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College football expert ranks BYU football in the top 10 of his preseason projection
There are ample reasons to believe in what BYU football is building leading into the 2026 season, and Cougar Nation has been beating that drum since before 2025 even finished. Bear Bachmeier was likely the most incredible true freshman quarterback in the
University of Utah under fire after risky private equity deal turns to mass layoffs
BYU is winning the NIL war in the Beehive State, and the recent circus surrounding their Big 12 neighbors in Salt Lake City is only confirming just how important it is to find stability and security in an age where college athletics will likely be unrecog
Predicting BYU football's 2026 record with less than 100 days to kickoff
The Cougars will continue the historic stretch they've been on for the last two seasons!
The Chicago Bulls' interest in BYU coach Kevin Young should have Cougar fans scared
BYU basketball is under siege, as the Chicago Bulls are taking aim at head coach, Kevin Young. Young, the figurehead of the program in Provo for the last two seasons, picked the Cougars off the floor and saved them from a catastrophic implosion as his pre
Kalani Sitake is ranked very highly in CBS Sports' head coach power rankings
When Penn State threw everything but the kitchen sink at Kalani Sitake to lure the head coach away from BYU in favor of filling James Franklin's shoes in Happy Valley, that was as good an indicator as any that the Cougars had one of the most exceptional c
AJ Dybantsa says he could have scored 30 points per night as a freshman at BYU
This season, most viewers of BYU basketball would watch the Cougars and stand in awe as AJ Dybantsa torched team after team after team through the Big 12 gauntlet on his way to becoming the favorite for the number-one NBA Draft pick.
Mock draft recap: Could BYU's Richie Saunders slip into the NBA Draft first round?
AJ Dybantsa was BYU basketball's headline magnet in the 2025-26 season -- and for good reason, of course -- but perhaps we should be shifting the narrative to Richie Saunders, the 24-year-old senior and heartbeat of the Cougars' basketball program, who is
96 days until BYU football: Can Justin Kirkland (No. 96) be the massive man in the middle BYU's defense needs?
Justin Kirkland's 2025 season was shortened by injuries. He's ready to rebound in 2026 and dominant in the trenches alongside Keanu Tanuvasa.
97 days until BYU football: How DE Kinilau Fonohema (No. 97) can bolster a critical position for the Cougars
Kinilau Fonohema recorded his first tackles as a BYU Cougar in limited action last year. As a redshirt sophomore he's looking to find a more consistent role in 2026.
Kalani Sitake joins Big 12 coaches in unanimous support of a 24-team CFP bracket
BYU football knows better than anyone how unjust College Football Playoff exclusivity has been rampant through the NCAA in past years, even with the expanded 12-team format. Even with one of the soundest resumes in the nation -- only losing to a top-four
BYU's Kevin Young named in Chicago Bulls' search for a new head coach
BYU head coach Kevin Young has been named as a prime candidate in the Chicago Bulls' hunt for a new head coach. The Bulls, having recently parted ways with long-time coach Billy Donovan, are searching far and wide for an upgrade at the head coaching posit
Inevitable College Football Playoff Expansion is a me vs me proposition
I'm about to do an interview with a fictional character named Bob who believes college football used to be perfect and that college football playoff expansion i
99 days until BYU football: DT Vai Fetuli (No. 99) joined the LDS church during his redshirt season last year
During his redshirt season last year, Vai Fetuli appeared in just three games. But off the field he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, supported by his teammates and coaches.
BYU basketball's center goes international with 7'5" center prospect from China
With every passing day, BYU basketball's hunt for a Power Four-caliber starting center (of which the roster currently has zero) becomes a little more dire. Despite being in connection with most high-caliber center prospects in the transfer portal, BYU end
Big 12 Conference wants to return to 20-game hoops schedule, lean on its own strength
The Big 12 Conference distinguished itself as the strongest league in all of college basketball last season. When a BYU basketball team led by three All-Big 12 selections and the potential number-one overall pick, AJ Dybantsa, is the 10th seed in your lea
BYU's Kevin Young shares more details from Rob Wright's transfer portal escapades
When Rob Wright III hit the transfer portal soon after the Cougars' early exit from the NCAA Tournament, BYU basketball was hit hard. Already tasked with the monumental chore of finding replacements for Richie Saunders and AJ Dybantsa, Kevin Young's progr
Bad news for 'Vampire Cougs' as 4 BYU football games receive official airtimes
Being a winning football team is both a blessing and a curse for BYU football, a program whose slightly-above average history and lack of a conference affiliation in recent years had typically shoved the Cougars to the 8:15 PM MT timeslot. So much so, tha
BYU's freshman star Bruce Branch III will suit up for Team USA this summer
BYU basketball has a great one in incoming freshman Bruce Branch III. A player with the wingspan of a hawk, the defensive tenacity of a huntsman spider, and the drive to push BYU basketball forward from the disappointing season they just endured, it's no
Kevin O'Connor believes BYU basketball's second draftee is severely underrated
Sure, AJ Dybantsa is going to gather the most headlines among BYU basketball alumni in the upcoming NBA Draft, but maybe we should be giving more attention to Richie Saunders, his teammate floating around in the range of the second round.
BYU's tepid transfer 3-point specialist is transferring a step down to the SoCon
Tyler Mrus did not have a good season with BYU basketball. A player who was brought in as a 38% three-point sniper with the Idaho Vandals never quite found his rhythm in Provo among the increased tempo and athleticism found in the nation's toughest colleg
Texas Tech's Brendan Sorsby denied eligibility, opens the path for BYU in the Big 12
Texas Tech, the reigning Big 12 Conference champions and odds-on favorites to run it back in 2026 with back-to-back league titles, is officially without their starting quarterback with news releasing that Cincinnati transfer Brendan Sorsby would not be gr
BYU football is wrestling with Texas, Penn State for this 2027 three-star athlete
The third highly-coveted athlete to list BYU football as one of their top destinations, Jeovanni Henley is making waves as he's choosing between BYU, Texas, Penn State, Washington, and (somehow, I'm not surprised) Cal-Berkeley. He's set to officially anno
BYU football has a new recruiting rival, and I can't make any sense of it
Maybe it's the curse of coming away with All-ACC linebacker and California standout Cade Uluave through the transfer portal, but BYU football can't seem to shake Cal-Berkeley in the hunt for 2027 recruits.
BYU football is a coin flip away from landing this 2027 four-star athlete
BYU football just can't stay out of talented players' list of top schools, as another four-star athlete has narrowed down his destination selections to just two programs: BYU and Cal. Meet Elyjah Staples, a four-star beast out of Los Angeles, California (
BYU football has been out-recruiting their Big 12 peers for decades before joining
For decades, BYU football has garnered a reputation for doing more with less. Despite its rigid honor code, which has stood as an obstacle for non-LDS recruits since the BYU athletic department's creation, the Cougars have managed to field remarkably comp
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