This story appears in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine, on newsstands Nov. Cheap Washington Redskins Jerseys . 4.No one could recall the last time the Dallas Cowboys spent much, if any, time meeting with and working out quarterback prospects for an upcoming draft.?Each NFL team is allotted 30 pre-draft visits to be used however they want, and Dallas never felt much of a need to use them on quarterbacks. After all, the Cowboys had Tony Romo. But in 2016, with Romo?36 years old and repeatedly injured over the past few years, Dallas brought in a whopping seven?QBs before the draft. Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Connor Cook?and?Dak Prescott all showed up in Dallas.?Thus started a string of moves that all but made certain theyd end up with a quarterback?-- a quarterback NOT named Dak Prescott.Draft Day 1, Thursday, April 28: Dallas and Paxton LynchSeattle sat in an ideal position, near the back of the first round, pick No. 26. Any team that wanted a quarterback, along with the ever-valuable five-year contract given to first-rounders, would want to trade into the bottom of the first round. The Seahawks sat back and waited for offers. Two teams called: Dallas and Denver. Each wanted to move up. Each wanted Lynch, the strong-armed QB out of Memphis.For Seattles first-round pick, Dallas offered its second- and fourth-round selections. Denver offered a first and third.?The conversations went back and forth until, finally, Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones personally called Seahawks general manager John Schneider to make one final push. The Seahawks told Jones in a cordial and matter-of-fact tone, according to one Seattle official, Its got to be a three or were not going to do it.Dallas wouldnt budge.?The next day, owner Jerry Jones lamented that he was unable to trade up to get the quarterback the Cowboys coveted: Im not gonna go jump from Dallas tallest, so lets put this in perspective ... but if I had to do it all over again? Id give the three.Draft Day 3, Saturday April 30: Dallas and Connor CookHaving already selected USC quarterback Cody Kessler in Round 3, Cleveland didnt need to use its fourth-round pick (No. 100 overall) on another quarterback. So the Browns listened to offers.?Once again, Dallas jumped into the fray. Haunted by failing to land Lynch, the Cowboys had their eye on Michigan State quarterback Cook.?Cleveland sat back and listened, and then took the best offer -- from Oakland.I was pretty surprised, Cook told reporters soon after. I think Dallas was interested and they were trying to trade up.Stung by being beaten out to another quarterback, the Cowboys used the very next pick, No. 101 overall, on Oklahoma defensive end Charles Tapper.?Finding a quarterback would have to wait ... but not much longer. At the back end of Round 4, with a compensatory pick in the 135th draft slot, Dallas selected Prescott.Tuesday, Aug. 2: Dallas and Nick FolesRomos backup, Kellen Moore, broke his ankle at the end of practice on Aug. 2. A mild case of panic ensued. Dallas saw last season destroyed by a lack of capable backups, and now, still unsure about Prescott, they searched for a capable veteran. Fortunately for the Cowboys, the Rams had released their former starting quarterback,?Nick Foles, just five days earlier. Even better, Foles agent also represented Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, among others in the organization.Dallas and the Rams had discussions about a potential Foles trade in the weeks and days leading up to the draft. But the Cowboys were never willing to part with a late-round pick while having to take on Foles contract. It was too much all the way around. Now?Foles was free. Dallas didnt have to compensate the Rams and it could construct a favorable contract for?Foles.?But there was a?problem.?Even without a clear role, Foles wanted to play only for Kansas City Chiefs?coach Andy Reid, Foles former coach in Philadelphia. Even with four QBs on the roster, the Chiefs beat out Dallas.Later that week: Dallas and Josh McCownAfter striking out with Foles, Dallas called Cleveland to see about the availability of veteran quarterback Josh McCown. Dallas viewed him as someone good enough to back up Romo and win games if Romo got hurt again.The price, however, was a problem. Cleveland wanted a second-round draft pick for McCown. Dallas never considered parting with the pick, despite the obvious need. Talks broke off.Thursday, Aug. 25: An understated injuryTony Romo fell to the ground, hard and awkwardly.?This was his first game back after his injury-marred 2015 season, his third snap of the game, the first real contact he endured. Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril chased Romo and jammed him into the ground.?Dallas medical staff came out to help him, but after reaching for his lower back upon being hit,?Romo insisted on walking off the field without help.?Romo fought with Cowboys coaches to go back into the game. No one thought the injury was severe.Saturday, Aug. 27: No options leftThe Cowboys announced that Romo broke a bone in his back. 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The drive from Provo, Utah, the home of BYU, to Morgantown, West Virginia, where the West Virginia Mountaineers are from, covers about 1,929 miles.That is far. In fact, it is farther than the distance between any two teams currently playing in the same Power Five conference by almost 400 miles. In the Pac-12, Washington (Seattle) to Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) is 1,537 miles, if youre scoring at home.But yet, maybe as soon as next season, the Cougars and Mountaineers could be Big 12 ... rivals?The Cougars (1-2), who have already played three Pac-12 teams this season, take a swing at the Big 12 on Saturday when they face West Virginia (2-0) -- though they wont be making the Provo-to-Morgantown trip.The game will be played at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, in Landover, Maryland. It is kind of a neutral site. Proximity favors a heavy Mountaineer presence, but BYU has a national following with its affiliation to the Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints and fans that are willing to travel great distances to see their team. BYU officials are estimating about 10,000 BYU fans will be in attendance.That is among the many reasons BYU was one of 11 schools to have a face-to-face interview with Big 12 officials a few weeks back as the conference ponders expansion. The Big 12 has made no commitment to expand. Maybe it will. Maybe it wont. Who really knows?I think we need to expand, said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen, who, along with the other coaches, doesnt get a vote. The thing about the BYU-West Virginia thing, it only would be a once-every-four-year game, I would anticipate. Ive voiced my opinion. All those are in the hands of the commissioner and then the athletic directors and presidents. Theyll get this thing figured out, Im quite certain.West Virginia is already on an island of sorts as a Big 12 member. Iowa State in Ames is closest to Morgantown at 860 miles and Lubbock, Texas, home of Texas Tech, is the farthest at 1,273 miles. Whats another 700 miles?BYU, which competes as an independent in football and has most of its other sports in the West Coast Conference, wants to be in a Power Five conference and makes a good case it could compete in one immediately.The Cougars opened the season with a victory against Arizona and then lost back-to-back games to Utah and UCLA by a combined four points. Cheap Baltimore Ravens Jerseys. The Cougars are 3-2 in their last five against Big 12 opponents and have 21 victories against Power Five schools since 2003, second only to Navys 22 among non-Power Five schools.Just as Houstons game against Oklahoma during the opening week of the season was not an audition, this is not a tryout for BYU.Still, cant hurt to make a good showing.Things to know about the first meeting between BYU and West Virginia.TY-ED UP: Already there is some concern among BYU fans about first-year offensive coordinator Ty Detmer, the beloved former BYU player and Heisman Trophy winner. Detmer had never been a college coach before he was hired by new Cougars coach Kalani Sitake, a former teammate of Detmers.The Cougars offense ranks 113th in the nation in yards per play at 4.66.We have to find our identity in every phase and have something to hang your hat on, said Sitake, also a former BYU player. We dont have that offensively right now. When we need to get a play, you usually go to your go-to play and were still trying to find that. Its way too late going into Game 4 so we need to establish that soon.The Cougars will stick with quarterback Taysom Hill , who beat out Tanner Mangum for the job heading into the season.FAST AND FURIOUS: West Virginia has no such identity issues. The Mountaineers are typical Big 12, up tempo and spread. They are ranked 20th in the country in yards per play at 6.82 yards per play.Senior Skyler Howard has benefited so far from a group of receivers that is holding onto the ball better than last season.BYU ROOTS: Holgorsen is part of the Hal Mumme/Mike Leach coaching tree that uses a version of the Air Raid offense, which has some roots that go back to BYUs prolific passing attacks under former coach LaVell Edwards.A lot of the principles in the passing game were things that all those great quarterbacks were doing back there for BYU, Holgorsen said. 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