Can BYU, Utah and Utah State go 3-0 this week in conference play? Yes, but only one of those games appears to be a lock. On Saturday, the No. 11 Cougars face a crucial road challenge at Iowa State, a program they haven’t defeated in five tries. Iowa State will have had two weeks to prepare and their backs are …
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AMES, Iowa — It was Kalani Sitake’s 100th game as the head coach of the BYU Cougars, the program’s seventh game in the Big 12, and seen as a chance to right the ship after back-to-back blowout losses on the road at Texas and West Virginia. Cougars on the air No. 11 BYU (7-0, 4-0) at Iowa State (5-2, 2-2) …
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After BYU defeated Utah Saturday night in Provo, Kalani Sitake could have opened his postgame press conference any way he wanted to. But after a quick opening statement, he chose to take some time to praise Kyle Whittingham. “I think a lot of times people misunderstand him because of the competitiveness that we have,” Sitake told reporters after the game. …
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BYU fans cheer as BYU and Utah play at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Jackson has been writing about sports for the Deseret News since 2023. Your browser does not support the audio element. Play audio NEW: Try Article Audio Skip back 15 secondsPlay audioSkip forward 15 seconds Decrease playback …
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The Deseret News is providing live coverage of Saturday’s game between No. 15 BYU and No. 23 Utah. Check back for updates throughout the game. Final score No. 15 BYU 24, No. 23 Utah 21 Make that three straight wins in the BYU-Utah rivalry for the Cougars. Special Collector’s Issue: “1984: The Year BYU was Second to None” Get an …
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BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick started adding it up the other day as another BYU-Utah football rivalry game approached, this one perhaps the most important in the long, bitter, colorful and oftentimes nasty history of the series. The former Bountiful High star, BYU receiver, BYU graduate assistant under LaVell Edwards, Utah receivers coach, quarterback coach and co-offensive coordinator under Kyle …
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TUCSON, Arizona — After the Legend of Bear Bachmeier grew exponentially on a soggy, weather-delayed night at Arizona Stadium late Saturday night with two touchdown runs and a touchdown pass, giving him 15 total TDs, BYU’s freshman quarterback glanced at the stat sheet and let out a sigh. “Holy cow,” said the 19-year-old. “Twenty-two carries.” He found the end zone …
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On Saturday night, BYU trailed Arizona 24-14 with five minutes to go. The Cougars managed to score 10 points in the final five minutes to force overtime where they won a 33-27 double overtime thriller. Here were the 10 highest-graded players according to Pro Football Focus (minimum 10 snaps played). On a night where BYU was without star linebacker Jack …
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Jackson has been writing about sports for the Deseret News since 2023. Your browser does not support the audio element. Play audio NEW: Try Article Audio Skip back 15 secondsPlay audioSkip forward 15 seconds Decrease playback rate 1.0x Increase playback rate 00:00/00:00 Skip back 15 secondsPlay audioSkip forward 15 seconds – 0.5x0.6x0.7x0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.3x1.4x1.5x1.6x1.7x1.8x1.9x2.0x2.1x2.2x2.3x2.4x2.5x2.6x2.7x2.8x2.9x3.0x + BOULDER, Colorado — What a win for …
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On Saturday, BYU cruised to a 27-3 win over Stanford thanks to a dominant defensive effort. PFF released the individual grades for BYU against the Cardinal, here are the 10 highest-graded players (minimum 10 snaps played). True sophomore Faletau Satuala played the best game of his career against Stanford, and the evaluators at PFF agree. Satuala finished with a team-high …
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