BYU Cougar Sports Daily

Cosmo Welcome, Cougar fans. [] Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! [] Today is Thursday, November twelfth, and B Y U women's soccer is headed to the Big Twelve championship! [f]

Cosmo The Daily Herald reports the Cougars fell behind Colorado early in Wednesday night's game in Mansfield, Texas. [f] They tied it at one, then won the penalty shootout four to two. [f]

Carrie Ice in the veins! [] That came after a quarterfinal scare. [f] West Virginia scored on a free kick with nine seconds left, forcing extra time against the top-seeded Cougars. [f]

Cosmo Survive and advance. [] And the honors keep coming. [] Jennifer Rockwood was named Big Twelve Coach of the Year for the first time, right after winning her first Big Twelve regular season title. [f] Nine Cougars also made All-Big Twelve. [f]

Carrie Love it. [] Now football, and this one stings. [] The Herald calls Saturday's twenty-eight to twenty loss to Utah a severe blow to B Y U's postseason hopes. [f]

Cosmo Rough. [] The Herald's Darnell Dickson puts Utah at the top of his weekly Big Twelve power rankings. [f] The Utes are now nine and oh, and they snapped a three-game losing streak to B Y U. [f]

Carrie The Cougars now turn to their final three games, starting with Baylor. [f] And here's a fun fact from the Herald's weekly opponent trivia. [f] Baylor alumni include former F B I Director William Sessions and country singer Willie Nelson. [f]

Cosmo Willie Nelson! [] Over to basketball. [] The Herald says the men's team under Kevin Young has nine new players and just one returning starter, point guard Robert Wright the Third. [f]

Carrie And the men's game against Queens was no easy tune-up. [f] The Royals made the N C A A Tournament last season, brought back four starters, and are picked to win the Atlantic Sun. [f] B Y U's plan was to keep the Royals out of the paint. [f]

Cosmo Plus, the Herald says the Marriott Center was louder than usual Wednesday, as thousands of elementary school kids came out to cheer on the women's basketball team. [f]

Carrie Hard to top that crowd. [] Okay. [] Time for the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thank you. [] Let's go to the scoreboard. [] Wednesday night in Mansfield, Texas, it was B Y U one, Colorado one, and the Cougars won the penalty shootout four to two. [f] That sends B Y U women's soccer to the Big Twelve Tournament championship. [f] The Cougars are now twelve wins, three losses and five ties on the season. [f]

Margaret In football, Saturday's final was Utah twenty-eight, B Y U twenty, and the Utes stay unbeaten at nine and oh. [f] Looking ahead, the soccer title match is the next big moment on the Cougar calendar. [f] Football has three games left, with Baylor up next. [f] That's the scoreboard. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. It's Wednesday, November eleventh.

Cosmo Go Cougars! There's a lot to cover today, and we start with football. According to the Daily Herald, Saturday's twenty-eight to twenty loss to Utah was a severe blow to B Y U's postseason hopes.

Carrie Ouch. The details hurt too. The defense had a rough day, and the game plan of passing and holding onto the ball just did not work. As one writer put it, it was the kind of day that makes you want to take some Tylenol, crawl under your covers and go to sleep.

Cosmo Rough. Players and coaches are now focused on the final three games. Darnell Dickson's weekly Big Twelve review puts the loss in perspective. Utah is nine and oh overall and six and oh in conference play, and that win snapped a three-game losing streak to B Y U.

Carrie Let's find some good news. Women's soccer cleaned up at the Big Twelve awards. Jennifer Rockwood was named Big Twelve Coach of the Year for the first time, after leading B Y U to its first Big Twelve regular-season title. And nine Cougars earned All Big Twelve honors.

Cosmo Nine! That's a deep roster. But the conference tournament stung. In the quarterfinal in Mansfield, Texas, top-seeded B Y U led by a goal with nine seconds left. Then eighth-seeded West Virginia scored on a free kick to force extra time, and it stayed tied through two overtime periods.

Carrie Nine seconds. Painful. Okay, hoops. Men's basketball is basically a brand-new team. Point guard Robert Wright the Third is the only returning starter, and nine players are new to the roster.

Cosmo There's also one returning player who missed all of last season with a serious ankle injury that needed surgery. And the opener against Queens University is no ordinary buy game. Queens made the N C A A Tournament last season, returns four starters, and is picked to win the Atlantic Sun. The defensive key is keeping Queens out of the paint.

Carrie And a little recruiting nostalgia. Remember when A J Dybantsa, the six-foot-nine top recruit, announced on E S P N's First Take that he was choosing B Y U? It was a program-changing moment for head coach Kevin Young.

Cosmo Huge get.

Carrie That's our rundown. Margaret, over to you.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. One new result today. According to the Daily Herald, B Y U women's basketball beat Bethune Cookman by twenty-six points at the Marriott Center. It was the annual game that welcomes elementary school kids to cheer on the Cougars. More than five thousand of them filled the stands, and the arena was louder than usual. Seven Cougars scored at least seven points apiece.

Margaret Looking ahead, football has three games left to make up ground after the Utah loss. In men's basketball, the matchup with Queens is the first real test for a roster with nine new faces. That's your scoreboard. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! [] Today is Tuesday, November tenth, and there is a lot to get to. []

Cosmo There is. [] We start with a tough one. [] Third-ranked Utah beat B Y U twenty-eight to twenty on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. [f] That is a severe blow to the Cougars' postseason hopes. [f]

Carrie And it snaps a long drought for the Utes. [f] Utah had not beaten B Y U in football in seven years. [f] The last time was thirty to twelve in Provo, back in twenty nineteen. [f]

Cosmo The story of the game was simple. [f] B Y U did not make plays, and it did not hold onto the ball. [f] And the defense had the kind of day that makes you want to take some Tylenol, crawl under the covers and go to sleep. [f]

Carrie Ouch. [] Beat reporter Brandon Gurney handed out position grades, and the quarterback spot got a grade of D. [f] Even so, Gurney pointed to the amazing performances quarterback Bear Bachmeier has already had in his young B Y U career. [f] Now it is regroup time, with three games left. [f]

Cosmo Okay, let's get to a thriller. [] Top-seeded B Y U women's soccer led West Virginia by a goal in the Big Twelve quarterfinal with nine seconds left. [f]

Carrie Nine seconds! [f] Then eighth-seeded West Virginia scored on a free kick to force extra time. [f]

Cosmo Two scoreless extra periods later, it went to penalty kicks, and the Cougars survived. [f][i] They are in the Big Twelve semifinals for the second year in a row. [i]

Carrie And there's more hardware. [] Head coach Jennifer Rockwood was named Big Twelve Coach of the Year for the first time, right after winning her first Big Twelve regular-season title. [f] Nine of her players earned All-Big Twelve honors too. [f]

Cosmo Love it. [] Now some history at the Marriott Center. [f] On the women's basketball side, Delaney Gibb had fifteen points, ten rebounds and ten assists in a ninety-seven to fifty-three rout of Montana. [f] That is B Y U's first triple-double since nineteen eighty-six. [f]

Carrie Forty years! [f] And on the men's side, Kevin Young's squad beat Omaha on Friday with six players scoring in double figures. [f] Balanced scoring all around. [f]

Cosmo One more for hoops fans. [] There's a fun look back at the day the nation's top recruit, A J Dybantsa, picked Provo. [f] That was a program-changing moment. [f]

Carrie It really was. [] Okay. [] Let's head to the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thank you. [] Here is the scoreboard. [] In football, Utah twenty-eight, B Y U twenty, Saturday in Salt Lake City. [f] In women's basketball, B Y U ninety-seven, Montana fifty-three, at the Marriott Center. [f] And on Friday, the men beat Omaha with six Cougars scoring in double figures. [f] In women's soccer, B Y U and West Virginia were still tied after two extra periods in the Big Twelve quarterfinal. [f] Then the Cougars won the penalty kick shootout to advance. [i] Looking ahead, they move on to the Big Twelve semifinals, their second straight trip that far. [i] Football has three games left, and every one of them matters now. [f] That is the board for today. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans! Today is Monday, November ninth.

Cosmo Go Cougars! We have to start with the tough one. B Y U football fell to number three Utah, twenty-eight to twenty, on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Carrie Oof. And this one stings twice. Utah hadn't beaten B Y U since a thirty to twelve game in Provo back in twenty nineteen. That's seven years, and now that run is over.

Cosmo The loss also dents the Cougars' postseason hopes. Utah scored on its first two drives, and B Y U's defense had what one writer called an interesting day.

