▁a ▁mission ary ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁W r ub ell ▁returned ▁to ▁BY U ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Ta una ▁Fe hr ner , ▁and ▁began ▁an ▁intern ship ▁at ▁K SL . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁summer , ▁the ▁two ▁married ▁and ▁W r ub ell ▁par lay ed ▁his ▁intern ship ▁into ▁week end ▁work ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁co - host ▁of ▁the ▁K SL ▁week end ▁sports ▁talk ▁show ▁with ▁Chris ▁Tun is . ▁W r ub ell ▁would ▁remain ▁at ▁BY U ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁when ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁communic ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Paul ▁James ▁invited ▁W r ub ell ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁BY U ▁C oug ars ▁football ▁radio ▁team . ▁W r ub ell ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁sid eline ▁rep orter ▁for ▁football ▁and ▁men ' s ▁basketball . ▁A ▁heart ▁attack ▁led ▁to ▁James ▁missing ▁a ▁few ▁basketball ▁games ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 9 7 ▁season , ▁allowing ▁W r ub ell ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁the ▁s idel ines ▁to ▁play - by - play . ▁W r ub ell ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁full - time ▁play - by - play ▁voice ▁for ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 9 8 ▁season ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁football ▁in ▁ 2 0 0