Needing a win to become bowl eligible, Utah picked the perfect time to play arguably its best game of the season Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium in front of an announced crowd of 46,022.
Senior captain Troy Williams — who filled in for injured starting quarterback Tyler Huntley — completed 15 of...
BYU capped off the 2017 season with a dominating 30-20 victory over Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Saturday night.
The Cougars totaled 451 yards of total offense compared to just 286 for the Rainbow Warriors and held running back Diocemy Saint Juste — who came in ranked No. 6 nationally with...
BYU freshman quarterback Joe Critchlow threw for 166 yards and a score and running back Squally Canada got it done on the ground as the junior rushed for 113 yards on just 17 carries for two touchdowns to lead BYU past Hawaii, 30-20, Saturday night at Aloha Stadium.
After rushing...
Jonny Linehan is making a difference one tweet at a time.
The BYU punter has become a household name on social media and is must-follow on Twitter. From cracking jokes about campus life, Provo's "lack of nightlife," dabbing in practice and hilariously photobombing coaches after the game, Linehan has become a...
After an eventful weekend that saw three top 10 matchups, there was a major shakeup atop the College Football Playoff rankings as Georgia, Notre Dame and TCU all lost.
The Alabama Crimson Tide claimed the top spot followed by No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Oklahoma in the...
The legend of Joe Critchlow has begun.
After burning his redshirt against Boise State, BYU fans have been clamoring to see what the red-headed quarterback could do. And after a month of mop-up duty and limited action, Cougar fans finally got their chance to see him play a full game...
BYU came into Sam Boyd Stadium with a perfect 8-0 record against UNLV, and they weren't going to let that record fall.
Led by running back Squally Canada, who has battled injuries all season, the junior rushed for a career-high 213 yards on 25 carries as the Cougars led from start...
With Tanner Mangum out for the year after undergoing successful surgery this week, BYU coaches have been busy evaluating who will be the starter against UNLV this weekend, and likely for the rest of the season.
The coaching staff doesn't have a lot of time to figure it out either...
What can't Kyle Whittingham do?
He led his team to a perfect season which was capped off with an impressive win over then-No. 4 Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl as the Utah Utes crashed the BCS for the second time again after taking down Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl in...
With no upsets among the top 5 teams last week, there wasn't any surprises among the top teams during the second edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings, but there was plenty of movement after that with several Big 12 schools looking to help the conference avoid missing out...
Ty Detmer may be a Heisman Trophy winner, but his play calls, especially on fourth-down, have been beyond bad. So just how bad has it been this year?
Let's let the stats speak for themselves.
After Saturday's loss to Fresno State, in which the Cougars were 0-for-2 on fourth downs, BYU...
Tanner Mangum was having one of his best games of the season Saturday night at Bulldog Stadium as the BYU offense racked up more than 300 yards of total offense under his watch.
However, it all came crashing down in the fourth quarter when the junior quarterback went down with...
What a difference a couple of years can make.
After defeating Fresno State, 52-10, two years ago at LaVell Edwards Stadium — in which freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum threw for 336 yards and went on to set several BYU records — the Cougars (2-7) come into Saturday's game against Fresno...
Oddsmakers have Fresno State as a double-digit favorite over BYU heading into Saturday's showdown at Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs opened as 11-point favorites, and the line quickly jumped to as high as 16. As of Wednesday morning, Fresno State currently sits as a 14-point favorite at home.
BYU is coming off...
The first week of the College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night with a surprise decision by the committee.
Although Alabama is ranked No. 1 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls, Georgia, just one of five unbeaten teams left, was chosen as the top-ranked team followed by No....
With 10:43 remaining in the first quarter, San Jose State's Rahshead Johnson took the kickoff near the goal line and started running up field. With his team down 7-0, Johnson was looking for a big block as he looked to tie the score up with a big special teams...
After seven consecutive losses, the BYU football team got back in the win column on Saturday as the Cougars dominated San Jose Sate, 41-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Junior quarterback Tanner Mangum passed for a game-high 283 yards and three touchdowns and sophomore wide receiver Micah Simon hauled in three...
Yup, it’s awkward, alright.
BYU (1-7) is off to one of its worst starts in program history and a lot of the blame has now shifted over to offensive coordinator Ty Detmer. The former Heisman Trophy winner has been one of Cougar fans' most beloved players, and now just in...
It's one of the best stories of Brett Favre's storied NFL career and luckily for him, BYU star quarterback Ty Detmer was there to help him out.
Favre, an 11-time Pro Bowler and NFL Hall of Famer, had no idea what a nickel defense was during his first few years...
After a tough stretch that featured games against LSU, Wisconsin, Boise State, Mississippi State and rival Utah, many expected the Cougars' struggles to disappear going up against lowly East Carolina who came into Saturday's game with just one win on the year.
With BYU averaging just over 10 points per...
NFL: Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers possibly out for season
Aaron Rodgers, a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, was injured in the Packers 23-10 loss to the Vikings, and will likely be out of the season. Rodgers was diagnosed with a broken collarbone after the game after a huge hit in the...
What has happened to Utah State football? Just five years ago, the Aggies were making history as they took down Utah, won a school record 11 games, won the WAC, a bowl game, and finished ranked in all three major polls (AP, Coaches, BCS).
Things were looking up for Utah...
Cosmo the Cougar has some moves!
The BYU mascot put on a show Friday night as the team took on Boise State in a primetime game on ESPN. While the Cougar football program may be off to its worst start since 1970, at least the fans had something to cheer...
For the first time since 1970, BYU has lost five consecutive games and is off to one of its worst starts in program history.
Much of the blame falls on the Cougar offense which ranks at the bottom of nearly every offensive statistical category. So far this season, the offense...
With a number of upsets this past week, there was going to be some big changes in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Among the biggest winners in the polls which was released Sunday afternoon were TCU and Washington State thanks to losses by Oklahoma and Michigan at home...
Despite what most people think, not every NCAA athlete gets a full-ride college scholarship.
As coaches have noted throughout the country, there is no better feeling than awarding a scholarship to a player who has been paying his own way.
This is what sports should always be about. Hard work, accomplishments...
Heading into Saturday's showdown against No. 10 Wisconsin at LaVell Edwards Stadium, BYU has a shot on national television to make a statement, end its two-game losing streak, and most importantly, put behind its rivalry loss to Utah last week.
But it order to have any chance against the Badgers,...
Several teams made big jumps in the Associated Press college football poll on Sunday.
Oklahoma (2-0) jumped three spots to come in at No. 2 after taking down then-No. 2 Ohio State (1-1) on the road. Alabama stayed on top as the top-ranked team and Clemson, USC and Penn State...
The Utah-BYU football game was moved from ESPN to ESPN2 last week and likely should have been put on ESPN3 after Saturday night's showing at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Despite being one of the top rivalries in the country, the Utes and Cougars sure didn't show it as both teams put...
The streak continues.
Utah (2-0) hung on for another victory at LaVell Edwards Stadium to push its rivalry winning streak to seven games with a 19-13 win over BYU (1-2) in front of 63,470 screaming fans.
The win marked the first time the Utes have won seven consecutive games in the...