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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 […]

After spending the previous 12 seasons as an Independent, the BYU Cougars are now in the midst of just their second season in the Big 12, and a meeting with undefeated 13th-ranked Kansas State on Saturday night represents what is undoubtedly their biggest in-conference test yet. Unfortunately for fans in Provo, the Cougars, who like […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Kansas State-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas State-BYU. The Kansas State Wildcats sent a message last week. They dominated the Arizona Wildcats in the second half en route to a 31-7 win over a fellow Big 12 title contender. […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a BYU-Wyoming prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Wyoming. In the early weeks of any college football season, we rightly spend time asking the most basic and important question of all: Is this team any good, or is this team winning because […]

It is a Big 12 against ACC battle as BYU visits SMU. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a BYU-SMU prediction and pick. BYU comes into the game 1-0 after a solid performance against Southern Illinois. They opened up a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, and after adding a […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Southern Illinois-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Southern Illinois-BYU. The BYU Cougars struggled last year in their first season as a member of the Big 12. The Cougars had finally hit the jackpot as a program. They had wanted Big […]

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Golden Richards has passed away at the age of 73. Per a report by ESPN, Richards died of congestive heart failure at his home in Murray on Friday . His death was confirmed by his nephew Lance Richards via Facebook. “My uncle Golden passed away peacefully this morning. I will […]

Oklahoma State looks to make the Big 12 title game with a win over BYU. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with an Oklahoma State-BYU prediction, pick, and how-to watch. BYU comes into the game needing a win to get to a bowl game. After starting the season 3-0 including a […]

Oklahoma hopes to keep their Big 12 Title hopes alive as they face off with BYU. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with an Oklahoma-BYU prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Oklahoma enters the game sitting at 8-2 on the season, but 5-2 in conference play. They started the season at 7-0, with […]

The Iowa State Cyclones take on the BYU Cougars. Check out our college football odds series for our Iowa State BYU prediction and pick. Find how to watch Iowa State BYU. The Iowa State Cyclones did not start their season well. They lost to Iowa. They lost to Ohio University of the MAC. That Ohio […]

The BYU Cougars take on the West Virginia Mountaineers. Check out our college football odds series for our BYU West Virginia prediction and pick. Find how to watch BYU West Virginia. The BYU Cougars and West Virginia Mountaineers are in similar positions. They haven’t yet clinched bowl eligibility but are very close. Making a bowl […]

The BYU Cougars are the newest member of the Big 12, and this week’s meeting with Texas will be their only Big 12 showdown before the Longhorns depart for the SEC. BYU is unranked and getting used to life in a Power 5 conference. Despite being forced to turn to redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy with […]

We have you covered with our college football odds series with a BYU–Texas prediction and pick. After racing out to an impressive 3-0 to start the season, which included an impressive win over Arkansas, the BYU Cougars have had a back-and-forth stretch to begin conference play. However, they showed their true potential in last week’s […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will head to Utah to take on the BYU Cougars this weekend. We’re here to share our college football odds series, make a Texas Tech-BYU prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-4) are coming off a double-digit loss to the Kansas State Wildcats […]

The first Big 12 matchup between these two schools will be all of the talk within the conference as the BYU Cougars get ready for a road test against last year’s National Championship runner-ups in the TCU Horned Frogs. Let’s check out our College Football odds series where our BYU-TCU prediction and pick will be made. […]

Big 12 football will be at the front and center of the college football universe on Friday as the Cincinnati Bearcats head out west to do battle with the BYU Cougars. Join us for our college football odds series where our Cincinnati-BYU prediction and pick will be made. Although Cincinnati fell short to Oklahoma last weekend […]

BYU enters its first Big 12 conference game as they face Kansas. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with an FAU-Illinois prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. BYU enters the game at 3-0 on the season. They start with a struggle of a game though. It was a 14-0 win over Sam Houston, […]