Carrie Beat reporter Brandon Gurney handed out position grades, and quarterback Bear Bachmeier got a D. To be fair, Gurney also noted that Bachmeier is still early in his B Y U career and has already had some amazing performances.

Cosmo The takeaway is simple. Winning football means making plays and holding on to the ball, and B Y U fell short on both. Players and coaches are already refocusing on the final three games.

Carrie Now for the good news. B Y U women's basketball crushed Montana ninety-seven to fifty-three Saturday at the Marriott Center, and Delaney Gibb posted a triple-double. Fifteen points, ten rebounds, and ten assists!

Cosmo That's the first B Y U triple-double since nineteen eighty-six. Forty years! And Friday against Omaha, six Cougars scored in double figures. Stat stuffers everywhere.

Carrie Over in women's soccer, the Big Twelve named Jennifer Rockwood its Coach of the Year on Sunday. It's the first time Rockwood has won the award. It comes right after the Cougars' first Big Twelve regular-season title, and nine of her players made All-Big Twelve.

Cosmo Volleyball keeps rolling, too. The number eight Cougars swept number twenty-five Colorado in Boulder on Thursday. That's sixteen straight wins!

Carrie Quick hits. Three Cougar women's tennis players competed at the I T A Sectional Championships in Los Angeles. And for Red versus Blue week, the Hales brothers ran an ultra-marathon from the Y on Y Mountain to the U on Mount Van Cott.

Cosmo Now that's rivalry dedication. All right, time for scores and what's ahead.

Carrie Take it away.

Margaret Thank you. Here's the scoreboard. Football, Saturday in Salt Lake City: Utah twenty-eight, B Y U twenty. Women's basketball, Saturday at the Marriott Center: B Y U ninety-seven, Montana fifty-three. Volleyball, Thursday night in Boulder: B Y U swept Colorado twenty-five to eighteen, twenty-eight to twenty-six, and twenty-five to twenty-one. The Cougars hit two eighty-four as a team. Elli Mortensen and Brooke Hardy combined for twenty-two kills, and the pair hit five hundred.

Margaret Looking ahead, here's the big picture. Football has three games left to steady its postseason hopes. Volleyball carries a sixteen-match win streak into its next match. And soccer is riding high as Big Twelve regular-season champion. That's the board. Go Cougars!

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! [] Today is Sunday, November eighth, and we have to start in Salt Lake City. []

Cosmo We do. [] According to the Herald Extra's Brandon Gurney, B Y U football fell to number three Utah, twenty-eight to twenty, at Rice-Eccles Stadium. [f] It was the first time these rivals met with both teams ranked in the top ten. [f]

Carrie It was also Utah's first win over B Y U since twenty nineteen. [f] The momentum swung back and forth all game long. [f] Gurney gave the quarterback group a grade of D, even though he noted that Bear Bachmeier has already had some amazing performances early in his B Y U career. [f]

Cosmo Tough grade. [] Gurney called the defense's day interesting, too. [f] The takeaway from the coverage is simple. [f] Make plays, and hold onto the football. [f]

Carrie Painful, but true. [] Now some good news on the hardwood, also from the Herald Extra. [f] Delaney Gibb posted a triple-double as B Y U women's basketball routed Montana ninety-seven to fifty-three on Saturday at the Marriott Center. [f]

Cosmo Fifteen points, ten rebounds, ten assists! [f] That's the first B Y U triple-double since nineteen eighty-six. [f] Forty years! [f]

Carrie Wow. [] And on Friday, B Y U basketball beat Omaha with six players scoring in double figures. [f] Scoring from everywhere. [f]

Cosmo Love it. [] Over to volleyball. [] Number eight B Y U swept number twenty-five Colorado in Boulder on Thursday night. [f] The sets went twenty-five to eighteen, twenty-eight to twenty-six, and twenty-five to twenty-one. [f]

Carrie That's sixteen straight wins! [f] Elli Mortensen and Brooke Hardy combined for twenty-two kills while hitting five hundred. [f]

Cosmo Women's soccer beat Arizona one to nothing in coach Jennifer Rockwood's final regular-season home game. [f] And women's track coach Diljeet Taylor picked out Rockwood's outfit for the occasion. [f]

Carrie Ha! [] Now some quick hits. [] Three Cougar tennis players competed in singles and doubles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association sectional championships in Los Angeles. [i] And the Hales brothers are planning an ultra-marathon from the Y on Y Mountain to the U on Mount Van Cott. [f]

Cosmo Red versus Blue week, on foot. [f] That's commitment. []

Carrie Let's head over to the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thank you. [] Here are the latest Cougar scores. [] In football, Utah twenty-eight, B Y U twenty, Saturday morning at Rice-Eccles Stadium. [f] In women's basketball, B Y U ninety-seven, Montana fifty-three, Saturday at the Marriott Center, with Delaney Gibb's historic triple-double. [f] B Y U basketball also beat Omaha on Friday, but the final score was not in today's reporting. [f] In women's volleyball, number eight B Y U swept number twenty-five Colorado, three sets to none, for a sixteenth straight win. [f] And in women's soccer, B Y U one, Arizona nothing. [f] Upcoming game dates weren't in today's reports, so we'll bring you the schedule once it's posted. [] The rivalry loss stings, but the rest of the Cougar programs keep winning. [f] That's your scoreboard. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! [] Today is Saturday, November seventh, and rivalry week has reached its peak. []

Cosmo It sure has. [] The Daily Herald says B Y U heads just under fifty miles north to face Utah. [f] It's a Saturday morning showdown at Rice-Eccles Stadium. [f] And it's historic. [] This is the first time these two rivals have met with both teams ranked in the top ten. [f]

Carrie What a moment for this rivalry! [] And the buildup has been something. [] The Hales brothers ran an ultra-marathon from the Y on Y Mountain to the U on Mount Van Cott, just to mark Red versus Blue week. [f]

Cosmo Now that's dedication. [] The Herald also served up a fact about the other side. [f] Utah has won the Beehive Boot eighteen times. [f] That trophy goes to the school with the best record against in-state opponents. [f]

Carrie Eighteen. [] Noted. [] Now, the hottest team on campus might be volleyball. [] Number eight B Y U swept number twenty-five Colorado in Boulder on Thursday night. [f] That's sixteen straight wins. [f]

Cosmo Sixteen! [] Elli Mortensen and Brooke Hardy combined for twenty-two kills, and the pair posted a five hundred hitting percentage. [f]

Carrie Women's soccer had a big moment, too. [] In coach Jennifer Rockwood's final regular-season match, the Cougars clinched their first Big Twelve regular-season title. [j]

Cosmo What a sendoff. [] Her last regular-season home game was a one-nothing win over Arizona. [f] Track coach Diljeet Taylor even picked out her outfit for the occasion. [f] Rockwood joked, do you like my Diljeet outfit? [f]

Carrie I love that. [] Over in the pool, Sarah Eliason broke her own school record in the fifty-yard butterfly. [i] The Cougars also beat Utah Tech on Friday night at the Richards Building Pool. [i]

Cosmo On the hardwood, women's basketball opened the season with a win over Idaho State. [f] It was a slow start, but they found their groove late. [f]

Carrie And men's basketball coach Kevin Young spent last season juggling lineups because of injuries. [f] One game into this season, he says he's already comfortable with his rotation. [f]

Cosmo One business note. [] B Y U and Trucordia expanded their sponsorship in a multiyear deal, so Trucordia's logo goes on the football helmet bumpers. [f]

Carrie Now, let's take a look at the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thanks. [] In volleyball, number eight B Y U beat number twenty-five Colorado three sets to none. [f] The sets went twenty-five to eighteen, twenty-eight to twenty-six, and twenty-five to twenty-one. [f] That makes sixteen wins in a row. [f] In the pool, B Y U beat Utah Tech, and Sarah Eliason set a new school record in the fifty butterfly. [i] Women's soccer finished its regular-season home schedule with a win, B Y U one, Arizona nothing. [f] In the women's basketball opener, it was B Y U sixty-seven, Idaho State fifty. [f] Looking ahead, all eyes are on football. [] B Y U at Utah, Saturday morning, at Rice-Eccles Stadium. [f] That's your scoreboard. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! []

Cosmo Today is Friday, November sixth, and it is rivalry week. [f] According to the Daily Herald, B Y U travels just under fifty miles north to face Utah on Saturday morning at Rice-Eccles Stadium. [f]

Carrie And this one is historic. [] It's the first time these two rivals have met with both teams ranked in the top ten. [f]

