Utah fans aren't the only ones drinking the Kool-Aid this offseason as the football program has received a lot of praise and national media attention this year. Ranked No. 14 in the AP Preseason poll — its highest preseason ranking in school history — the Utes have high expectations with...
College Football Playoff
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...
Playing in it's final regular season game as an Independent, BYU (7-5) closed it out on a high note as the Cougars held on for a 35-26 victory over Stanford (3-9) Saturday night. The win gave the program it's first three-game winning streak of the season. It was also notable...
Spencer Rodak, owner of Stadium Sportzz, talks with Fan Insider's Justin Giles to break down Utah's Week 2 win over Baylor. In this episode, Justin and Spencer go over the good and the bad, and get you ready for Utah's in-state game against Weber State before hosting UCLA in what...
After winning the Pac-12 South Division last year, the Utes have a big target on their back this season as they look to repeat as South champs and avenge last year’s Pac-12 Championship loss. With 15 returning starters this year – including a number of key playmakers on both sides...
Death, taxes and Utah football winning season openers. The 14th ranked Utes defeated the Florida Gators, 24-11, in the season opener on Thursday night in front of a record crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium. More than 53,000 fans were in attendance as the Utes got revenge after losing a heartbreaker against...
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Bye, bye Clemson. There's a new No. 1 team in the polls this week. After the Tigers squeaked out a 21-20 victory over North Carolina, Clemson dropped to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Tigers received just 18 first-place votes after receiving 55 the previous week. Alabama...
Former Washington star receiver John Ross almost got his own island, the only problem was that he wore the wrong shoes at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bummer. Coming into the NFL Combine, Adidas thought it would make a great PR stunt by offering to buy an island — "as...
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University of Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham picked up his 100th career win with a 36-23 come-from-behind victory over the Arizona Wildcats at Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday night. Quarterback Troy Williams threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and ran for another as the 24th-ranked Utes (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) rolled...
BYU is headed to the Big 12! Early Friday morning, Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted to accept BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF into the conference. In a statement, the Big 12 said the four schools were "approved unanimously by the eight continuing members." The move comes less than two months...
Iowa State running back Breece Hall ran for 136 yards and two touchdowns, Brock Purdy accounted for two scores as No. 10 Iowa State cruised to a 34-17 victory over No. 25 Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday. “Life has been really hard for our society, really since March,”...
BYU Football
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...
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The Holy War showdown between BYU (1-1) and Utah (1-0) is one of the best college rivalries in the country. Throw out the records because the contest almost always comes down to the last play of the game. That's why it is not surprising to see that oddsmakers are having...
BYU Football
One of the biggest storylines so far of the college football season was BYU's ability to not only contain Arizona dual-threat quarterback Khalil Tate, but shut down who many believed would be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy Award at the end of the season. Tate, who came in averaging...
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Throw out the records because Saturday night's game between No. 17 Utah (8-3) and BYU (6-5) will likely be another down-to-the-wire finish. Over the past 24 meetings, 19 have been decided by a touchdown or less, including two overtime games and a stopped two-point conversion attempt to give Utah a...
No. 19 BYU (3-1) hosts in-state rival Utah State (1-3) on Thursday in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The teams have met 90 times, with BYU leading the all-time series 50-37-3. The Cougars won the last year's meeting in Logan with a 34-20 victory,...
Monday's football game between No. 4 Florida State and No. 11 Ole Miss was bizarre to say the least. The Rebels looked unstoppable early on as they built a 28-6 lead midway through the second quarter. Quarterback Chad Kelly was having his way picking apart the Seminole defense and showing...
Once again, No. 3 Clemson is headed back to the national championship game! The reigning national champs rallied for a thrilling 29-23 victory over No. 2 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl Saturday night to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. Ohio State was in total control in the...
BYU fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the Cougars (5-4) held on for a 31-24 victory over Liberty (6-4) Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Despite going up by two touchdowns in the second half on two different occasions, Liberty wouldn't go away as the Flames answered right...
After Texas State (1-6) scored to start the game, it was all No. 12 BYU (6-0) after that as the Cougars quickly scored 49 unanswered points to cruise to a 52-14 victory Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. It was the fifth time this season that BYU has scored more...
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...
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...
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With a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line, the Utah football team had a chance to join college football royalty with the elite group of programs to play in the Fiesta, Sugar and Rose Bowls. However, the 17th-ranked Utes (9-4, 6-3) came up just short in the Pac-12...
Utah State Football
Just a few weeks ago, it seemed as if things could not get any worse for Utah State football. After a subpar performance in a season-opening win against UConn, the Aggies dropped a game to Alabama. Not a problem though, since USU was clearly outmatched against the perennial national title contenders. The Aggies...
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Over the past 40 years, BYU ranks among the top 5 programs in the country for wins. With a rich football tradition and so many great games and talented players to come through the program, we decided to rank the biggest upsets in BYU football history. So where does...
Wednesday's college football bowl game between BYU and Wyoming pitted a reunion of former WAC and Mountain West enemies. The Cowboys hadn't been to a bowl game since 2011 and the Cougars were looking to end a three-game bowl losing streak. The game was a good one as BYU held off a...
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Heading to Las Vegas after a bye week, Utah State appeared to have an easy win on the schedule against UNLV. The Rebels, which came into the game without a win on the season, looked like the perfect recipe to end Utah State's two-game losing streak. The Aggies came into...
Playing its final tune-up game before taking on Boise State in a Top 25 showdown next week, No. 11 BYU made quick work of Western Kentucky with a 41-10 victory Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. BYU quarterback Zach Wilson had a great game going in the first half, but...
In a game that nearly everyone predicted would end in a Utah State loss, the Aggies came out and proved they belonged in the Mountain West title game. From the very start, Utah State controlled the game and made a big statement with a 46-13 victory over San Diego State...
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." https://twitter.com/LRiddickESPN/status/1574546907971526656?s=20&t=LAJ7tOmZR9vUgZiYRQN1vw Coming into Saturday's showdown against Notre Dame, Hall — the 6-foot-1, 205 pound junior — had backed it...
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