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No. 12 BYU will be without star RB LJ Martin in Pop-Tarts Bowl
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 23 - 4:28 p.m.
Head coach Kalani Sitake confirmed before Tuesday's practice in Orlando that the junior tailback will miss the bowl game after having surgery.
BYU finalizes 2-year deal with Notre Dame beginning 2026 in Provo
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 22 - 10:32 a.m.
The Fighting Irish will play the Cougars, after all.
Former BYU football greats agree to participate in infrared light therapy study
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 21 - 9:00 p.m.
Former BYU linebacker Larry Carr's tireless crusade to save football and football players — and anyone else with a brain injury — received a big shot in the arm last month. Two shots, actually.
How healthy, motivated will No. 12 BYU be for the bowl game against No. 22 Georgia Tech?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 18 - 1:27 p.m.
Will BYU be motivated to play in an exhibition game, or is it simply that — and exhibition game?
Why Pop-Tarts Bowl with No. 22 Georgia Tech is 'personal' for BYU's Atlanta-raised cornerback
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 15 - 6:39 p.m.
No. 12 BYU's trip to the Pop-Tarts Bowl against No. 22 Georgia Tech is something of a consolation prize — but as good of one as can be expected for Tre Alexander.
Yes, BYU had College Football Playoff hopes, but Cougars won't begrudge bowl-game invite
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 8 - 12:59 p.m.
The Dec. 27 bowl game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando will be the eighth in 10 years under Sitake, all of them with different title sponsors and in different states.
Toasty: No. 12 BYU accepts invitation to Pop-Tarts Bowl after Big 12 championship loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 7 - 3:17 p.m.
The 12th-ranked Cougars accepted an invitation Sunday to the wildly popular and often zany Pop-Tarts Bowl, setting up a season-ending showdown Dec. 27 with ACC foe Georgia Tech.
Playoff-bound BYU? Big 12 made case, but 11th-ranked Cougars' pitch falls flat with loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 6 - 4:58 p.m.
If the "eye test" is what keeps BYU out of the Playoff with an 11-2 record, the Cougars didn't look like much of a CFP team in either of its losses to Texas Tech, then.
Repeat defeat: No. 4 Texas Tech rolls by No. 11 BYU for 1st Big 12 title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 6 - 2:48 p.m.
The sequel was awfully similar to the original in the Big 12 championship game in Arlington, Texas.
No. 11 BYU will cap chaotic week with Big 12 championship. But first, charity with Texas Tech fans
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 5 - 9:23 p.m.
After a wild week, the Cougars and Red Raiders will play for the Big 12 championship Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (10 a.m. MST, ABC).
KSL.com Sports' College Football Pick'em Week 15 preview
Jaxon Wynder, KSL | Posted Dec. 5 - 12:44 p.m.
Championship weekend has arrived for KSL.com Sports' College Football Pick'em and this week's preview has every power four conference championship game as well as the AAC Championship.
BYU adds Lone Peak 4-star receivers Jaron, Kennan Pula to historic 2026 recruiting class
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 5 - 12:31 p.m.
Lone Peak wide receivers Jaron and Kennan Pula announced their commitment to BYU in an on-campus ceremony Friday, flipping the one-time UCLA commitments from Utah.
BYU's Kalani Sitake as coach of the year highlights All-Big 12 honors
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 11:44 a.m.
The 10th-year head coach of his alma mater was named Big 12 Coach of the Year, the conference announced Thursday morning. Running back LJ Martin was also named Big 12 offensive player of the year, and true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier took league offensive freshman of the year honors.
Lyons, strong homegrown contingent highlight BYU's historic 2026 signing class
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 3 - 5:28 p.m.
The Cougars inked 18 players to national letters of intent on the first day of the early signing period, though that number did not include elite quarterback recruit Ryder Lyons.
In Sitake, BYU believes it has a coach who can compete for championships — and much more
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 10:56 p.m.
Sitake reportedly turned down an offer of $11 million to be the next coach at Penn State, an offer sources confirmed to KSL.com that BYU did not match. But the extension finalized Tuesday wasn't about salaries.
Kalani Sitake to stay with BYU on new deal after drawing Penn State interest
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 5:23 p.m.
Call him the Wolf of Kalshi: Sitake is not leaving.
Are Texas Tech and BYU both playoff teams, regardless of Saturday? Big 12 makes case
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 1:47 p.m.
The Cougars, who stayed at No. 11 in this week's AP Top 25, are the lowest-ranked one-loss team by the selection committee and also trail 10-2 Oklahoma and 10-2 Alabama.
No. 11 BYU trying to focus on Big 12 title game as Sitake talks with Penn State reportedly 'heat up'
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 1 - 1:51 p.m.
Football Scoop reported Monday that talks between Sitake and Penn State continued to "heat up" since the Nittany Lions fired James Franklin a month ago.
LJ Martin wants to lead No. 11 BYU to the CFP. Then he has a decision to make
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 30 - 1:35 p.m.
Martin ran for 95 yards and a career-best three touchdowns on 22 carries in the Cougars' regular-season finale, finishing 5 yards shy of what would've been the seventh 100-yard rushing game.
Arlington-bound: No. 11 BYU overcomes slow start to down UCF in regular-season finale
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 29 - 4:46 p.m.
By the end of early afternoon, BYU — and its star tailback LJ Martin — were sprinting past UCF in the regular-season finale.
It's official: No. 11 BYU will play No. 5 Texas Tech for Big 12 title — after home finale with UCF
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 28 - 10:44 p.m.
The Cougars didn't have to wait until after Saturday's 11 a.m. kickoff in Provo to clinch their first Big 12 championship game berth: Arizona did that for them Friday night.
Kalani Sitake won't campaign for BYU's playoff bid. The problem? Nobody else will, either
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 26 - 7:40 p.m.
The one-loss Cougars are seemingly stunted at No. 11 by the CFP selection committee, behind two-loss Notre Dame and a pair of SEC teams.
'Let's go high-five': Saturday a tribute to BYU seniors that elevated ambling program to contender
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 25 - 11:38 a.m.
For at least 18 players in the program, this weekend's game will be the most important of their career.
LJ Martin, offensive line that fueled him have No. 11 BYU within a win of Big 12 title game
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 23 - 10:59 a.m.
With Martin's career-high effort, 392 yards of offense, and 38 minutes and 25 seconds in time of possession, the 11th-ranked Cougars pulled away for a 26-14 win over Cincinnati.