Cosmo Massive stakes. [] The Herald also notes that Utah has won the Beehive Boot eighteen times. [f] The Boot goes to the team with the best record against in-state opponents. [f]

Carrie The rivalry spirit is real this week. [] For Red versus Blue week, the Hales brothers planned an ultra-marathon. [f] Their route runs from the Y on Y Mountain all the way to the U on Mount Van Cott. [f]

Cosmo That is commitment! [] Herald writers Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney even debated whether the two sides in this rivalry actually like each other. [f] Dickson says the fan hostility has always surprised him. [f]

Carrie Now a huge one from women's soccer, also from the Herald. [f] The Cougars beat Arizona one to nothing in coach Jennifer Rockwood's final regular-season home game. [f] And Rockwood closed out her last regular season with the program's first Big Twelve regular-season title. [i]

Cosmo What a send-off! [] And she kept it light. [f] Rockwood handed her wardrobe over to women's track coach Diljeet Taylor, then asked, "Do you like my Diljeet outfit?" [f]

Carrie Love that. [] On the hardwood, the Herald says men's basketball coach Kevin Young struggled to find a steady lineup last season, mostly because of injuries. [f] After just one game this year, he says he's already comfortable with what he has. [f]

Cosmo Good early sign. [] And one business note, per the Herald. [f] B Y U Athletics expanded its sponsorship with Trucordia, one of the nation's leading insurance brokerages. [f] The multiyear deal puts Trucordia's logo on the football helmet bumpers. [f]

Carrie Big week. [] Let's get to the scores. []

Margaret Thanks. [] The Daily Herald reports that eighth-ranked B Y U volleyball swept twenty-fifth-ranked Colorado on Thursday night in Boulder. [f] The set scores were twenty-five to eighteen, twenty-eight to twenty-six, and twenty-five to twenty-one. [f]

Margaret That makes sixteen straight wins for the Cougars. [f] B Y U hit two eighty-four as a team, and Elli Mortensen and Brooke Hardy combined for twenty-two kills while hitting five hundred. [f]

Margaret The Herald also reports that women's basketball opened its season with a win on Tuesday. [f] B Y U sixty-seven, Idaho State fifty. [f] The Cougars started slow but found their groove late. [f]

Margaret Looking ahead, it's the big one. [] B Y U at Utah on Saturday morning, top ten versus top ten. [f] That's the show. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! []

Cosmo Today is Thursday, November fifth, and it's Utah week. [f] B Y U plays Utah next, and the Daily Herald's weekly preview of the Utes opens with a gut punch. [f] Utah has won the Beehive Boot eighteen times. [f]

Carrie Ouch. [] The Boot goes to the Utah school with the best record against its in-state foes. [f] Herald writers Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney even debated whether the two sides in this rivalry actually like each other. [f] Dickson says he never stops being amazed by how awful the fans are to each other. [f]

Cosmo Ha, that tracks. [] The Herald also profiles defensive lineman Keanu Tanuvasa. [f] Plenty of Cougars have personal ties to Utah, but few can match his. [f]

Carrie So how does B Y U roll in? [] Off a twenty-seven to twenty win over Arizona State. [f] But the Herald called it fairly unremarkable. [f] The big question remains. [f] Is this team a real contender? [f]

Cosmo Well, one guy was remarkable. [] Kicker Matthias Dunn was named Big Twelve Special Teams Player of the Week. [f] The senior from Heber City accounted for nine of those twenty-seven points. [f]

Carrie Love it. [] On the hardwood, the women opened their season Tuesday with a sixty-seven to fifty win over Idaho State. [f] Slow start, strong finish. [f]

Cosmo The men opened their season Monday against Ohio State, and Kevin Young's squad started cold. [f] Ten minutes in, the Cougars had scored just ten points. [f] Not the pace you expect from a Kevin Young team. [f]

Carrie But they found their offense after halftime, shooting sixty-nine percent from the field in the second half. [f]

Cosmo Nice. [] One business note today. [] B Y U Athletics expanded its sponsorship deal with the insurance brokerage Trucordia. [f] Under the multiyear agreement, the Trucordia logo goes on the football helmet bumpers. [f]

Carrie Something new to spot on game day. [] And a fun throwback. [] The Herald revisited a snowy afternoon in nineteen sixty-two, when B Y U hosted Wyoming for the conference title. [f] The Cougars hadn't beaten the Cowboys since nineteen forty-eight. [f] Okay. [] Time for the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thank you. [] Here is a quick look back at the week from the Daily Herald. [] In football, B Y U twenty-seven, Arizona State twenty, last Saturday. [f] In women's basketball, B Y U sixty-seven, Idaho State fifty, in Tuesday's season opener. [f] The men's team also tipped off its season Monday against Ohio State. [f] Next up is the big one. [] B Y U football faces its in-state rival Utah, with bragging rights and plenty of hard feelings on the line. [f] Kicker Matthias Dunn comes in hot after his Player of the Week honor. [f] Both basketball teams are just getting started, so more hoops are coming soon. [] That's your scoreboard. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! It's Wednesday, November fourth, twenty twenty-six, and Cosmo, we have a packed board today.

Cosmo We sure do, and it starts with a kicker. The Daily Herald reports Matthias Dunn is the Big Twelve Special Teams Player of the Week. That's after Saturday's twenty-seven to twenty win over Arizona State.

Carrie Dunn scored nine of those twenty-seven points! He's a senior from Heber City, Utah, and he was perfect on his kicks.

Cosmo Huge day for him. The win itself, at LaVell Edwards Stadium, was pretty unremarkable, though. The Herald's recap says we still don't know whether this team is a real contender.

Carrie Brandon Gurney at the Herald also handed out position grades. The quarterbacks got a B minus, with sophomore Bear Bachmeier having a mixed day.

Cosmo B minus? Ouch. Okay, give me something dominant.

Carrie Gladly. B Y U's women's cross country team, ranked number one in the nation, won the Big Twelve title Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with fifty-six points.

Cosmo And the title streak keeps rolling. B Y U has won that conference meet every year since joining the Big Twelve in twenty twenty-three.

Carrie Now hoops, where slow starts were the theme. Women's basketball opened Tuesday against Idaho State looking sluggish, then found its groove late and won convincingly.

Cosmo The men started slow too, Monday against Ohio State. Kevin Young's team had just ten points after ten minutes. Then the Cougars caught fire, shooting sixty-nine percent from the field in the second half.

Carrie What a flip. And rivalry talk is simmering. Herald writers Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney debated whether B Y U and Utah fans actually like each other at all. Dickson says the fans are awful to each other.

Cosmo But the Herald also points out that defensive lineman Keanu Tanuvasa still has personal ties to Utah.

Carrie Love that. And for history fans, the Herald looks back at a snowy November game against Wyoming in Provo, back in nineteen sixty-two. B Y U hadn't beaten Wyoming since nineteen forty-eight, and a conference title was on the line.

Cosmo Classic stuff. Alright, time for scores.

Carrie Margaret, take it away.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. The Daily Herald has the numbers. Tuesday night, B Y U women's basketball opened its season by beating Idaho State, sixty-seven to fifty.

Margaret On Saturday, football beat Arizona State at LaVell Edwards Stadium, twenty-seven to twenty, with Matthias Dunn kicking in nine points. And the women's cross country team won the Big Twelve Championship with fifty-six points.

Margaret As for what's next, we don't have confirmed dates or opponents for the upcoming Cougar games, so check the official schedule before you plan your week. That's your Cougar update. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars!

Cosmo It's Tuesday, November third, and basketball season is here. The Herald Extra reports that ten minutes into Monday's season opener against Ohio State, B Y U had scored exactly ten points.

Carrie Ten points! That's not the pace you expect from a Kevin Young team. But the Cougars caught fire after halftime, shooting sixty-nine percent from the field in the second half.

Cosmo Huge turnaround. One name to watch is Tyler Betsey, the transfer from Syracuse. He started both exhibition games, but he made just one of six shots between them.

Carrie Fans are still waiting for his breakout. Now, football. B Y U beat Arizona State twenty-seven to twenty on Saturday in Provo. The Herald Extra called it a fairly unremarkable win.

Cosmo Yeah, it didn't answer whether this team is a real contender. Beat reporter Brandon Gurney handed out position grades, and sophomore quarterback Bear Bachmeier got a B minus. Gurney called his day a mixed bag.

Carrie No mixed bag for the kicker! Matthias Dunn is the Big Twelve Special Teams Player of the Week. The senior from Heber City scored nine of B Y U's twenty-seven points and was perfect on his kicks.

