Not surprisingly, BYU is expected to finish near the top of the Big 12 in men’s basketball this season and Utah near the bottom. That is reflected in the preseason Big 12 coaches poll that was released Thursday, where the Cougars were picked to finish second in the league. That included one first-place vote. It’s the highest BYU has ever …
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This will be a huge football weekend for the state of Utah. No. 15 BYU and No. 23 Utah will be facing each other in on Saturday, marking the first ranked matchup in the famed rivalry series since 2009. Additionally, with both teams in the thick of the Big 12 title race, Saturday’s result could help to make or break …
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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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This article was first published in the Cougar Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. The BYU-Utah game is boiling down to an intense showdown at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday. It should be everything the TV folks hope it will be. There will be huge plays, and mistakes will be costly. Both BYU’s …
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The final piece to the scheduling puzzle was put into place Tuesday, as the Big 12 released its television schedule and tip times for the 2025-26 basketball season. While the league announced its conference schedule last month, tip times and TV details were still needed. Now, with the season just weeks away, those details are set. Special Collector’s Issue: “1984: …
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As BYU football coach Kalani Sitake said Monday, it is not unusual for former University of Utah football players to transfer to BYU, or vice versa. It happens all the time. The schools separated by less than 50 miles that share the same media market often recruit the same players out of the high school and junior college ranks, and …
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President Dallin H. Oaks was ordained Tuesday, Oct. 14, as the 18th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “I accept with humility the responsibility that God has placed upon me and commit my whole heart and soul to the service to which I’ve been called,” President Oaks said during a short video announcement. He said that …
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Kevin Young’s program will start the 2025-26 season as a top-10 team. BYU came in at No. 8 in the preseason Associated Press men’s basketball top 25 rankings, which were released Monday. That is the highest the Cougars have ever been ranked in the preseason poll. It’s just the seventh time BYU has found itself ranked in the preseason top …
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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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What a heartbreaker for Arizona. Saturday against BYU, the Wildcats found themselves down 14-0 in the first quarter. Following a 74 minute weather delay, Arizona stormed back to lead by 10 points in the fourth. But Kalani Sitake’s Cougars pulled yet another rabbit out of their hat, tying the contest before the end of regulation and then winning 33-27 in …
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