The news came like a thief in the night, a press release after Saturday night's conference championship games leading into the first 12-team College Football Playoff.
When Dan Neilson had a spot to fill on his staff on his Utah Valley women's basketball coaching staff earlier this year, it took him about 10 minutes to fill it. After all, he had already recruited his newest coach.
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Trevin Knell poured in 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-6 3-pointers, with 10 rebounds as the Cougars pulled past Fresno State 95-67 at the Marriott Center.
Lauren Davenport poured in 20 points with six 3-pointers, five rebounds and a block as BYU women's basketball improved to 8-2 with a 76-36 win over crosstown rival Utah Valley at the Marriott Center.
With BYU signing the 6-foot-9 jumbo wing from Brockton, Massachussetts, by way of Utah Prep in Hurricane, the Cougars signaled they are will to change with them.
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The 6-foot-9 wing made his commitment on ESPN's First Take, when he revealed to host Stephen A. Smith his pick of the Cougars over Alabama, Kansas and North Carolina.
AJ Dybantsa, the consensus No. 1 overall recruit from Utah Prep, will reveal his college decision Tuesday morning on ESPN's First Take, the network announced Monday.
"Don't get it twisted," Coach Prime said of his BYU counterpart before the No. 23 Buffs and No. 17 Cougars met in San Antonio. "He's a darn good football coach."
Kesselring had the first Gordie Howe hat trick in Utah Hockey Club history with a goal, an assist and a fight as Utah extended Buffalo's winless streak to six straight with a 5-2 win.
Former BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall is officially coming back to the Beehive State 10 years after he left BYU to coach Utah State's transition to the newly configured Pac-12.
The former BYU coach is expected to be named the next head coach at Utah State, succeeding Blake Anderson and full-year interim coach Nate Dreiling after one season at New Mexico.
The NCAA's early signing period for college football is even earlier, but head coach Kalani Sitake and his staff were keeping an eye on the upcoming year.
BYU inched up one spot to No. 18 in the penultimate CFP rankings of 2024, the third-highest ranked team from the Big 12 in the committee's assessment released Tuesday.