Cosmo Love that. The secondary was another bright spot. Good coverage and a good pass rush feed off each other, and both showed up on Saturday.

Carrie It's also time for the yearly story about players with ties to both B Y U and Utah. Few have more of those ties than Cougar defensive lineman Keanu Tanuvasa.

Cosmo Now for a true dynasty. The top-ranked B Y U women's cross country team won the Big Twelve title Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, scoring fifty-six points, and the Cougars are still unbeaten.

Carrie They've won that championship every year since B Y U joined the Big Twelve in twenty twenty-three. Unreal.

Cosmo Quick national football note. In Sunday's A P college football poll, Ohio State fell from second to eleventh. That's the Buckeyes' first time out of the top ten in five years. U C L A cracked the top five for the first time in twenty-five years, and New Mexico is ranked for the first time ever.

Carrie What a week. Margaret, take it away.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Here is your Cougar scoreboard. In football on Saturday, it was B Y U twenty-seven, Arizona State twenty, at LaVell Edwards Stadium. In women's cross country, the top-ranked Cougars won the Big Twelve Championship with fifty-six points. Men's basketball opened its season Monday against Ohio State. The Cougars started slow, then shot sixty-nine percent in the second half. We don't have the final score yet.

Margaret As for what's next, today's reports did not list dates for upcoming games, so check the Cougar schedule before tip-off or kickoff. That's the scoreboard. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! [] Today is Monday, November second, and the football team is climbing again. [i]

Cosmo It sure is! [] The latest Associated Press poll has B Y U up one spot to number seven, and the coaches poll has them at number eight. [i] That's seven straight weeks in the top ten. [i]

Carrie The climb came after Saturday's home win at LaVell Edwards Stadium, where B Y U beat Arizona State twenty-seven to twenty. [f]

Cosmo A win's a win. [] But it wasn't a memorable one, and the big question is still open. [f] Is this team a real contender? [f]

Carrie Beat reporter Brandon Gurney handed out his position grades. [f] Quarterback play earned a B minus. [f] Sophomore Bear Bachmeier had an up-and-down day. [f]

Cosmo The bright spot was the secondary. [f] That matters, because the defense came in with something to prove after getting gashed by U C F's offense. [f]

Carrie Elsewhere in the poll, things got shaken up. [f] Ohio State fell from number two all the way to number eleven after a thirty to eighteen loss. [f]

Cosmo Whoa! [] U C L A cracked the top five for the first time in twenty-five years. [f] And New Mexico is ranked for the first time ever. [f]

Carrie Now, a team that just keeps winning. [f] Top-ranked B Y U women's cross country won the Big Twelve title on Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with fifty-six points. [f]

Cosmo And their undefeated run is still alive! [f] They've won that conference meet every year since joining the Big Twelve in twenty twenty-three. [f]

Carrie In bigger-picture news, the Big Twelve announced that commissioner Brett Yormark will step down on January thirty-first, twenty twenty-seven. [f] A national search is underway. [f]

Cosmo He's led the league through what's been called the most transformational period in college athletics history. [f] Big shoes to fill. []

Carrie On the hardwood, Syracuse transfer Tyler Betsey has started both of the men's basketball exhibitions, but he's been quiet on offense. [f]

Cosmo He's just one for six from the field in a little over forty minutes. [f] He's one to watch once the games count. []

Carrie Time for the scores. [] Let's head over to the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thank you. [] Here are your scores. [] In football on Saturday, B Y U twenty-seven, Arizona State twenty, at LaVell Edwards Stadium. [f] In women's cross country, the Cougars won the Big Twelve Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with a team score of fifty-six points. [f]

Margaret In men's basketball, the Cougars have played their first two exhibition games. [f] That's your scoreboard. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. Today is Sunday, November first.

Cosmo Go Cougars! And the Cougars are climbing. B Y U moved up one spot to number seven in the Associated Press poll and number eight in the coaches poll. That's seven straight weeks in the top ten!

Carrie And they got there with a win. The Daily Herald reports B Y U beat Arizona State twenty-seven to twenty on Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.

Cosmo But the Herald called the win fairly unremarkable. Is this team a real contender? That's still an open question.

Carrie A fair question, after U C F piled up four hundred sixty-three yards on this defense the week before.

Cosmo Still, the secondary was a real bright spot on Saturday. The pass rush and the coverage fed off each other.

Carrie And the quarterback? Daily Herald beat writer Brandon Gurney handed out his position grades, and sophomore Bear Bachmeier got a B minus. Gurney called his day a mixed bag.

Cosmo B minus. Not bad, not great.

Carrie Meanwhile, the rest of the A P top twenty-five got wild. Ohio State fell from number two to number eleven after a thirty to eighteen loss. It's the Buckeyes' first time out of the top ten in five years.

Cosmo Huge. And U C L A cracked the top five for the first time in twenty-five years. New Mexico is ranked for the first time in program history.

Carrie There's big news off the field too. The Big Twelve announced that commissioner Brett Yormark will step down on January thirty-first, twenty twenty-seven.

Cosmo He's led the league through what's being called the most transformational period in college athletics history. A national search for his successor has already begun.

Carrie And B Y U picked up a trophy too! The Daily Herald reports the number one B Y U women's cross country team won the Big Twelve Championship on Saturday morning. They did it in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with fifty-six points.

Cosmo They're still undefeated. And B Y U has won that meet every year since joining the Big Twelve in twenty twenty-three.

Carrie Dominant. Okay, has Margaret shown up yet?

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Let's go to the scoreboard. In football, the final from Provo was B Y U twenty-seven, Arizona State twenty. That's a one-touchdown win, and the Cougars stay in the top ten for a seventh straight week. In women's cross country, top-ranked B Y U won the Big Twelve Championship with fifty-six points. As for what's next, we don't have confirmed dates or opponents for the next Cougar games yet. We'll bring you those matchups as soon as they come through. That's the scoreboard. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! Today is Saturday, October thirty-first, and it is game day. B Y U hosts Arizona State at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Cosmo A Halloween kickoff! The Daily Herald says that after last week's game at U C F, the Cougars have more to prove than folks expected. U C F's offense flat-out gashed the Cougar defense.

Carrie And that game is still making news. The Herald reports the Big Twelve finished its review of discriminatory chants aimed at B Y U during the game at U C F. The league credited U C F's pregame protocols and its quick action during the game, including removing some people from the stadium.

Cosmo Injury watch, too. The Herald reports that head coach Kalani Sitake shared some good news and some not-so-good news on injuries at his Monday press conference. So keep an eye on who suits up today.

Carrie Bigger picture now. The Daily Herald reports Big Twelve commissioner Brett Yormark is stepping down, effective January thirty-first, twenty twenty-seven.

Cosmo Wow. Yormark steered the league through what's being called the most transformational era in college athletics history. And a national search for his successor is already underway.

Carrie Now, hoops! The Herald says freshman Bruce Branch the Third made the preseason top twenty watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year award.

Cosmo And if he wins, he'd be the second straight Cougar to do it, after A J Dybantsa took it last season.

Carrie Back to back would be special.

Cosmo One more. B Y U ran to a podium finish at the Big Twelve Championship meet this morning, thanks to a big kick over the final thousand meters.

Carrie Love a closing kick. And for fun, the Herald's throwback revisits a snowy November game against Wyoming in nineteen sixty-two. Back then, B Y U hadn't beaten Wyoming since nineteen forty-eight.

Cosmo Snow, a conference title on the line, and old-school football. Great stuff.

Carrie Now let's bring in Margaret for the scoreboard.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Other than that podium finish at the Big Twelve meet, there are no new final scores from the last twelve hours, so let's look ahead.

Margaret The big one is today against Arizona State, and the Cougars want to answer some hard questions on defense. Here's some trivia from the Daily Herald's weekly five facts feature. Arizona State counts golfer Phil Mickelson among its alumni. So does five-time Emmy-winning sportscaster Al Michaels.

Margaret One recent result worth a mention. The Herald reports the B Y U women's basketball team played its final preseason tuneup on Tuesday night at the Marriott Center. Final score, B Y U one hundred twenty, Western Colorado thirty-six. Head coach Lee Cummard called it a good night to play under the lights in front of people.

Margaret That's the board. Enjoy the game, and Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! Today is Friday, October thirtieth, and football leads the way. The Daily Herald reports that B Y U hosts Arizona State this Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium, with more to prove than anyone expected a week ago.

Cosmo That's the fallout from Orlando. The U C F Knights beat the Cougars thirty-nine to thirty-one in double overtime at the Acrisure Bounce House, and their offense gashed the B Y U defense.

