Poppinga, who will be a defensive assistant and special teams coordinator, returns to BYU after a year at Boise State and 14 years of football experience.
BYU football: Does Utah Tech have enough moxie and firepower to spoil Senior Day, delay Cougars’ bowl hopes? The two teams meet Saturday in Provo at LaVell Edwards Stadium
After earning a business degree at Vanderbilt in just three years, cornerback Gabe Jeudy-Lally traded in his gold-and-black for the blue-and-white of BYU. But will he start in the Cougars deep secondary?