BYU Signs 6'7", 410 Pound Motekiai Langi; Some Didn't Believe He Exists, He Does [VIDEO]
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
One common cliché in football is that you can teach skills but you can't teach size.
That must be exactly what BYU is thinking with their newest commit, Motekiai Langi. Langi is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 410 pounds.
When it was made official that Langi would be attending BYU, ESPN's Darren Rovell didn't believe the signing.
Is BYU trolling us? No video or pictures of him playing on the Internet. Four total photos on Facebook pic.twitter.com/z7GmNR7Gwm
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 4, 2015
Only solo picture of 6 foot 7, 410 pound BYU recruit Motekiai Langi on internet is blurry pic.twitter.com/Rse1KjVXtQ
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 4, 2015
A video has emerged of 6-7, 410 lb BYU recruit Motekiai Langi. It's pretty "inconclusive" http://t.co/mnZ8zVe3fI (H/T @hobocita, @morrow31)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 4, 2015
BYU made sure everyone knew they were not trolling at all with a series of tweets.
. @darrenrovell no trolling here ... #BYUFOOTBALL #BYUNSD15 pic.twitter.com/25SREvgnM8
— BYU Cougars (@BYUCougars) February 4, 2015
The leanest 410 lb man you've ever seen. #MountMotekiai pic.twitter.com/aZeNZNkxt4
— BYU Football Recruiting (@BYUFBRecruiting) February 4, 2015
Check out the bio for Motekiai Langi here --> http://t.co/zFvVwTSXw6 #BYUFOOTBALL #BYUNSD15 pic.twitter.com/MLKAuuQfJN
— BYU Cougars (@BYUCougars) February 4, 2015
He won't be playing for BYU right away, though.
BYU LB Harvey Langi tweets that his cousin, 410-pound BYU signee Motekiai Langi, of Tonga, will go on mission to Arizona before enrolling.
— Jay Drew (@drewjay) February 4, 2015
Just when I thought these crazy recruiting stories wouldn't get any odder, they did.