Carrie Ouch. Beat reporter Brandon Gurney graded every position group, and quarterback Bear Bachmeier came away with a C grade. Not his best game.

Cosmo The bigger story from that game happened off the field. The Big Twelve has finished its review of discriminatory chants aimed at B Y U. The conference credited U C F for its pregame protocols and for acting right away during the game, including removing some individuals.

Carrie Good to see it addressed. Separately, head coach Kalani Sitake gave an injury update at Monday's press conference, with a mix of good news and bad.

Cosmo And for some Saturday trivia, the Herald's weekly fact list says Arizona State alumni include golfer Phil Mickelson and sportscaster Al Michaels, a five-time Emmy winner.

Carrie Love that! Around the conference, Darnell Dickson's Big Twelve football roundup leads with Utah. The Utes stayed unbeaten, seven and oh overall and four and oh in conference, helped by a key fourth-quarter turnover in their latest win.

Cosmo Now to hoops, where the honors keep coming. On Wednesday, freshman Bruce Branch the third made the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award, which goes to the nation's top small forward.

Carrie And he could make it two straight Cougar winners, after A J Dybantsa took that award last season.

Cosmo Plus, point guard Robert Wright the third is on the Bob Cousy Award watch list for the second year running. He's six-foot-one and one of just three Big Twelve players named.

Carrie Big weekend ahead. Margaret, take us through the scoreboard.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. There are no new final scores from the last twelve hours, so here is the week in brief. The Daily Herald reports that on Monday in Ames, the twentieth-ranked B Y U women's soccer team shut out Iowa State, three to nothing. Avery Frischknecht and Presley Freeman each scored their first goal of the season, and Mattyn Summer-Oviatt scored her fifth goal of the year. That makes five shutouts this season for the Cougars.

Margaret Women's basketball played its final tune-up Tuesday night at the Marriott Center, beating Western Colorado one hundred twenty to thirty-six. Coach Lee Cummard called it a good night to play under the lights and in front of people.

Margaret Up next, football hosts Arizona State on Saturday. That's your scoreboard.

Cosmo Welcome, Cougar fans. Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! It's Wednesday, October twenty-eighth, and we are still catching our breath from Orlando.

Cosmo We sure are. On Saturday, U C F beat B Y U thirty-nine to thirty-one in double overtime. Darnell Dickson of the Daily Herald says Cougar fans have the worst case of whiplash he's ever seen.

Carrie Whiplash is right! The Cougars went from beating Notre Dame to losing at U C F. And the poll noticed. In Sunday's A P Top twenty-five, B Y U fell six spots, down to number eight.

Cosmo Miami held on to number one, and Ohio State, which had the week off, moved up to number two. The tougher news, though, is about health. Cornerback Evan Johnson's lower leg got rolled up on. He was seen grabbing it, and he had to be carried off the field.

Carrie Oof, that's hard to see. At his Monday press conference, head coach Kalani Sitake said the team's injury news was a mix of good and not so good.

Cosmo And then there's the report card. Beat reporter Brandon Gurney graded every position group, and quarterback Bear Bachmeier got a C. Gurney said it wasn't Bachmeier's best game by any stretch.

Carrie Alright, let's find some sunshine, because basketball is bringing it. This morning, freshman Bruce Branch the Third was named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year award. That's a list of just twenty players, picked by the Naismith Starting Five.

Cosmo And if he wins it, he'd be the second straight Cougar to take it home, after A J Dybantsa won it last season!

Carrie Exactly. And on Monday, point guard Robert Wright the Third made the watch list for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year award. It's his second straight season on that list.

Cosmo A six-foot-one floor general, back on the list. Two Cougars on national watch lists in one week. That's a pretty good cure for whiplash.

Carrie It really is. Now let's get the latest scores. Margaret, take it away.

Margaret Here are the latest Cougar scores. Last night at the Marriott Center, B Y U women's basketball beat Western Colorado, one hundred twenty to thirty-six, in its final tuneup before the season. Coach Lee Cummard said it was a good night to play under the lights and in front of people.

Margaret On Monday in Ames, Iowa, number twenty B Y U women's soccer shut out Iowa State, three to nothing. Avery Frischknecht and Presley Freeman each scored their first goals of the season, and Mattyn Summer-Oviatt added her fifth. It was the team's fifth shutout of the year.

Margaret Looking ahead, B Y U heads to Tempe, Arizona, for the Thunderbird Invitational, this Friday through Sunday. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! []

Cosmo Today is Tuesday, October twenty-seventh, and Cougar Nation is still catching its breath. [] The Herald Extra out of Provo leads with Saturday's double-overtime loss to U C F, thirty-nine to thirty-one, at the Acrisure Bounce House in Orlando. [f]

Carrie And that came just one week after B Y U beat number two Notre Dame, twenty-eight to twenty-four! [f] One Herald Extra columnist called the fan reaction the worst case of whiplash the writer had ever seen. [f] The paper says the loss dealt a definitive blow to the national credibility B Y U had been building. [f]

Cosmo The polls noticed. [f] Five of the top seven teams lost last week. [f] In Sunday's A P Top Twenty-Five, B Y U slid six spots to number eight. [f] Miami held at number one, and Ohio State, which had the week off, climbed to number two. [f]

Carrie Beat reporter Brandon Gurney handed out position grades, and quarterback Bear Bachmeier got a C. [f] Gurney wrote it was not Bachmeier's best game by any stretch. [f]

Cosmo There's injury worry too. [f] Cornerback Evan Johnson was seen grabbing his lower leg after another player rolled up on it during U C F's game-winning two-point conversion. [f] Johnson had to be carried off the field. [f]

Carrie Head coach Kalani Sitake's Monday injury update was a mixed bag. [f]

Cosmo Okay, let's find some sunshine. [] Point guard Robert Wright the Third made the preseason Top Twenty watch list for the Bob Cousy Award. [f] That's the Naismith Starting Five honor for the nation's best point guard. [f] It's two straight seasons on the list for the six-foot-one guard. [f]

Carrie Love that! [] And while football struggled in Orlando, the men's basketball team picked up a win in Las Vegas against a former Mountain West rival. [f] The Cougars trailed by as many as twelve in the first half, then found their rhythm in the second. [f]

Cosmo A comeback! [] The football team could borrow some of that this week. []

Carrie Now let's get to the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thank you. [] Here are the latest scores from the Herald Extra. [] Monday in Ames, Iowa, number twenty B Y U women's soccer shut out Iowa State, three to nothing. [f] Avery Frischknecht and Presley Freeman each scored for the first time this season, and Mattyn Summer-Oviatt scored for the fifth time this year. [f] The Cougars now have five shutouts this season. [f]

Margaret Saturday night at the Smith Fieldhouse, number eleven B Y U volleyball beat number eight Arizona State in four sets. [f] The Cougars dropped the first set, twenty to twenty-five, then took the next three: twenty-five to fourteen, twenty-five to nineteen, and twenty-five to twenty-three. [f] That makes fourteen straight wins. [f]

Margaret And the football final from Orlando: U C F thirty-nine, B Y U thirty-one, in double overtime. [f]

Margaret Looking ahead, B Y U competes at the Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Arizona, from October thirtieth through November first. [i] That's the scoreboard. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! Today is Monday, October twenty-sixth, and I am still recovering from Saturday.

Cosmo Same here. Just one week earlier, B Y U stunned second-ranked Notre Dame and became the talk of the nation. Then on Saturday, the Cougars lost a double overtime heartbreaker at U C F, at the Bounce House in Orlando. It ended on a two-point conversion.

Carrie One columnist called it "the worst case of whiplash I've ever seen." Fans are questioning their sanity, and asking who those players in Orlando even were.

Cosmo Rough. And the voters noticed. In the new A P Top Twenty-Five, B Y U fell six spots, to number eight. Miami held at number one, and Ohio State, which had the week off, moved up to number two.

Carrie Beat reporter Brandon Gurney handed out position grades, and quarterback Bear Bachmeier got a C. Gurney wrote that the game "wasn't his best by any stretch."

Cosmo The tougher news is cornerback Evan Johnson. His lower leg got rolled up on the final play in Orlando, and he had to be carried off the field.

Carrie Coach Kalani Sitake gave injury updates at his Monday press conference, with some good news and some not-so-good news. Johnson's status is the one to watch all week.

Cosmo Now to hoops, where there's real buzz. Point guard Robert Wright the Third made the preseason top twenty for the Bob Cousy Award. That's the Naismith Starting Five honor for the nation's best point guard, and it's his second straight season on the list.

