Author: Tyla-Ann Wright

BYU beats SMU in game-winning fashion by stopping the Mustangs at the goal line on a two-point conversion. The Cougars wrap up the 2022 season at 8-5 and finish the independence era at 99-56. BYU finishes out 8-5 after a season that didn’t go the way much thought and with a defense that couldn’t figure out to play ball. The Cougars honored the late Mike Leach with a helmet decal and the Sailor Cougar helmets. https://twitter.com/BYUfootball/status/1604251060188893184 Players with a Great Game Ben Bywater Bywater came in as once again a leader of the defense and looking to have another big…

BYU Injury Report BYU moves into the bowl game with some questions and more to come on who will play in this game as a starter for their position? BYU has some tough players out this week against SMU. This week’s information comes from interviews from this week’s game preview from the Coaches. Offense This offense will be depleted today as they take on the Mustangs. With the big one being the starting quarterback. Jaren Hall Hall is out after he suffered a right ankle sprain against Stanford. He was seen arriving with the team in a boot and on…

New Mexico Bowl: BYU vs SMU BYU takes on SMU in what could be another miracle bowl. The Cougars are coming off a win over Stanford and a three-game win streak. SMU is coming off a win over Memphis. BYU is looking to end the independence era on a high note and finish at 8-5 the same way they started in 2011. New Mexico Bowl will host the Cougars and the Mustangs in the 17th game of the New Mexico Bowl. The two teams are battling for the Native American Clay Pot. Game Information TV Channel: ABC Time: 7 pm…

Mike Leach Condition Mississippi State Head Coach Mike Leach has been hospitalized after suffering some health issues at home early on Sunday. This announcement came from the university and the athletic department. According to reports, Mike Leach was transported to the hospital Sunday afternoon. The university provided no further information on his condition. They ask that the university’s thoughts and prayers be with Mike, Sharon, and their family. This comes just a few weeks before the team’s trip to Tampa Florida to play Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl. For now, the team will be under interim management as Mike Leach is out…

BYU Transfer Portal The Transfer Portal has opened as the 2022 season is coming to an end. BYU football is looking at already five players who have entered the transfer portal looking to play ball elsewhere after this hard season. Many of these players saw limited playing time and also not many backups saw the field this season on offense but the defense kept it fresh. This article will be kept up to date when more enter the portal and the ones below announce where they are going. Dallin Holker TE Dallin Holker is from Lehi, Utah with two years…

BYU Football Welcomes Kelly Poppinga BYU football Welcomes Kelly Poppinga to be the Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive assistant Coach for the Cougars. This comes after the hiring of Jay Hill as Defensive Coordinator. He rejoins the Cougars after being with Bronco Mendenhall at Virginia from 2016-2021. Poppinga coached for BYU from 2009-2015 on the defensive and special teams side. He brings with him 14 years of coaching experience and all as either coordinator or co-coordinator. What he will coach on the defensive side will be determined later as other coaching announcements are made. “Having coached against him when he…

BYU Football Welcomes Jay Hill BYU announced this morning the addition of Jay Hill former Weber State Head Coach. He joins the Cougar staff as Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator. Kalani Sitake has worked with him before at Utah for nine years so they aren’t strangers and had some great years at Utah together. Hill is coming in with 22 years of experience, the last nine at Weber State as Head Coach. From Lehi, Utah and coached Weber State for the last nine seasons. “I’m very excited to be joining Kalani and the rest of the BYU staff, they…

BYU Football to benefit from the CFP expansion College Football Playoff Committee announced the expansion to 12 teams beginning in 2024-2025. “We’re delighted to be moving forward,” said Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff. This comes after the news of the Rose Bowl signing off as the last one to make this possible and also giving up playing on New Year’s Day. https://twitter.com/CFBPlayoff/status/1598347965143420931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1598347965143420931%7Ctwgr%5Eaddee3054f3a79a79b1a5aa78b96ec0c2655e82b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgridironheroics.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D129342action%3Dedit This move needed to happen years ago but it is finally here and going to benefit the whole world of college football. BYU moving into the Big 12 was going to help their possible…

BYU quarterbacks history is long in the NFL and it will only get longer. The Cougars have produced several talented quarterbacks and their careers after BYU only proved that. Whether they won a super bowl or not or they ended up in the hall of fame they all had careers that helped put BYU on the pro map. This BYU quarterbacks history is strong. I explain in the next paragraph what I will talk about and then give some of my thoughts on each quarterback. Virgil Carter 1963-1976 Carter played for BYU from 1963-1966 Set 6 NCAA records, 19 WAC…

BYU Football takes on SMU in the New Mexico Bowl BYU finishes out the regular at 7-5 and a big question of which bowl game they got to play in. The Cougars wait no more as they will take on SMU Mustangs on December 17th at potentially 2:15 pm but they could switch times with the Las Vegas Bowl and play later. This game will be played at the home of the New Mexico Lobos Football team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This will be BYU Footballs’ first trip back since 2010 when they beat UTEP with Jake Heaps leading them…