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Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Indiana caps off storybook season, earns No. 1 final ranking
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Jan. 20 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
It was one of the greatest sports stories as Indiana football went from irrelevant to national champions in a two-year period.
Breaking down the transfer portal winners and losers in the West
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 19 - 12:21 p.m. | Save Story
The portal game typically begins with retaining your starting quarterback, or finding a proven replacement.
No. 15 Texas Tech uses late surge to hand No. 11 BYU 1st Big 12 loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 17 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
Reigning Big 12 player of the year JT Toppin poured in 27 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 15 Texas Tech used a 29-6 run late in the second half to hand No. 11 BYU its first loss in Big 12 play.
No. 18 Baylor pushes past BYU to complete Beehive sweep
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 17 - 5:40 p.m. | Save Story
Taliah Scott poured in 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Baylor pulled away for a 69-58 win over BYU in front of 3,251 fans Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center.
'The sky's the limit': BYU's other AJ helping No. 8 men's volleyball to 3-0 start
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 17 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
AJ Cottle, the Cougars' 6-foot-8 freshman on the volleyball court, has plenty of time to decide if you want to call him "Slim Reaper," "AJ Dy-Bounce-a" or any of his other myriad nicknames after his freshman year.
BYU football 2026 transfer tracker: Who's going, staying in 2026
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 16 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
There are three seasons in modern college football: the regular season, the postseason, and the portal season.
BYU freshman fitting in with rebounding edge, Muslim faith on Big 12's top rebounding squad
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 16 - 6:18 p.m. | Save Story
The 6-foot-3 first-year forward from Lagos, Nigeria is averaging 6.2 rebounds per game on a team that leads the Big 12 with 44.0 boards per game including 15.2 offensive rebounds.
BYU football's portal trend focused on retaining top-15 team with targeted additions
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 15 - 10:22 a.m. | Save Story
More than 4,000 FBS players have entered the NCAA transfer portal looking for a new home, but BYU's approach to college football's version of free agency has the Cougars focused on retention with only targeted additions.
Big 2nd half lifts No. 11 BYU past TCU for 4-0 start to Big 12 play
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 15 - 1:20 a.m. | Save Story
AJ Dybantsa looked more like himself in the second half while battling an illness.
With eyes on top-15 showdown Saturday, BYU focused on upstart TCU
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 13 - 6:32 p.m. | Save Story
The Horned Frogs are on a two-game slide after nonconference wins over No. 19 Florida and Wisconsin, and feature the return of former BYU and Utah Valley guard Tanner Toolson.
Red Rocks bounce back, earn season-high score to win 'Best of Utah' meet
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Jan. 12 - 11:21 p.m. | Save Story
After a disappointing performance on beam Saturday in the Sprouts Collegiate Quad meet, head coach Carly Dockendorf knew she needed to make some adjustments.
'A real welcome to the Big 12 moment for me:' How AJ Dybantsa reacted to 1st BYU-Utah rivalry game
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 11 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
The five-star freshman will undoubtedly face bigger crowds, and plenty of mean ones, in his basketball career. But there may be nothing quite like Dybantsa's first experience with the 267th edition of the rivalry hoops series.
Saunders goes for 24 as No. 9 BYU holds off rival Utah for first road rivalry win since 2021
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 11 - 12:25 a.m. | Save Story
Saunders scored 17 of his 24 points to go with 14 rebounds in the second half, and Robert Wright III added 23 points and six assists as No. 9 BYU held off Utah 89-84.
Gibb, BYU women overwhelm shorthanded Houston for bounceback win
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 10 - 2:32 p.m. | Save Story
Delaney Gibb followed up her season-high 21-point effort at Arizona with 19 points, four assists and three steals as BYU led throughout a 79-64 win over Houston.
Circumstances aside, Trent Moser happy in return to No. 8 BYU volleyball for senior season
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 10 - 9:48 a.m. | Save Story
Moser had the first kill of the opening set, and finished with 14 kills and four blocks as the No. 8-ranked Cougars opened the 2026 season with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-18 win over NEC contenders Friday night.
Rivalry rings true as No. 9 BYU heads to Utah with 11-game winning streak
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 6:49 p.m. | Save Story
"Now that I've experienced it, you just want to go up there and beat those guys," BYU coach Kevin Young said before the No. 9 Cougars' 267th all-time meeting with rival Utah.
Holy Score: What 12 wins, 2 bad losses and (another) playoff snub say about BYU
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 9 - 3:22 p.m. | Save Story
After 23 wins in two years and a pair of near-misses with the College Football Playoff, BYU is squarely on the brink.
Rob Neilson needed something special to leave Utah State. He says his alma mater was that
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 5:15 p.m. | Save Story
Rob Neilson made his first public appearance as the seventh head coach of the BYU women's volleyball program Thursday morning with humor, emotion and looking about 10 years younger.
'Big 3' helps No. 9 BYU roll by Arizona State in Big 12 home opener
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 7 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Saunders scored a career-high 31 points to go with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals as No. 9 BYU rolled to 2-0 in Big 12 play with a 104-76 win over Arizona State.
BYU promotes former LB Kelly Poppinga to defensive coordinator, adds Demario Warren
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 7 - 6:05 p.m. | Save Story
The Cougars are working to finalize the promotion of Poppinga to defensive coordinator, an internal ascension that will attempt to stabilize Hill's departure to Michigan, a source confirmed to KSL.com.
Big 12 MBB power rankings: Arizona remains No. 1 as our NCAA Tournament bid forecast takes shape
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 6 - 11:06 p.m. | Save Story
Welcome to the Hotline's Big 12 men's basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense.
BYU women turn over road win, hand Arizona first Big 12 victory
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 8:45 p.m. | Save Story
Delaney Gibb tied the game high with 21 points and eight assists to lead BYU, which shot 43.6% from the field with nine 3-pointers — but finished just 15-of-25 free throws.