Carrie Love it! And head coach Kevin Young's team is locked in on defense. After last week's exhibition win over Nebraska, junior guard Collin Chandler said defense has "been the whole focus of practice."

Cosmo The basketball team played again on Saturday in Las Vegas, against a former Mountain West foe. B Y U trailed by as many as twelve in the first half before finding its rhythm in the second.

Carrie Volleyball keeps rolling too. The eleventh-ranked Cougars beat eighth-ranked Arizona State in four sets at Smith Fieldhouse. That's fourteen straight wins!

Cosmo Fourteen! What a run.

Carrie Now let's check in with Margaret for the scoreboard.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Here are the scores. Football, Saturday in Orlando: U C F thirty-nine, B Y U thirty-one, in double overtime. Volleyball, Saturday night at Smith Fieldhouse: B Y U beat Arizona State, three sets to one. Arizona State took the first set, twenty-five to twenty. Then B Y U won the next three: twenty-five to fourteen, twenty-five to nineteen, and twenty-five to twenty-three.

Margaret In golf, former Cougar Kihei Akina finished ten under par, tied for seventeenth at a P G A Tour event. That's his third top twenty-five finish on tour. Looking ahead, football tries to regroup after Orlando, and basketball keeps sharpening up for the season. That's the scoreboard.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. Today is Sunday, October twenty-fifth.

Cosmo Go Cougars! And what a whiplash weekend. B Y U football lost at U C F on Saturday, thirty-nine to thirty-one, in double overtime down in Orlando.

Carrie Ouch. U C F won it on a touchdown catch. And the loss came just one week after the Cougars beat Notre Dame twenty-eight to twenty-four, one of the best wins in school history.

Cosmo And the voters noticed. In Sunday's A P Top Twenty-Five, B Y U dropped six spots, from number two all the way down to number eight.

Carrie Miami held on to number one, and Ohio State jumped to number two without even playing.

Cosmo Moving up on your week off. Nice work if you can get it.

Carrie The tougher news is cornerback Evan Johnson. A player rolled into him right after the game-winning play. He grabbed his lower leg, and trainers carried him off the field. Today's reports don't have an update on his condition.

Cosmo Hoping for the best there. Beat reporter Brandon Gurney handed out game grades, and quarterback Bear Bachmeier got a C. Gurney said it wasn't Bachmeier's best game by any stretch.

Carrie And fans were worried this cross-country trip was a trap game. One columnist's take? When you're six and oh, ranked second, and fresh off a huge win, any game is a trap game.

Cosmo Fair point. Now, better news on the hardwood. While football was in Orlando, men's basketball was in Las Vegas against a former Mountain West foe. The Cougars trailed by as many as twelve in the first half, then found their rhythm and pulled ahead for the win.

Carrie Love a comeback. And after last week's exhibition win over Nebraska, junior guard Collin Chandler said defense has been the whole focus of practice for Kevin Young's squad.

Cosmo Plus, the number eleven women's volleyball team beat number eight Arizona State at Smith Fieldhouse. That's fourteen wins in a row.

Carrie That team is on fire. Okay, Margaret, take it away.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Here's the scoreboard. In football, U C F thirty-nine, B Y U thirty-one, in double overtime.

Margaret In women's volleyball on Saturday night, B Y U beat Arizona State three sets to one. The Cougars dropped the first set twenty-five to twenty, then won the next three, twenty-five to fourteen, twenty-five to nineteen, and twenty-five to twenty-three.

Margaret Men's basketball rallied from twelve down to win in Las Vegas, but the final score wasn't in today's reports. In golf, Kihei Akina was tied for thirteenth at nine under par after two rounds of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. That's a P G A Tour event at Port Royal Golf Course.

Margaret No upcoming game times came through in today's reports, so check back tomorrow for the schedule. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars!

Cosmo Today is Saturday, October twenty-fourth, and it is game day. According to the Daily Herald, B Y U is in Orlando to take on the U C F Knights.

Carrie And what a run it's been. The Cougars are six and oh overall, three and oh in the Big Twelve, and ranked second in the latest A P poll. Some fans are worried today could be a trap game.

Cosmo A Herald columnist has a great answer for that. When you're undefeated, ranked number two, and coming off one of the best wins in school history, every game is a trap game.

Carrie Love it. The engine of this team is quarterback Bear Bachmeier. The Herald's Darnell Dickson ranks B Y U first in his weekly Big Twelve roundup. Dickson points out that Bachmeier accounted for all four Cougar touchdowns in B Y U's last game, and two of those came on the ground.

Cosmo All four! That's a one-man highlight reel.

Carrie Here's some fun trivia from the Herald about today's opponent. Famous U C F graduates include actress Cheryl Hines, from Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Daniel Myrick, one of the directors of The Blair Witch Project.

Cosmo A horror director! Let's hope the Cougars don't get any scares in Orlando. Now over to basketball. After last week's exhibition win over Nebraska, junior guard Collin Chandler told the Herald that defense has been the whole focus of Kevin Young's practices.

Carrie That's music to Cougar fans' ears. And on the volleyball court, middle hitter K J Burgess came into Thursday's match against number twenty-five Colorado leading the entire country in blocks. She told the Herald that a block is just such a special feeling.

Cosmo Leading the nation! That is dominance at the net.

Carrie It sure is. Margaret, over to you.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Let's go to the scoreboard. There are no new B Y U final scores from the past twelve hours, so let's look ahead. The big one is today. Number two B Y U, unbeaten at six and oh, faces the U C F Knights at the Acrisure Bounce House in Orlando, Florida. A win would move the Cougars to seven and oh. That's your Cougar update. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie It's Friday, October twenty-third, and the headline is a happy one. B Y U football is still unbeaten.

Cosmo You know it! The Daily Herald's Darnell Dickson has his weekly Big Twelve review out, and the Cougars sit at number two in the country. They're six and oh overall, and three and oh in league play.

Carrie And quarterback Bear Bachmeier was the whole show in the latest win. He accounted for all four B Y U touchdowns, two of them on the ground.

Cosmo All four! The Herald is also handing out midterm grades, now that B Y U has hit the halfway point of the season.

Carrie We'll let you read that report card yourself. But six and oh at the midpoint is a nice place to start.

Cosmo Here's the storyline to watch. According to the Herald, Texas Tech is six and oh too. That's a year after the Red Raiders won their first Big Twelve title and made the College Football Playoff.

Carrie Not every Red Raider win has been a blowout, though. Meanwhile, B Y U's next opponent is U C F. The Herald has a weekly feature called Five True Facts, and this week it says U C F alumni include Cheryl Hines from Curb Your Enthusiasm, plus both directors of The Blair Witch Project.

Cosmo Spooky timing for October! And the Notre Dame game is still on everyone's mind. In a Herald debate with Brandon Gurney, Dickson called that whole game day something unique and special.

Carrie Another Herald column says seats and press box access were at a premium for that one.

Cosmo Over in volleyball, the Herald says B Y U's K J Burgess came into Thursday's match against number twenty-five Colorado leading the country in blocks.

Carrie As Burgess put it, a block is just such a special feeling.

Cosmo Plus, the Big Twelve announced its weekly swimming honors on Wednesday afternoon, naming Peter Etzold, Lance Cruz, and Emilie Griffin.

Carrie Great week. And here's Margaret, right on time.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. I don't have any final B Y U scores from the last twelve hours, and the B Y U volleyball result against Colorado isn't in yet. So let's look around the neighborhood. According to the Daily Herald, Utah Valley volleyball beat Sacramento State three sets to one on Thursday night. The set scores were twenty-seven to twenty-five, twenty-five to twenty-two, sixteen to twenty-five, and twenty-five to twenty. Utah Valley posted a season-high seventeen blocks. Alyvia Watkins had ten of those, and Evalyn Medaris added seven. Utah Valley soccer also beat Sacramento State, six to one, on Wednesday night at U C C U Stadium. Sadie Beardall had two goals and two assists. That win stretched Utah Valley's unbeaten streak in regular-season conference play to forty straight matches. Looking ahead, number two B Y U takes its six and oh record into the U C F matchup. That's the board. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! Today is Thursday, October twenty-second, and Provo is still buzzing.

Cosmo Not even a little surprised. The Daily Herald has it front and center. B Y U is up to number two in the A P poll after Saturday's twenty-eight to twenty-one upset of Notre Dame.

Carrie Number two! The Cougars are six and oh overall and three and oh in the Big Twelve. And quarterback Bear Bachmeier accounted for all four B Y U touchdowns, two of them on the ground.

