Weekly Media Luncheon
Each Wednesday, Coach Mendenhall and selected players will be available for interview purposes from noon until 1 p.m. All live electronic interviews, during the luncheon, must be arranged in advance with the Athletic Communications office. The luncheon is for credentialed media only. The luncheon will be held weekly at Legends Grille.

Weekly MWC Teleconference
A weekly teleconference, featuring the head coach from each Mountain West Conference school, will be conducted each week during the season. For more information, including times and schedules, visit the official Mountain West Conference website at www.themwc.com. Media outlets may also contact Javan Hedlund at the MWC office for additional information.

Web Sites
Fan-based web sites should contact the Athletic Communications office for specific details regarding practice access and interview requests.

Sports Radio
All interviews must be arranged through the Athletic Communications office. The Athletic Communications office will not facilitate the broadcast of live guests during regular class hours. All interviews for sports talk radio must be conducted with players after practice or during the weekly media luncheon. Radio stations will be responsible for attending practices and for providing their own equipment (i.e. tape, digital recorders, telephones, etc).

Credential Requests
All requests for credentials to cover BYU football should be sent on company letterhead to:

Jeff Reynolds, Associate Director
BYU Athletic Communications
30 SFH
Provo, UT 84602

Fax requests may be sent to (801) 422-0633. All single-game credential requests should be received no later than one week prior to the date of the game. Requests received later than noon on the day prior to the game will not be accepted. Credentials for working media, including print and electronic (radio & television) media outlets are restricted in accordance with BYU, Mountain West Conference and NCAA rules and guidelines. It is our intention to ensure proper, professional use is made of the space available for credentialed media. Credentials, complete with parking pass (if requested), will be mailed to the requesting individual or organization if time permits, or sent to the visiting school's sports information director for distribution. Otherwise, all credentials will be available at the Media Will-Call window, located at the ticket office west of the stadium.

Press Box
Working press box credentials shall be issued only to accredited newspapers, radio and television reporters only. Requests from other media sources shall be evaluated on a game-by-game basis. Reporters representing newspapers with next-day editions, daily editions, national magazines, wire services, live television and radio broadcasts and television and radio stations covering for nightly news shall be given priority. Spouses, dates, children and other non-working persons will not be credentialed and are not allowed in the working media areas during the game as dictated by NCAA guidelines. Credentials must be displayed prominently throughout the game, including pre- and post-game coverage. Pregame interviews with players and/or coaches will not be permitted under any circumstances. Properly credentialed media representatives shall be allowed field access with four minutes remaining on the game clock. Interviews with players and/or coaches may not be conducted until the NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off period has expired.

Photography
Sideline credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers and television reporters/camera operators on assignment. Television organizations shall be restricted to one camera operator and one reporter on the field at all times, except by prior approval from the BYU Athletic Communications office. Freelance and amateur photographers not on assignment are not eligible for sideline credentials, except by prior approval from the BYU Athletic Media Relations office. All Mountain West Conference and NCAA rules shall be enforced regarding media representatives on the sidelines. Photographers are not permitted to shoot between the 25-yardlines. Sideline supervisors will patrol both sidelines to make certain all rules are enforced. Live or taped pregame interviews with players and/or coaches will not be permitted under any circumstance. For additional questions regarding photography guidelines, please contact University photographer Mark Philbrick at (801) 422-7322.

Media Services
The working media area is located on the third floor of the press box, situated on the west side of LaVell Edwards Stadium. Access to the press loge may be obtained via the north or south elevator. The BYU Athletic Communications staff will provide working media with game notes, season stats, depth charts, flip cards, programs and media guides for both BYU and the visiting team prior to the game. Additional information, such as lineup, roster or jersey changes will be distributed as the information becomes available. An official statistical package complete with individual and team stats, play-by-play, scoring summaries, quotes, end-of-quarter stats and defensive stats will be distributed following the game. "Quickie Stats" will be available during timeouts and at the end of each quarter. With four minutes remaining on the game clock, media are invited to take the south elevator to ground level in preparation for the post-game press conference. BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected players will be available in the media room following the mandatory 10-minute cooling-off period. The BYU locker room is closed to all media. The media room is located next to the BYU locker room under the southeast corner of east grandstands. Quotes from both coaches and selected players will be available in the finals stats package. Several courtesy telephones (with campus extensions) will be available in the working area of the press box, while a limited number of phones will be available in the media room. All phones are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Phone lines can be purchased for your organization's exclusive use on a season-long basis. Collect or credit card calls can be made from each of these telephones. Ethernet and wireless internet access is also available at no charge.

Parking
LaVell Edwards Stadium is located on the northwest corner of the BYU campus, just off Canyon Road (200 East) and University Parkway (1650 North) in Provo. Media parking is in Lot No. 2, immediately west of the stadium. Parking passes are required and must be obtained in advance.

Disclaimer
The Brigham Young University Athletic Communications department reserves the right to revoke or deny working media credentials to any individual or organization at any time for any reason. All credentials are the property of Brigham Young University and must be surrendered upon request.