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Ranking every 2025 BYU football game based on the 22nd play
If there's one thing I've learned about myself while writing articles for Lawless Republic, it's that I have a wide range of moods. One day, I'm writing super s
A BYU win over Notre Dame would say a lot more about last season than a Notre Dame win over BYU
When you clicked on this article, you were probably thinking, "Wait. BYU beating Notre Dame says more about last season than Notre Dame beating BYU? Isn't that
Kalani Sitake's frustration with AD Brian Santiago feels like a foreboding, gathering storm over Provo
BYU football coach Kalani Sitake has gone to the media to vent his frustrations with the lack of investment in his program from BYU's administration, meaning AD Brian Santiago. Their rift now made public is a bad omen in Provo.
Here's what you need to know about all 21 former BYU players in the NFL as training camps roll along
As NFL training camps continue and the preseason is set to begin, here is what you need to know about all of the 21 former BYU Cougars currently in the NFL.
22 days until BYU football: "Touchdown" Tommy Prassas (No. 22) will thrive this year at safety...or nickel corner?
We are 22 days from BYU football! Today we profile No. 22, defensive back "Touchdown" Tommy Prassas. After a solid 2024 freshman season he took a step back last year after moving from safety to slot corner. Can he rebound in 2026?
23 days until BYU football: What if freshman Terrance Saryon (No. 23) emerges as the standout WR the Cougars need?
We are 23 days from BYU football! Today we profile No. 23, true freshman WR Terrance Saryon. He turned down Oregon and decommitted from Washington for greener pastures in Provo. Can the talented freshman break out in his first season with BYU?
25 days until BYU football: 4-star Kennan Pula and Devaughn Eka - both No. 25 - should contribute as true freshmen
We are 25 days from BYU football! Today we profile the two freshmen who wear No. 25 - four-star safety Kennan Pula and running back Devaughn Eka. Both of them could contribute in their first year in Provo.
Hoops expert's preseason rankings locks BYU basketball outside of the top 25
I'm not especially pleased with the way BYU basketball has been perceived in the preseason. And clearly, neither is Jon Rothstein in his latest preseason update to the Rothstein 45 rankings, which list the Cougars 31st in the nation a few months before th
BYU football has zero excuses to miss the College Football Playoffs this year because of these two factors
In each of the last two seasons BYU has been on the outside looking in at the College Football Playoffs. In 2026 they will have the preseason rating and a marquee games against Notre Dame to kick down the doors to the CFP.
New Monster Big 12 court emblem looks horrific on college basketball courts
In the world of college basketball, a program's conference affiliation is among the most prominent features. A banner signaling to the world where your team belongs, and the caliber of company that it keeps. In the world of college basketball, BYU's Big 1
BYU football's class of 2023 is when everything changed for the newest member of the Power Four fraternity
In 2023 BYU officially joined the Power Four ranks, and their outstanding recruiting class of 2023 highlights the benefits of the Big 12.
Top 13 BYU football games that could've been bad beats in the Kalani Sitake era
I've decided to basically do my own BYU football version of Bad Beats. For those of you who have never heard of Bad Beats, it's a hilarious segment on ESPN's Sp
A plea to fans everywhere: Please remember referees are humans
Imagine you're playing the saxophone in a concert, and you're about to get up and play a solo. Everyone else who has been playing solos has been greeted with ch
28 days until BYU football: Can Pop Tarts Bowl stud RB Jovesa Damuni (No. 28) carry that momentum into 2026?
We are 28 days from BYU football! Today we profile No. 28, running back Jovesa Damuni. He was haunted by a fumble last year as a redshirt freshman, but redeemed himself in the Pop Tarts Bowl.
BYU football's class of 2021 all is about the two stars who stayed, and the two stars who transferred to Utah
In 2021 BYU football signed Isaiah Glasker, Raider Damuni, John Henry Daley, and Logan Fano. Glasker and Damuni stayed and flourished. Daley and Fano transferred to Utah, moves that set BYU's defense back for years.
30 days until BYU football: If Sione Moa (No. 30) can rush for 500 yards, BYU's offense will be a juggernaut
We are 30 days away from BYU football! Today we profile No. 30, RB Sione Moa. After his season was cut short due to a serious injury last year, Moa is healthy and ready to play Robin to LJ Martin's Batman.
BYU's class of 2020 hit rock bottom as the Cougars lost the war for talent as a football independent
BYU football's class of 2020 featured 31 players, and very few of them had productive careers in Provo. Here's a look back at the forgotten class of 2020 and the lessons BYU fans can learn from football independence.
Preseason Coaches Poll Rankings place BYU football right where they want to be
The first round of college football rankings went down about how BYU football expected them to. Upon release of the preseason Coaches Poll, Kalani Sitake and the Big 12 Conference runner-up BYU Cougars find themselves smack-dab in the middle of the pack,
Richie Saunders won't play for Kentucky this season, and probably not BYU either
BYU star Richie Saunders has been named as one of the primary players to watch as a college basketball returner, now that he and his fellow seniors have been granted a fifth year of eligibility, if they feel so inclined to accept it.
Judge's clarification means BYU basketball won't be signing center Jaxon Kohler
The stars were finally aligning over Kevin Young and BYU basketball for a moment there. Having missed on countless centers throughout the offseason -- both in traditional recruiting, if such a thing even exists anymore, and through the transfer portal --
BYU football's "forgotten" recruiting class of 2019 produced these three superstars, including an All-American
BYU football's recruiting class of 2019 was very, very week. But even then it produced legends like Blake Freeland, Bruce Mitchell, and Chase Roberts.
These are the starters for BYU football's pivotal 2026 season
Who will be the Cougars starters when the 2026 season kicks off this fall?
Making 4 unrealistic predictions for BYU football in 2026
I know I say this every year, but this time, it might really be BYU football's year. On the heels of two consecutive 11+ win seasons, Kalani Sitake has lifted his program to a position never before seen in Provo. The Cougars are not only a power conferenc
BYU basketball transfer shockingly named a top-four pick in wild NBA mock draft
It may be time to hold an intervention with the curator of NBADraft.net's most recent mock draft, as they currently list former BYU Cougar and current Georgia Bulldog Kanon Catchings as the fourth player off the board. We love you, we support you, and we'
Only hardcore BYU football fans know this trivia about their favorite team
I am the biggest BYU football nerd of all time. Ever since 2005, I have remembered the scores of every single BYU football game, and I have not forgotten any of