Cosmo So how is Kalani Sitake handling all the hype? Asked about the rankings at Monday's news conference, he said, nope, he's never cared about them.

Carrie Classic Kalani. And the Notre Dame game was a tough ticket. Seats and press box space were at a premium.

Cosmo Columnists Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney went back and forth on the week, and Dickson called the whole Notre Dame day unique and special.

Carrie Now zoom out. Texas Tech is also unbeaten at six and oh. A year ago the Red Raiders won their first Big Twelve title and made the College Football Playoff.

Cosmo The Big Twelve has three teams in the A P top ten. And Saturday was pure chaos. Five of the top seven teams lost.

Carrie Wild. Next up for the Cougars is U C F, and the preview comes with a fun fact. U C F's alumni include actress Cheryl Hines and the directors of The Blair Witch Project.

Cosmo Ha, love it. On the hardwood, the Herald looked back on a disappointing men's basketball season. A J Dybantsa, the nation's top recruit, led the country in scoring as a freshman, at twenty-five and a half points per game.

Carrie And still, a Cougar team ranked eighth in the A P preseason poll fell short of expectations.

Cosmo Over in the pool, the Big Twelve announced Wednesday afternoon that Peter Etzold, Lance Cruz, and Emilie Griffin earned weekly swimming awards.

Carrie Congrats to all three. Okay, Margaret, take us to the scoreboard.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. There are no new B Y U final scores from the last twelve hours, so let's start with the one everyone is still talking about. B Y U twenty-eight, Notre Dame twenty-one, last Saturday. That win kept the Cougars perfect and lifted them to number two. Looking ahead, U C F is next for the Cougars, so watch for kickoff details. Around the Big Twelve, Texas Tech is also six and oh, so keep an eye on both unbeaten teams. And a neighborly score from down the road. In women's soccer, the Utah Valley Wolverines beat Sacramento State six to one Wednesday night at U C C U Stadium. Sadie Beardall had two goals and two assists. The win stretched their unbeaten streak in regular-season conference play to forty straight matches. That's the scoreboard. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans. []

Cosmo Go Cougars! []

Carrie Go Cougars! []

Cosmo Today is Monday, October nineteenth, and Provo is still buzzing. [] Saturday night, B Y U beat number two Notre Dame, twenty-eight to twenty-four, at LaVell Edwards Stadium. [f]

Carrie It's the biggest home football win in school history! [f] And what a stage. [] Primetime on A B C, with E S P N's College GameDay in town. [f] That put B Y U right in the national spotlight. [f]

Cosmo The star of the night was sophomore quarterback Bear Bachmeier. [f] He threw four touchdowns against the number two team in the country. [f] Beat reporter Brandon Gurney gave him an A minus. [f]

Carrie An A minus with four touchdowns? [f] Tough grader! []

Cosmo Well, he did throw one interception and miss a few passes. [f] Still, I'd take that A minus any day. []

Carrie And this was not a one-man show. [f] Every available player had to chip in, and three defenders really stepped up, including senior outside linebacker Isaiah Glasker. [f]

Cosmo Coach Kalani Sitake and his players clearly knew how big this moment was. [f]

Carrie Now, Friday night belonged to women's soccer. [f] Number twenty-two B Y U upset number eight Texas Tech, three to two, at South Field. [f]

Cosmo And they did it the hard way! [] A defensive mistake put them down a goal less than a minute into the match. [f]

Carrie Then they came roaring back. [f] Senior Mattyn Summers-Oviatt scored twice, the first two-goal game of her career. [f]

Cosmo Also on Friday, B Y U men's basketball took care of Nebraska. [f] The first-half highlight was freshman Bruce Branch the Third throwing an alley-oop lob to junior Collin Chandler. [f]

Carrie And Chandler returned the favor in the second half, lobbing one right back to Branch to put an exclamation point on the win. [f] Love that. []

Cosmo What a weekend. [] A historic win, a big upset, and some real fun along the way. []

Carrie Now let's get the scoreboard. []

Margaret Thank you. [] Here are your scores. [] Saturday night in Provo, B Y U twenty-eight, Notre Dame twenty-four. [f] That's a win over the number two team in the country, with four touchdowns from Bear Bachmeier. [f] Friday at South Field, B Y U women's soccer three, Texas Tech two. [f] The number twenty-two Cougars knocked off number eight, behind two goals from Mattyn Summers-Oviatt. [f] Also on Friday, B Y U men's basketball picked up a win over Nebraska. [f] Looking ahead, B Y U women's golf heads to the islands. [i] The Cougars will play the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Monday through Wednesday, on the Ocean Course at Hokuala in Lihue, Hawaii. [i] That's your scoreboard. [] Go Cougars. []

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! Today is Sunday, October eighteenth, and Provo is still buzzing from the biggest football weekend of the year.

Cosmo It really was. B Y U hosted Notre Dame in primetime Saturday on A B C, with E S P N's College GameDay live on campus. The Daily Herald had called it potentially the biggest game of the season.

Carrie And GameDay did not pack light! On its first visit to Provo, in two thousand nine, E S P N brought three semi-trucks of gear. This time it brought eight.

Cosmo Eight trucks! We don't have the final score yet, but the big headline from Saturday night is Bachmeier. He ran for a touchdown, caught a touchdown and threw a touchdown, leading B Y U on the nation's biggest college football stage.

Carrie Rushing, receiving and passing. That's a do-everything night. Over in women's soccer, the Herald reports that number twenty-two B Y U upset number eight Texas Tech on Friday night at South Field.

Cosmo And they did it the hard way! The Cougars gave up a goal on a defensive mistake less than a minute in. Then senior Mattyn Summers-Oviatt scored twice, the first two-goal game of her career.

Carrie Love it. Women's volleyball keeps rolling too. Number fourteen B Y U swept Utah at the Huntsman Center on Thursday. That's four straight sweeps and eleven straight wins.

Cosmo They're fourteen and one overall and a perfect six and oh in the Big Twelve. Over to the hardwood, Carrie?

Carrie Yes! The Herald says men's basketball went into its Friday night opener as something of a mystery. Eligibility questions, the transfer portal and all the name, image and likeness turmoil have made this season unlike any in memory.

Cosmo But there's no mystery about Robert Wright the Third. He was one of just two unanimous picks for the All-Big Twelve Preseason Team. The other was Texas Tech's J T Toppin.

Carrie And the Cougars beat Nebraska after a humdrum first half that felt like an exhibition. Freshman Bruce Branch the Third threw an alley-oop to junior Collin Chandler.

Cosmo Then in the second half, Chandler returned the favor to Branch to close out the win. That's a fun duo to watch.

Carrie It sure is. Now let's get to the numbers. Margaret?

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Here are the numbers. In soccer on Friday night, it was B Y U three, Texas Tech two. In volleyball on Thursday, B Y U swept Utah three sets to none: twenty-five to twenty, twenty-five to seventeen, and twenty-five to sixteen. The Cougars hit point four one two and held Utah to point two four four. We still don't have Saturday night's final against Notre Dame, and no upcoming game times came through, so I will keep this short. Around Big Twelve football, Darnell Dickson of the Daily Herald notes that number eleven Utah is five and oh. Wayshawn Parker ran for one hundred seventy-one yards and two touchdowns for the Utes, including a ninety-yard run. That's your scoreboard.

Cosmo Welcome, Cougar fans. Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! It's Saturday, October seventeenth, and it is a massive game day in Provo.

Cosmo Massive is right. The Daily Herald reports B Y U hosts Notre Dame tonight at five thirty, in primetime on A B C. E S P N's College Game Day is live on campus too.

Carrie And Game Day did not pack light! When the show first visited Provo back in two thousand nine, it brought three semi-trucks of gear. This week? Eight trucks.

Cosmo Eight trucks! As the Herald put it, this is serious business.

Carrie Here's a fun fact from the Herald's weekly look at the opponent. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a Notre Dame alum.

Cosmo Love it. And the Cougars already have one upset this weekend. Number twenty-two B Y U soccer beat number eight Texas Tech three to two Friday night at South Field.

Carrie And they did it the hard way. B Y U gave up a goal on a defensive mistake less than a minute in. Then the Cougars stormed back, and senior Mattyn Summers-Oviatt scored twice, a career first.

Cosmo Volleyball is on a heater too. Number fourteen B Y U swept Utah on Thursday at the Huntsman Center. That's four straight sweeps and eleven straight wins.

Carrie Eleven! The Cougars are fourteen and one overall and six and oh in the Big Twelve. They hit point four one two as a team and held Utah to point two four four.

