With the 2022 Utah State football season set to kick off this Saturday, it’s time to take a look at what’s ahead. Can the Aggies sustain the surprise success of 2021, or will they take a step back?
After a 1-5 record in 2020 that included a midseason coaching change,...
With the college football season starting this week, it's time to make some predictions.
Will the Cougars win 10+ games again? Will BYU challenge for a NY6 berth? Could an undefeated run push the Cougars into a playoff spot? And most importantly... will BYU repeat as Pac-12 champions again (half...
In the final year of Independence before joining the Big 12 Conference next year — and with 18 of 22 starters returning — the 2022 season has all the makings of a special season for the Cougars.
And after back-to-back 10+ win seasons, the Cougars look to keep the tradition...
Two of the Pac-12's flagship programs -- USC and UCLA -- were notified Thursday night that their applications to join the Big Ten Conference had been accepted. Both USC and UCLA will start competing in 2024.
The move comes nearly a year after both Oklahoma and Texas agreed to leave the...
College football realignment never stops.
On Thursday, the Big Ten Conference poached USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference, sparking what should be another crazy summer as leagues do whatever it takes to keep their conference from crumbling. Both USC and UCLA will start competing in 2024.
This comes a year...
After all three of the state's FBS programs — BYU, Utah, and Utah State — reached 10 wins during the 2021 season, the teams learned who, when and where they will play in their bowl matchups.
Here is a look at where the teams ranked in this week's national polls,...
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...
The 17th-ranked Utes have gone through a lot this season. The loss of their teammates Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe hung heavy throughout the year.
The two friends were honored by every team the Utes played. In every press conference that was held, they were mentioned. In interviews with players,...
With the regular season all but over — except for conference championship games — all of the state’s FBS programs, Utah State, Utah, and BYU, has earned a spot to play in one of the bowl games this season. Where they could end up is becoming more clear as...
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...
In a game they absolutely had to win to have a chance at representing the Mountain Division in the Mountain West championship game, the Aggies came out firing on all cylinders, no comeback necessary this week.
Utah State got on top early, taking the lead when Logan Bonner found Derek...
Playing in a rivalry game on Senior Night and needing a victory to stay on top of the Mountain Division, Utah State had plenty of reasons to come out with a win.
Instead, Wyoming crushed the Aggies to deal a near-fatal blow to the team’s chances of playing for a...
With five straight wins over UNLV, Colorado State, Hawai'i, New Mexico State, and San Jose State, the Aggies now sit at 8-2 on the year and have clinched a postseason berth. The Aggies now face Wyoming on Senior Day in the Bridger's Battle rivalry, needing a win to stay...
The Utah State Aggies rallied from behind again to secure a 48-17 win over San Jose State on Saturday night.
The first 16 minutes of the game was abysmal for Utah State, featuring a pair of turnovers — a fumble and interception. Trailing 14-0, the game seemed to be headed...
Despite the two-score win for Utah, Saturday's game against Arizona felt like a loss. The Wildcats, who has now fallen to 1-9 overall and 1-6 in Pac-12 play, have only won one game since October of 2019.
It’s true that Arizona’s one win came last week against Cal, and they...
With four straight wins over UNLV, Colorado State, Hawaii, and New Mexico State, the Aggies now sit at 7-2 on the year and have clinched a postseason berth. The Aggies now face San Jose State in its return to conference play, needing a win to stay on top of...
Having officially reached the back end of the college football season, all of the state’s FBS programs — Utah, BYU and Utah State — have reached six wins needed for bowl eligibility.
Here are my projections for where the three teams will end up for some postseason fun, with a...
BYU delivered on Senior Day as the Cougars rolled to a 59-14 home victory over Idaho State.
The Cougars took a 21-0 lead after the opening quarter, via touchdown runs from running back Tyler Allgeier and quarterback Jaren Hall. Hall also threw a touchdown pass to Lopini Katoa.
The lead continued...
Running backs Tavion Thomas, Micah Bernard, and TJ Pledger carried Utah over Stanford, winning 52-7.
Those three players accounted for 394 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. If you’ve ever heard the phrase, “running back by committee”, this is the epitome of that idea. All three of those players averaged...
Going into the weekend, the Aggies had just one thing on their mind. Beat Hawai’i. They did that, and now under first-year head coach Blake Anderson, they’re doing what many before the season thought was impossible.
They’re going bowling.
After a 51-31 win at home on Saturday afternoon, the Aggies reached...
No. 25 BYU won it's 600th game in program history and did so in impressive fashion as the Cougars rolled to a 66-49 victory over Virginia Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
The victory was special for a number of reasons, including a plethora of standout performances on offense, but...
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...
Turns out, all BYU needed to get back on track was to play more Pac-12 opponents.
BYU improved to 6-2 and moved to 4-0 against the Pac-12 conference this year with a 21-19 road victory over Washington State Saturday afternoon.
Tyler Allgeier led the way for the Cougars as the sophomore...
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...
Having officially reached the midway point of the college football season, Utah, Utah State and BYU are all within reach of the six wins needed for bowl eligibility.
Here are my projections on where the three teams will end up for some postseason fun, along with a trophy on the...
After the tragedy of Aaron Lowe’s death on Sept. 26th, the Utah football program rightfully mourned the loss of their friend and teammate. Amongst all the tragedy that had stuck this team over the last year, like the death of Lowe’s close friend and teammate Ty Jordan, it seemed...
BYU fumbled it away.
Literally.
Coming into the game without losing a fumble the entire season, the 10th-ranked Cougars fumbled the ball three times, threw an interception and turned the ball over on downs twice in a 26-17 loss to Boise State Saturday afternoon at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
The win snapped BYU's...
With Oklahoma and Texas leaving the Big 12 for the SEC and with BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Houston replacing them, I thought it would be fun to create a power rankings based on the future/new-look conference.
Excluding Texas and Oklahoma, and adding in the future newcomers — BYU, Cincinnati, UCF...
Once again, No. 13 BYU led from start to finish as the Cougars went on the road and beat in-state rival Utah State, 34-20, in the battle for the Old Wagon Wheel.
With the win, the Cougars improved to 5-0 for the second consecutive year and just the 7th time...
Tyler Allgeier showed why he's one of the best running backs in the country as the sophomore rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns to lead BYU to a 34-20 road victory over Utah State in the battle for the Old Wagon Wheel.
BYU needed all of it as the...