Author: Tyla-Ann Wright

Utah Locals in Super Bowl 57 Super Bowl 57 brings many first in NFL history it also brings some players who played in the state of Utah for both the Chiefs and the Eagles These ties to the state of Utah could be college or high school where they either worked or played ball.   Kansas City Chiefs Andy Reid Head Coach Played offensive lineman for BYU from 1978-1980 Marcus Kemp WR Played for Layton High School from 2013-2016 Zayne Anderson LB  Played for BYU from 2015-2020 and Stansbury High School from 2011-2014. Currently on the practice squad Matt Bushman TE…

The 2022 season has come to an end with this season being a roller coaster.  I am going to do four articles in January one for each class of the BYU football team this season. Top 5 players from this 2022 Senior Class. Kaleb Hayes DB Kaleb Hayes 6’0 195lbs Defensive Back. The leader and big guy for the DBs these past two years. Hayes played in 12 games for BYU Football this season. He had 40 tackles and seven pass deflections. Hayes has used all his eligibility in college and will now take his shot at the NFL and…

Josh Johnson is headed to the locker room after being hit and his head bouncing off the turf. He is out with a  concussion. This only adds to the 49er’s quarterback injuries and this puts Christian McCaffery in at quarterback for the 49ers. https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1619819007087120385 Josh Johnson has played for 14 teams in his 15 years as an NFL quarterback this being his first with 49ers and starting the season as the fourth string quarterback. He came in for the injured Brock Purdy who left in the first quarter with an elbow injury and is listed as questionable to return.

The NFC Championship game is off to an interesting start with some big-time injuries mainly on the 49er’s side of the ball. This game has already had some big catches, stops, and controversial calls. This article will stay updated during the second half. These injuries are big for the 49ers thankfully the defensive players have come back in this game. Brock Purdy has not been ruled out but it is an elbow injury and that will hurt a quarterbacks game. If Purdy can’t return the 49er’s defense will have to continue to play a huge role in this game. This…

Former Georgia Quarterback Stetson Bennett and two-time national champion was arrested in Dallas on a misdemeanor public intoxication charge early this morning. https://twitter.com/ESPNCFB/status/1619755723268792328 Around 7:10am on Sunday morning the Dallas Police located Bennet and then put him in police custody, where he was then transported to the City Detention Center. They are charging him with Public Intoxication Bennett is not available for comments at this time. Stetson Bennett 5’11 190lbs quarterback from Georgia. He played for the Bulldogs for six years and led them to two National Championships. Bennett played in 42 career games had 601 completions for 8,428 yards…

Riley Nelson announced today that he is stepping down from working in the broadcasting booth with Greg Wrubell. After four years of working for the Cougars and replacing Marc Lyons in 2018, he will not be part of the team next season. BYU has not announced his replacement at this time. https://twitter.com/RileyNelson_/status/1619037965673717760 Riley Nelson played quarterback for BYU from 2009-2012. He started for 3 years for the Cougars and played in 32 games winning 13 games in his time and accounting for 41 touchdowns between pashing and rushing. Nelson finished his time as a Cougar with 4032 yards on 324…

BYU Football starts a New Era today as the Big 12 has released the 2023 schedule. This has been a long time coming as they were supposed to do it in October and then in December but the day is finally here. The Cougars are set to face Sam Houston State at home to kick off the 2023 season and then head to SUU before beginning the Big 12 part of their schedule. https://twitter.com/BYUfootball/status/1620497226295554048 BYU Football has some big matchups ahead of them for their first season as a Big 12 team. None of them will be easy and they…

BYU Football Top 5 Juniors The 2022 season has come to an end with this season being a roller coaster.  I am going to do four articles in January one for each class of the BYU football team this season. Top 5 players from this 2022 Juniors Class. Jaren Hall QB Jaren Hall 6’1 205lbs Quarterback. The leader of the team this season and also now has declared for the NFL draft. Hall was big for the Cougars and not just in the passing game but picked up some big first downs with his feet. Jaren Hall played in 12…

Way too early a prediction for BYU Football Quarterback Depth Chart for 2023. BYU’s move to the Big 12 is coming with big shake-ups at big positions. When Jaren Hall declared for the NFL draft that left a huge question of who should start at Quarterback. Then Kedon Slovis transferred in from Pittsburgh but I don’t think he will start for the Cougars come fall. When it’s all is said and done with spring and fall practices. This will be a hard decision for the coaching staff to make but it needs to be done. I think that Maiava will…

BYU Football Top 5 Sophomores The 2022 season has come to an end with this season being a roller coaster.  I am going to do four articles in January one for each class of the BYU football team this season. Starting with the Sophomores and the top 5 players from this 2022 Sophomore Class. Ben Bywater LB Ben Bywater 6’3 230lbs Linebacker. Bywater stepped up and helped the Cougar defense when they were struggling. He was also a big leader when Wilgar and Tooley went down. Bywater played in all 13 games, had 98 tackles, one sack, three interceptions one…