Cosmo Now for hoops. The Herald calls this year's men's basketball team a mystery. Between eligibility questions, the transfer portal, and name, image and likeness deals, it's a season unlike any in memory.

Carrie Here's one thing that's no mystery. Robert Wright the Third made the All Big Twelve Preseason Team, and he was one of only two unanimous picks. The other was Texas Tech's J T Toppin.

Cosmo And the Cougars beat Nebraska with a second-half comeback. In the first half, freshman Bruce Branch the Third lobbed an alley-oop to junior Collin Chandler. Then Chandler returned the favor after the break. Talk about chemistry!

Carrie Fun stuff. Okay, is Margaret even here yet?

Margaret Right here, Carrie. Time for your Cougar scores. In soccer, B Y U three, Texas Tech two. That's an upset of the eighth-ranked team. In volleyball, B Y U swept Utah twenty-five to twenty, twenty-five to seventeen, and twenty-five to sixteen. That's eleven wins in a row. And don't forget that comeback win over Nebraska. Now for what's ahead. The big one is tonight. B Y U hosts Notre Dame at five thirty in the evening, in primetime on A B C, with College Game Day in town. Wear your blue, bring your voice, and let's make Provo loud. That's the show. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! Today is Friday, October sixteenth, and Provo is buzzing.

Cosmo It sure is. The Daily Herald reports that B Y U hosts number two Notre Dame tomorrow at five thirty in the evening, live in prime time on A B C. The Herald says it might be the biggest single game of the season.

Carrie And E S P N's College GameDay is here for just its second visit to Provo ever! Back in two thousand nine, the show rolled in with three semi-trucks of gear. This week? Eight.

Cosmo Eight trucks! That's serious business.

Carrie And here's something rare: good injury news. Coach Kalani Sitake shared it at his Monday press conference. Injury reports have been mostly bad since week one, so that's a big deal.

Cosmo That's a relief. The Cougars are coming off a twenty-four to ten win over Iowa State. Daily Herald writers Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney debated whether that win was encouraging or discouraging. Dickson opened by asking if he could be both.

Carrie Fair enough. Now to the hardwood. Robert Wright the Third was a unanimous pick for the All-Big Twelve Preseason Team, announced Thursday. Only he and Texas Tech's J T Toppin got every vote.

Cosmo Big honor. And the Herald calls this new men's basketball season unlike any in memory. Eligibility questions, the transfer portal, and name, image and likeness money have everyone guessing, and B Y U is in the same boat.

Carrie Back to football for a look around the league. The Herald's weekly review has rival Utah ranked eleventh and unbeaten at five and oh. And Oklahoma State has won every game since first-year coach Eric Morris lost his debut to Tulsa. That streak includes an upset of Oregon, then ranked sixth.

Cosmo Wild turnaround. And Cougar volleyball just keeps rolling.

Carrie Margaret has the details. Margaret?

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Last night, number fourteen B Y U swept Utah at the Huntsman Center, three sets to none. The set scores were twenty-five to twenty, twenty-five to seventeen, and twenty-five to sixteen. The Cougars posted a team hitting percentage of point four one two, and held Utah to point two four four.

Margaret That's eleven wins in a row and counting, and a fourth straight sweep. B Y U is now fourteen and one, and six and oh in Big Twelve play.

Margaret Looking ahead, it's number two Notre Dame tomorrow night in Provo, a five thirty kickoff on A B C, with College GameDay in town. And the new men's basketball season is just around the corner. That's the scoreboard. Go Cougars.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars!

Cosmo Today is Thursday, October fifteenth, and Provo is buzzing. E S P N has announced that College GameDay is coming back to town for only its second visit ever, and it's all about the Notre Dame game.

Carrie And what a game it is. According to the Daily Herald, eighth-ranked B Y U hosts second-ranked Notre Dame this Saturday in Provo. Fans have had this top-ten showdown circled since before the season even started.

Cosmo The big question is health. Injury news has been mostly bad since week one. But at his Monday press conference, head coach Kalani Sitake had some rare good news on the injury front.

Carrie We'll take it! The Cougars come in off a twenty-four to ten win over Iowa State. The Daily Herald's Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney debated whether fans should feel encouraged or discouraged after that win. Dickson's answer was basically both.

Cosmo Ha, fair enough. Now to basketball, where the Herald had big news this morning. Robert Wright the Third was one of only two players voted unanimously onto the All-Big Twelve Preseason Team. The other was Texas Tech's J T Toppin.

Carrie What an honor for Wright. But the same paper calls this year's men's team a mystery. Eligibility questions, the transfer portal, and the money players now earn from their name, image and likeness have made this season unlike any in memory.

Cosmo It's chaos, but at least you can watch it. Seventeen of the Cougars' eighteen Big Twelve games will be on regular television, and ten of those air on the E S P N networks.

Carrie Around the league, Darnell Dickson's power rankings put eleventh-ranked Utah at the top. The Utes are unbeaten at five and oh. Utah running back Wayshawn Parker piled up one hundred seventy-one rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a ninety-yard score.

Cosmo The Herald also singles out Oklahoma State. The Cowboys went two seasons without a Big Twelve win before Eric Morris took over as head coach. They lost his first game, to Tulsa, but they've won every game since. That includes an upset of Oregon, which was ranked sixth at the time.

Carrie What a turnaround. Okay, Margaret, take it away.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Scores first, with recaps from the Daily Herald. Seventeenth-ranked B Y U volleyball swept West Virginia Saturday night at Smith Fieldhouse. The set scores were twenty-five to fourteen, twenty-five to nineteen, and twenty-five to twelve. The Cougars are thirteen and one overall, and five and oh in Big Twelve play. They're also nine and oh this season when they hit point three hundred or better.

Margaret Women's soccer finished its conference road trip Monday night with a one to nothing win at Cincinnati. It was the first time the two teams had ever played, and it was Cincinnati's first home loss of the season. B Y U is now eight wins, three losses and two draws. Looking ahead, it's Notre Dame in Provo on Saturday. Get there early.

Carrie Welcome, Cougar fans! Today is Wednesday, October fourteenth.

Cosmo Go Cougars!

Carrie Go Cougars! And what a week it is. Number eight B Y U hosts number two Notre Dame on Saturday in Provo. The Daily Herald says fans in Utah Valley have been buzzing about this game since before the season even started.

Cosmo And Notre Dame comes in undefeated, at six and oh. Plus, E S P N has announced that College GameDay is coming back to Provo. It's only the show's second visit there ever.

Carrie Huge! So how did the Cougars look in Friday's final tune-up against Iowa State?

Cosmo Reviews were mixed. In a Daily Herald debate, Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney were asked whether the win left them encouraged or discouraged. Dickson opened his answer with a question. Can I be both?

Carrie Ha, fair enough. Gurney was kinder in his position grades. He gave the quarterback position an A, and says Bear Bachmeier may have played his best game.

Cosmo The tight ends were a weapon too. Junior transfers Walker Lyons and Roger Saleapaga the Second gave B Y U a real one-two punch.

Carrie And here's something rare: good injury news. The updates have been mostly bad since week one, but head coach Kalani Sitake shared a positive one at his Monday press conference.

Cosmo Perfect timing, with Notre Dame on the way. Around the league, the Herald's Big Twelve roundup has Utah on top, at five and oh overall and two and oh in conference.

Carrie Utes running back Wayshawn Parker ran for one hundred seventy-one yards and two touchdowns, including a ninety-yard score.

Cosmo Hoops fans, the Herald reports that the Big Twelve has set the television schedule for B Y U men's basketball. Seventeen of the Cougars' eighteen league games will air on traditional broadcast or cable television.

Carrie And ten of those air on the E S P N family of networks. Love it. Now let's get the scores from Margaret.

Margaret Thank you, Carrie. Here's the scoreboard from the Daily Herald. Friday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium, B Y U twenty-four, Iowa State ten. In volleyball, number seventeen B Y U swept West Virginia on Saturday at Smith Fieldhouse, twenty-five fourteen, twenty-five nineteen, and twenty-five twelve. The Cougars are thirteen and one, and five and oh in the Big Twelve. They hit three hundred or better as a team in that match. They've done it nine times this season, and they've won all nine. Women's soccer closed its road trip Monday night with a win at Cincinnati, B Y U one, Cincinnati nothing. That handed the Bearcats their first home loss of the season. B Y U is now eight wins, three losses and two ties overall, and four wins, one loss and one tie in league play. Looking ahead, it's Notre Dame on Saturday in Provo, with College GameDay in town.