaker 3: Were they athletes as well?
Speaker 2: They were my dad? Actually he would just know like me,
And then he got recruited for receiver, switched to tight end,
and then he played at Washington State, and then he
actually went to the NFL for a preseason compact factor's
leg and just gave it up. And then in high school,
my mom did gymnastics since she ran track.
Speaker 3: So good good lineage, yes, very good lineage.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: All right, Well, thanks Reggie, appreciate you that letting us
get to.
Speaker 2: Know you today. Thank you guys.
Speaker 4: That was Reggie Freshneck in a little Player profile segment
getting to know him. Will he be wide receiver one
and we will find out Reggie going to be competing
with the likes of Joe Siah Phillips obviously heard of him,
learning from Chase Roberts. What we'll see from Reggie got
a little bit dinged up, but think we can see
big things from the big body, A lot of big
body receivers in this wide receiver room.
Speaker 1: We'll get to know Reggie.
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