Each week of the college football season the Daily Herald's Darnell Dickson takes a deep dive into the Big 12: What happened and what's up next with the league's 16 teams. 1 No. 11 BYU (2-0, 1-0) Last results: Bear Bachmeier threw three touchdown passes, two to Kyler Kasper, and ran for ...
BYU’s Robert Wright III has been named a preseason All-American by the Blue Ribbon Yearbook. Wright III is the only Big 12 player named to the first team in college basketball’s premier preseason publication. The 6-foot-1 guard is joined by Florida’s Thomas Haugh, Michigan State’s ...
BYU's matchup on the road with Colorado State brings with it a lot of familiarity, although it's been awhile. Cougar head coach Kalani Sitake reflected on the memories of traveling to Fort Collins as a player during Monday's weekly press conference, and did so with generally fond feelings. It ...
IRVING, Texas — BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier was today named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, while defensive end Tausili Akana was honored as the conference Defensive Player of the Week. Bachmeier , who was previously named to the Davey O'Brien Great 8 as one of the top quarterback ...
It can strongly be argued that BYU football can be labeled a second half team, with Saturday's 28-17 win over Arizona standing as the latest and perhaps most blatant form of evidence. Sluggish, overmatched and maybe a bit uninspired in the first half, the Cougars turned it all around in the ...
Here’s what’s going on inside Darnell’s head as I wonder why we keep broken chairs and moldy moving boxes in our garages but our expensive cars out in the rain, snow and sun? (And by “we,” I mean “me.”) As a journalist, I've always strived to ask good questions. So good, in ...
Members of the 1976 football team were given the honor to ceremoniously light the "Y" before the start of the BYU football game against Arizona on Saturday. That Cougar team — led by Gifford Nielsen at quarterback — went 9-3, won the Western Athletic Conference for the first time and ...
PROVO, Utah — No. 25 BYU women’s volleyball outlasted UCLA in a five-set thriller (25-15, 22-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-10) at an electric Smith Fieldhouse on Friday night. The Cougars (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) hit .199 compared to the Bruins’ .156, leading the kills category 61-55. BYU also bested ...
BYU football beat reporter Brandon Gurney gives his grades for the Cougars' position groups and coaches for Saturday's 28-17 win over Arizona at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Quarterback: A- No, Bear Bachmeier wasn't perfect with his overall performance although he was very close to it. As is often ...
With the BYU football team leading Arizona, 21-17, with 6:18 left in the fourth quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, the Cougars had the ball at the Wildcat 12-yard line with a chance to extend their lead to double digits. In the slot, BYU junior wide receiver Kyler Kasper saw an ...
