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The BYU football program has nailed the recruiting process over the past few years. The Cougars have stayed strong during this recruiting cycle, repeatedly stealing top talent away from other schools. BYU ended up landing one of the best quarterbacks in the 2026 recruiting class. Five-star QB Ryder Lyons has committed to BYU per Hayes […]

A big decision is being announced on Tuesday as five-star 2026 quarterback Ryder Lyons is announcing where he will play college football. Lyons is deciding between BYU, Oregon, USC, Ole Miss and Ohio State. He has a lot of good options, and it might be the BYU football team that ends up getting the job […]

The BYU football team picked up a big win on the recruiting trail Monday as three-star wide receiver Terrance Saryon flipped his commitment from Washington to the Cougars. Saryon originally committed to the Huskies back in November, but after an official visit to BYU last week, he decided that he wanted to flip. Saryon does […]

The BYU football team picked up a big win on the recruiting trail on Monday as the Cougars landed a commitment from four-star tight end Brock Harris. BYU had some stiff competition here as they beat out Georgia, Oregon and Michigan for the prized recruit. The Cougars had a big season on the gridiron last […]

Kalani Sitake is entering year ten of his tenure as the head coach of the BYU football program, and it would be easy to make the case that the 49-year-old Tongan-born coach is just hitting his stride. The Cougars started the season 9-0, were ranked as high as No. 7 in the country, finished 11-2 […]

In their final game of the season, Colorado football put up one of its worst performances, falling to BYU in the Alamo Bowl 36-14. While the score shows what kind of game this was, a vocal group on social media loved Colorado’s downfall as a football program in the last game Deion Sanders will coach […]

These two teams ended the year with a win, but they did not do enough down the stretch to take control of the Big 12 race, opening the door for Arizona State. Still, these two teams are close to full strength and should put on a show in the Alamo Bowl. It is time to […]

Colorado football player Travis Hunter is getting the respect and praise from an opposing coach. BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick is in awe of Hunter, and said as much before the upcoming Alamo Bowl. post practice interviews 🎙️@CoachRoderick pic.twitter.com/nY3iGPEXpV — BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) December 17, 2024 “I mean he’s an unbelievable player, to play a […]

BYU football is sticking by their head coach. Cougars coach Kalani Sitake is agreeing to a contract extension with the program, per the team’s social media. Sitake just led BYU football to a 10-2 season in the Big 12, and into a four-way tie for first place during the regular season. The Cougars missed the […]

BYU football has a new opening at wide receiver ahead of the 2025 season. Veteran college wideout Kody Epps dipped into the transfer portal Monday. Epps made his decision during a period college football players could announce their intentions to leave their school. It’s the second time he’s placed his name into the portal. Only […]

On a pivotal College Gameday, the team was graced with the Dude Perfect crew on Saturday. There was a ton of excitement for the festivities, per College Gameday on X, formerly Twitter. “TY FROM DUDE PERFECT MADE THE FIELD GOAL!” TY FROM DUDE PERFECT MADE THE FIELD GOAL!@PatMcAfeeShow | @DudePerfect pic.twitter.com/A50YPLzO7e — College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with Houston-BYU predictions and a pick. Find out how to watch Houston-BYU. While most college football teams play rivalry games this weekend, BYU — having already faced archrival Utah — concludes its regular-season slate in the Big 12 with a game against newcomer Houston. These […]

BYU football became a part of a chaotic Saturday in college football. The Cougars joined Ole Miss, Alabama, Colorado, and Texas A&M as one of the five nationally ranked teams that fell in their contests. But it’s how BYU lost to Arizona State that got the college football world talking. Arizona State, at first, thought […]

Kalani Sitake and the BYU football team’s College Football Playoff hopes likely went up in smoke yesterday with a loss to Arizona State, which hung on despite a bizarre and confusing scene in Tempe. The Cougars fell 28-23 to Big 12 foe Arizona State after a premature rushing of the field by the ASU fans, […]

The BYU football program took on the tough task of the Arizona State Wildcats on Saturday. Despite a hard-fought battle, the Cougars fell 28-23 in the road matchup. Of course, Arizona State fans were excited by the game’s conclusions and rushed the field, but they jumped the gun a bit too early before the clock […]

The last 20 minutes of Saturday’s showdown in Mountain America Stadium encapsulated what is transpiring in the Big 12 Conference– complete chaos. Arizona State football (9-2) continued its watershed 2024 campaign with a 28-23 victory versus No. 14 BYU (9-2) on Saturday, but a momentous feat could have possibly turned into an absolute nightmare. Following […]

As the college football season enters its final stretch, the Big 12 Championship race is heating up, and BYU sits at the center of the action. Tied with Colorado atop the standings at 6-1 in conference play, the Cougars control their destiny, but they need to navigate a challenging path to solidify their spot in […]

BYU football was looking like a surefire team to claim one of the 12 coveted spots in the inaugural College Football Playoff. However, their chances took a significant hit after a shocking 17-13 loss to Kansas last weekend. Now, quarterback Jake Retzlaff and the Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) face a must-win situation against a […]

