After announcing his retirement after a 20-19 win over BYU just over a month ago, Utah running back Joe Williams got a surprise phone call from his old coaches on Monday.
Due to several season ending injuries to the running back corps, Williams made his return in Saturday's game against...
Big plays and a miraculous fourth quarter helped Penn State knock off No. 2 Ohio State at home.
Looking to extend its four-point lead with just under five minutes left in the game, Ohio State's 45-yard field goal attempt was blocked and Penn State's Grant Haley took it to the...
LSU went on the road and picked up a huge victory Saturday night as the sixth-ranked Tigers took down No. 9 Texas, 45-38.
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow had himself a game against the Longhorns as the senior completed 31 of 39 passes for 471 yards and four touchdowns.
Of course, he...
After a stellar football career at BYU, Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah has not only made a name for himself in the NFL, but will go down as one of the greatest walk-ons to ever play college football.
In honor of college football's 150th anniversary and lasting throughout the season, ESPN takes...
No. 18 Coastal Carolina will host No. 13 BYU Saturday afternoon in what will be the biggest game in program history. Many pundits across the country are calling the Top 20 showdown the biggest game of the day.
With limited seating and with ESPN's College GameDay in town, ticket prices...
Throw out the records because Saturday's in-state showdown between No. 21 Utah (1-0) and BYU (1-0) will likely be another instant classic game between both programs.
BYU and Utah are meeting for the 101st or 95th time — depending which school you ask — with the Utes leading the overall...
It was a game to remember between No. 13 BYU and Oklahoma State.
After the Cowboys scored what appeared to be the go-ahead touchdown with just 1:13 left in the game, the Cougars answered right back as Jake Retzlaff drove the Cougars down the field for the game-winning touchdown with...
If you like offense, the BYU-Virginia game was for you.
In just the first half alone, No. 25 BYU and Virginia combined for 80 points and 832 yards of total offense. The 80 points were the most combined points in a FBS game this season.
While most people expected the game...
Cam Skattebo and Arizona State have been on an impressive run during their first season in the Big 12, defying expectations after being picked to finish last in the conference.
The Sun Devils punched their ticket to the 12-team College Football Playoff with a dominant 45-19 victory over Iowa State...
Will BYU finish the college football season as a Top 10 team?
With most of the college football bowl games now over, it's time to start looking ahead at what the final AP Poll will look like.
For BYU players, coaches, and fans, the final AP poll is significant as the...
It was another down-to-the-wire finish between No. 13 BYU and USC Saturday night inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. After blowing a big lead, the Cougars held on for a thrilling 35-31 victory against the Trojans.
With the win, BYU improved to 10-2 on the season and secured its first...
No. 8 Ohio State is back on top of the college football world, defeating No. 7 Notre Dame 34-23 to secure the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Monday night.
The Buckeyes' victory marks their ninth national football title, tying them with USC for the...
They did it again.
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray won college football's most prestigious individual award Saturday night, edging Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa by less than 300 votes to win the Heisman Trophy.
The close finish sets up a big showdown between the two as both players look to lead their teams to...
It was an interesting week in Big 12 play as there were several surprises with West Virginia upsetting TCU on the road and Baylor stunning UCF 36-35, after being down 35-7 in the third quarter. It was the largest comeback in school history.
Meanwhile, BYU became the first league newcomer...
You hear it every week from broadcasters and national pundits across the country.
"Jaren Hall is sensational."
"Jaren Hall is one of the top quarterbacks in the country."
"Jaren Hall is a future NFL quarterback."
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Coming into Saturday's showdown against Notre Dame, Hall — the 6-foot-1, 205 pound junior — had backed it...
There wasn't a lot of movement this week with just three ranked teams losing.
The Top 5 teams all stayed the same, however, No. 2 Ohio State gained some ground on No. 1 LSU as the Buckeyes picked up four more first-place votes after its win over then-No. 9 Penn...
BYU (3-1) had it's chances, but in the end, Kansas (4-0) was able to put the Cougars away for a 38-27 victory at home inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels threw three touchdown passes and running back Devin Neal ran for a game-high 91 yards to...
The 2021 NFL Draft pulled in the second-most viewers during the three-day event, with more than 12.6 million viewers tuning into the first round alone. Last year's draft saw 15.3 million tune in, thanks to the global pandemic with amid the near-total shutdown of live sports.
Viewers watched as SEC...
BYU looks to bounce back after falling to No. 21 Washington last week and dropping to 2-2 on the season. After taking down Tennessee in overtime three weeks ago, the Cougars will look to stay unbeaten on the road as they go up against a really good Toledo (2-1)...
There was not a lot of change in the polls this week with a number of teams — including four of the top 5 teams — having bye weeks which left Georgia, Florida, Oregon and Utah as the only Top 10 teams in action.
The eighth ranked Bulldogs knocked off...
It took longer than expected, but Jaylon Johnson's dream of playing in the NFL became a reality Friday night.
The two-time first-team All-Pac-12 player was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 50th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Johnson becomes the seventh corner to be...
Saturday was the first day of Big 12 play for most teams, and while most of the games played out as expected, West Virginia made sure there was at least one upset as the Mountaineers improved to 3-1 on the year with a home win over Texas Tech --...
No. 6 BYU hosts Kansas Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium as the Cougars look to go 10-0 for just the fourth time in program history. The last time they did so was in 2001 when the team finished the season 12-2, losing two straight after star running back...
Seventeen of the last 22 games in the Holy War have been decided by seven points or less. So not surprisingly, Saturday's contest between BYU and Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium went down to the final seconds once again.
With the Utes leading 20-13 and with just under three minutes left...
There's just something about BYU in season opening football games.
In 2011 there was the Kyle Van Noy scoop and score for the go-ahead touchdown to complete BYU's dramatic 14-13 victory over Ole Miss.
In 2015, freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum connected with Mitch Mathews on the final play of the game...
Known for its high-octane offense, it was actually California's defense that saved the day as the Golden Bears defeated the 18th-ranked Utes 28-23 at home.
With the ball on the one-yard line, running back Zack Moss got the call on the last play of the game for the Utes. After...
With Utah up 30-14 with 1:52 left in the game, Utah senior quarterback Troy Williams bent down and untied his shoelaces before taking off his shoe and then jogging over to the sideline.
Despite the seconds ticking off the clock in his final collegiate game, Williams purposefully took himself out of...
Cade Klubnik passed for 262 yards and four touchdowns, while Nolan Hauser nailed a 56-yard field goal as time expired, leading No. 18 Clemson to a 34-31 victory over No. 8 SMU in the ACC Championship on Saturday night. The win earned the Tigers a spot in the College...
2021 was a memorable year for college football in the state of Utah. At the FBS level, all three schools – Utah, Utah State, and BYU – finished ranked in the Top 25 together for the first time ever while all posting double-digit victory totals. The Utes and Aggies...
No. 8 BYU proved it was worthy of its Top 10 ranking with a blowout win over then-No. 21 Boise State on the road. The dominating performance has many college football analysts expecting the Cougars to play in a New Year's Six Bowl, with several others saying that BYU...