Get ready for a compelling episode of Beyond the Game as host Mike Lacey sits down with Terrance Motley, BYU's Director of Football Rehabilitation who coordinates post-operative, return-to-sport, and maintenance-based physical therapy interventions for the entire football program.

From walking on as an offensive guard under coach Mendenhall to winning back-to-back national rugby championships in 2013 and 2014, Terrance's journey took him from 315 pounds on the football field to losing 50 pounds in one summer to compete with Polynesian rugby legends from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. After earning his PhD in physical therapy and serving a mission in Italy's Milan region, Terrance now directs comprehensive rehabilitation protocols while functioning as an adjunct to the strength and conditioning staff to implement modified training for players unable to fully participate.

His philosophy centers on "exposure to stress" - the principle that controlled adversity creates strength, whether rehabilitating a torn bicep, overcoming a devastating Lisfranc foot injury, or navigating life's challenges. Collaborating with athletic training, team doctors, and coaches to make critical return-to-play decisions, Terrance uses innovative techniques including the "stoplight method" for pain management, helping players distinguish between productive discomfort and dangerous pain.

Through stories of helping Andrew Gentry recover from complex foot surgery, witnessing players transform adversity into leadership, and his own experience defying doctors who said he'd never squat again after knee surgery, Terrance reveals how physical rehabilitation mirrors spiritual principles of growth through trial. His message is centered on how adversity introduces us to ourselves, showing what we're truly made of and providing opportunities to become stronger through the very weaknesses we're given to overcome.

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Video Chapters

0:00 - Introduction

0:40 - Meet Terrance Motley

1:01 - Walk-On Football Experience

1:35 - Finding Rugby After Football

2:23 - Rugby Safety vs. Football

2:47 - National Rugby Championships

4:10 - Body Types in Rugby vs. Football

4:51 - Weight Loss Transformation

5:58 - Power and Speed in Big Athletes

7:01 - Rugby Nicknames and Team Culture

7:32 - Andrew Gentry Recruitment Story

8:51 - Lisfranc Injury Explanation

10:35 - Injury Prevention Philosophy

12:29 - Exposure to Stress Principle

13:17 - Coaching Pressure vs. Player Safety

14:44 - Mental Side of Injury Recovery

15:25 - Stoplight Pain Management Method

16:26 - Pain Tolerance and Brain Response

17:35 - Life Lessons from Physical Stress

18:29 - Spiritual Application of Adversity

19:00 - Player Testimonials and Relationships

19:26 - Non-Sport Injury Statistics

20:02 - Best Strength Staff in Country

21:24 - Facility Upgrades at BYU

22:12 - Healing Facilities Location

23:20 - Field Work and Modified Training24:50 - The Motley Crew Family

25:13 - Meeting His Wife

26:01 - Italy Milan Mission Experience

27:16 - Gift of Tongues in Italian

28:03 - Message to Cougar Nation

30:03 - Value of Sports in Life

31:37 - Adversity and Self-Discovery

35:04 - Personal Knee Surgery Story

37:01 - Outro