byu-cougars
After beating Idaho State — in which the Cougars became bowl eligible and accepted an invite to the Hawaii Bowl — BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe was in the locker room watching as players and coaches celebrated another victory. Little did they know the party was just getting started. "This is...
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...
Utah_Utes_2018
Another weekend, another blowout! Yes, welcome to Utah football! Led behind star running back Zack Moss and dual-threat quarterback Tyler Huntley, the seventh-ranked Utes dominated from start to finish with a 35-7 road victory over Arizona Saturday night. Moss ran for a season-high 203 yards and averaged 7.8 yards per carry. His...
BYU-Football-2018
BYU has been hit hard by the injury bug over the past couple of years and this season has been no different with running backs Ty'Son Williams and freshman sensation Sione Finau going out with season-ending injuries. And while most of the attention has been on the Cougars starting three...
The third week of the College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night with not a lot of changes taking place with just one team in the Top 10 losing last week. For the second consecutive week, LSU remains at the top followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3...
BYU's Kalani Sitake
It's official. After months, weeks and days of speculation, BYU coach Kalani Sitake received a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Provo through the 2023 season. Because BYU is a private institution, the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sitake, who is 26-23 in four seasons at his alma...
It was another wild week in college football with a number of upsets and last-second game-winning players. In the end, six ranked teams fell, including two former unbeaten teams in then-No. 7 Minnesota and then-No. 12 Baylor. The Golden Gophers dropped four spots to No. 11 and the Bears dropped...
BYU-Football
Merry Christmas... or should I say Mele Kalikimaka, Cougar fans. BYU is going bowling after a 42-10 blowout victory over Idaho State Saturday afternoon in front of 57,379 at Lavell Edwards Stadium. With the win, the Cougars improved to 14-0 against teams from the Football Championship Subdivision and also moved to...
Stop me if you've heard this before. The Utes dominated from start to finish as No. 8 Utah took care of business on national television with a 49-3 victory over UCLA in front of a sold-out crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium. It was the largest margin of victory for Utah in...
It was another wild week in college football which saw five ranked teams fall, including Alabama and Penn State which came in ranked No. 2 and No. 5 in the AP Poll and No. 3 and No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Alabama dropped to No. 4 in...
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...
The showdown between No. 2 LSU and No. 3 Alabama lived up to its billing in a battle between two high-powered offenses and star quarterbacks in LSU's Joe Burrow and Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa. Burrow threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 46-41 thrilling victory...
In honor of college football's 150th anniversary and lasting throughout the season, ESPN takes a look at the greatest teams, players, coaches, plays and games over the past 150 years. This week, during ESPN's "The Greatest Series," College football writers, broadcasters and ESPN personalities talked about some of the biggest...
BYU Football
Saturday's game between BYU (4-4) and Liberty (6-3) will mark the first game in the series between both independent programs. The two teams are scheduled to meet again in 2022 with the Cougars taking a return trip out to Lynchburg, Virginia. The game will also mark BYU's first home game...
The first week of the College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night with a surprise decision by the committee. Although Ohio State is ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, the Buckeyes check in at the top spot followed by No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Alabama...
Sports can bring out the best in people and sometimes it can bring out the worst. The latest burner account news isn't about Kevin Durant this time, but involves a Utah Utes fan posing as a "BYU fan" on social media in an attempt to make the university, its fans...
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...
BYU Football
NFL scouts came to see Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, but it was BYU's Jaren Hall and Baylor Romney who stole the show Saturday night at Maverick Stadium as the Cougars put an emphatic end to Aggies' two-game winning streak in the Old Wagon Wheel series with a dominating...
2018-Pac-12-Championship-Game
Tyler Huntley threw for 284 yards and a touchdown and ran for another to lead No. 9 Utah to a 33-28 come-from-behind victory over Washington. With the win, Utah improved to 8-1 on the season, its best start since 2015. The victory also kept the Utes' College Football Playoff hopes...
BYU (3-4) takes on Utah State (4-3) in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel Saturday night at Maverik Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. Utah State is coming off its second loss in three games and would love nothing more than to get...
The Utes are on a four-game winning streak and carry a lot of momentum heading into Saturday's big showdown against Washington. The nationally televised game with be on FOX and is set to kickoff at 2 p.m. MT.  Over the past four games, Utah has outscored its opponents 146-23, have...
It was separation Saturday! Week 9 of the college football season brought plenty of changes as more than a half-dozen ranked teams suffered losses, including three teams in the Top 10 as No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 9 Auburn all lost on the road. That makes three...
Since the loss to USC, No. 12 Utah has outscored its opponents 146-23 in its last four games, including a 35-0 shutout win over California Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Utes led from start to finish and had arguably its most dominating performance of the season as the offense...
Moving on up! For the third consecutive week, Utah moved up in the both the Associate Press and Coaches Poll following its dominating defensive performance in a 21-3 win against then-No. 17 Arizona State. The Utes (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12), moved up to No. 12 in both polls after being ranked No....
BYU-Football
Making his first career start, freshman quarterback Baylor Romney made sure to make the most of it as the dual-threat quarterback threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns to lead BYU past No. 14 Boise State, 28-25, Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. With the win, Romney joins Ty Detmer,...
Records and streaks were broken Saturday night as No. 13 Utah took down No. 17 Arizona State, 21-3, at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Zack Moss scored two touchdowns and broke Utah's career rushing record in the process on a cold and rainy day in Salt Lake City. The win was an important...
Stop me if you've heard this before. BYU is hosting a ranked team at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday. The showdown against No. 14 Boise State will be historic as it will mark BYU's fourth consecutive home game against a ranked opponent. The 14th-ranked Broncos add to what has been an...
Utah_Utes_2018
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...
BYU QB Zach Wilson
Holy Toledo! After BYU took a 14-3 lead on Aleva Hifo's 75-yard touchdown reception to start the second half, it looked like the rout was on. But as Lee Corso would say, "not so fast, my friend." BYU's offense sputtered and the defense couldn't do anything to stop the Toledo offense...
Utah QB Tyler Huntley had himself a game! The senior completed 21 of 30 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for two more scores on the ground to lead No. 19 Utah to a dominating 38-13 victory over Washington State. In fact, Huntley had more yards tonight than...
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