All college football rankings systems are flawed—past, present and future. Unfortunately, sometimes the errors are so obvious and glaring that fans can’t help but react—or, in this case, overreact. No. 13 SMU football is slotted ahead of No. 14 BYU in the latest College Football Playoff rankings after losing 17-13 to Kansas on Saturday. The […]

BYU and Arizona State are in the running for the Big 12 Championship, and whoever wins this game will be in the driver’s seat to get to Dallas. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a BYU-Arizona State prediction and pick. BYU-Arizona State Last Game – Matchup History These two teams […]

As we await the third week of the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, there will likely be another shakeup after the losses of Tennessee and BYU. The No. 7 Volunteers took a road loss to rival No. 12 Georgia, while the No. 6 Cougars were upset at home by Kansas. Tennessee’s loss feels much […]

BYU football started out the season with a 9-0 record, but things haven’t looked as good for the squad recently. The team lost to Kansas at home on Saturday, in a 17-13 game. A week before that, BYU football needed a controversial defensive holding call to squeak by Utah. Despite the loss, BYU football remains […]

BYU football suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday night, when the Cougars dropped a home game to pesky Kansas. BYU wide receiver Chase Roberts says that the loss was something the team could see coming. “We can’t score in the red zone,” Roberts said, per ESPN. “I feel like we struggled a […]

Week 12 of the college football season is here. There are just a few weeks left of the regular season, and conference title races are heating up. Some teams can afford to not win their conference as they can get an at-large bid into the College Football Playoff. Others cannot, and they need that automatic […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Kansas-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas-BYU. Can the BYU fairytale continue? BYU won the national championship of college football in 1984. The Cougars did not play a heavyweight team that season, but they won all their games, and that […]

The BYU football team was able to keep their perfect season alive on Saturday as they went on the road and took down rival Utah. It was not an easy win as the Cougars had to erase a big deficit in the second half, but they found a way to get it done. There was […]

One of the most controversial results of this college football season came late on Saturday night when BYU mounted a big comeback on the road to beat Utah in the Holy War 22-21. The win kept BYU’s undefeated season going at 9-0 and will likely keep it in the top 10 when the next College […]

Utah football lost a close game to BYU on Saturday night, and the Utes athletic director is not happy about it. Utah AD Mark Harlan says the game was stolen from his team by the officiating crew. “I’ve been an athletic director for 12 years. This game was absolutely stolen from us,” Harlan said, per […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a BYU-Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Utah. What an amazing storyline we have here for the resumption of the college football rivalry known as The Holy War. If you had looked at this game before the start of the 2024 […]

After the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season, there were undoubtedly some major overreactions. One of the most notable involved BYU, ranked No. 9 by the CFP committee. This currently places the Cougars as the last of the four automatic bids to receive a first-round bye, given they lead […]

The first of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings have finally arrived. The committee has now made their first of what will be five rankings until the final on Selection Day, Dec. 8. That means there’s still plenty of football left to play before we ultimately know who will make the new 12-team field. However, […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season were released on Tuesday night, and there was plenty of discussion about which teams were in the wrong spots in the aftermath of the reveal. One of the major storylines coming in was where BYU would be placed. The Cougars present an interesting case for […]

The No. 11 BYU Cougars (7-0, 4-0 BIG 12) are in Orlando to take on the UCF Knights (3-4, 1-3 BIG 12). This game will continue our college football odds series with a BYU-UCF prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the BYU-UCF College Football odds, […]

It is a Friday night Big 12 battle as Oklahoma State visits BYU. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Oklahoma State-BYU prediction and pick. Oklahoma State enters the game struggling. They opened up 3-0 before opening Big 12 play. They would lose by three to Utah but then fall […]

Chances are, if you’re Jewish and have ever questioned why you don’t go to school or work on Yom Kippur, you’ve been told the story of Sandy Koufax not pitching on the holiest of Jewish holidays during the 1965 World Series. Now, a new generation of Jews has an alternate, more controversial sports metaphor to […]

Arizona football will likely be without its star running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt ahead of the team’s Week 7 clash with BYU. Quali Conley will c0ntinue his streak of solid performances as the Wildcats’ lead ball-carrier. There hasn’t been any movement at this stage regarding Croskey-Merritt’s eligibility, as the NCAA didn’t provide an update on the […]

The Arizona Wildcats (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) head to Utah to take on the No. 14 BYU Cougars (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) Saturday afternoon. This game will continue our college football odds series as we hand out an Arizona-BYU prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are […]

BYU looks to remain undefeated as they face Baylor. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a BYU-Baylor prediction and pick. BYU has been great this year. They opened up with a win over Southern Illinois. They would then have a close game with Southern Methodist. SMU had a 9-7 lead […]

When the Kansas State Wildcats arrived in Provo, they certainly had no idea that there was a BYU buzzsaw waiting for them. But the Wildcats, ranked 13th in the country heading into the game, left LaVell Edwards Stadium licking their wounds after the Cougars delivered a 38-9 beatdown, the largest win in BYU history over […]