No nights off for No. 9 BYU in the Big 12, not even before trip to rival Utah
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 6:31 p.m. | Save Story
Head coach Kevin Young essentially confirmed the long-awaited news Tuesday during his weekly briefing with the press: the 6-foot-8 sophomore won't be suiting up for the Cougars "any time soon."
BYU women rebound to hand Arizona State 1st loss of season
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 3 - 6:07 p.m. | Save Story
Delaney Gibb scored 18 points and tied a season high with eight rebounds as BYU women's basketball handed Arizona State its first loss of the season, 71-62 in front of 3,400 fans in the Marriott Center.
Dybantsa, defense lift No. 10 BYU past K-State in Big 12 opener
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 3 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
AJ Dybantsa poured in 24 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals, and the 10th-ranked Cougars held off the Wildcats with an 83-73 win at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
As Big 12 play opens, college basketball faces existential questions with some midseason additions
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 2 - 7:26 p.m. | Save Story
BYU coach Kevin Young has seen both sides of the debate, including as an NBA assistant and nine-year G League coach with three organizations.
Here's where Kalani Sitake might look for BYU's next defensive coordinator
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 2 - 11:59 a.m. | Save Story
The Cougars are on the market for a new defensive coordinator after Jay Hill accepted the same position at Michigan, following his former coach Kyle Whittingham to Ann Arbor.
BYU's Jay Hill to follow former coach Kyle Whittingham to Michigan as defensive coordinator
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 1 - 10:26 a.m. | Save Story
The Cougars would be looking for a new defensive coordinator for a second time in four years, as defensive coordinator Jay Hill has agreed to the same position at Michigan.
Olivia Miles' 4th triple-double in 5 games helps No. 8 TCU glide past BYU
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 31 - 10:48 p.m. | Save Story
Miles recorded her fourth triple-double in the last five games with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 8 TCU pulled past BYU 72-48 to improve to 14-0 Wednesday night at the Marriott Center.
BYU or Utah? One sports program has higher value than the other
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 28 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
Football games between Utah and BYU were close the last three times they met, with the Cougars narrowly winning each.
'The future looks bright for us': BYU vibes shining after 1st 12-win campaign in 24 years
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 28 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
By improving to 23-4 in the past two seasons with the Cougars' first 12-win campaign since 2001, former BYU fullback Kalani Sitake is building his own legend in Provo.
Crazy good: No. 12 BYU rallies for 25-21 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech in Pop-Tarts Bowl
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Dec. 27 - 8:04 p.m. | Save Story
Bear Bachmeier completed 71% of his passes for 325 yards, and Evan Johnson intercepted a pass in the end zone with six seconds left to help the Cougars to a win.
Pop-Tarts Bowl Game Center: No. 12 BYU vs. No. 22 Georgia Tech
KSL Staff | Posted Dec. 27 - 1:29 p.m. | Save Story
Follow along as the No. 12 BYU Cougars take on the No. 22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, as part of the Pop-Tarts Bowl with KSL.com's live Game Center.
Kyle Whittingham heads to Michigan, with plans for these 2 coordinators to join him
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 5:37 p.m. | Save Story
The 21-year head coach of the University of Utah is reportedly close to bringing Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck and BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill with to Ann Arbor with him.
No. 12 BYU, No. 22 Georgia Tech bucking trend with opt-ins to Pop-Tarts Bowl
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 26 - 4:55 p.m. | Save Story
If college football had a buddy-copy movie, the two co-starts might be BYU's Kalani Sitake and Georgia Tech's Brent Key.
Pick Six Previews: BYU to show snubbed playoff profile in Pop-Tarts Bowl win
Brett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews | Posted Dec. 26 - 12:28 p.m. | Save Story
Sometimes a team that misses the playoff comes into their bowl game unfocused, but that is not the case here with BYU.
Mirror, mirror: BYU, Georgia Tech see plenty of similarities in Pop-Tarts Bowl pairing
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 25 - 7:16 p.m. | Save Story
The Cougars have been scouting the 22nd-ranked Yellow Jackets. A lot, even — though not for any precognition or preemptive strikes.
Not all fun and games: Cougars know advantage of bowl win after highlights of Orlando
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 25 - 1:59 p.m. | Save Story
No. 22 Georgia Tech isn't expecting anything less than a Big 12 title contender and team that won 22 games in the past two seasons when it faces No. 12 BYU.
LJ Martin's absence will open opportunities in BYU's run game, especially for a redshirt freshman
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 24 - 12:31 p.m. | Save Story
BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick acknowledged the Cougars will use several running backs against No. 22 Georgia Tech absent leading rusher LJ Martin. But pay close attention to the redshirt freshman from Ridgeline High.
BYU women's volleyball has a new head coach — and a key return from portal
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 23 - 5:46 p.m. | Save Story
The Cougars hired former BYU men's volleyball assistant and one-time interim head coach Rob Neilson on Tuesday, returning to Provo after a historic six-year career at Utah State.
No. 12 BYU will be without star RB LJ Martin in Pop-Tarts Bowl
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 23 - 4:28 p.m. | Save Story
Head coach Kalani Sitake confirmed before Tuesday's practice in Orlando that the junior tailback will miss the bowl game after having surgery.
Deck the Halls: Dybantsa's triple double secures No. 10 BYU's win in nonconference finale
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Dec. 22 - 10:36 p.m. | Save Story
Dybantsa secured his first career triple-double, pouring in 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the 10th-ranked Cougars cruised to a 109-81 win over Eastern Washington.
BYU finalizes 2-year deal with Notre Dame beginning 2026 in Provo
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 22 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
The Fighting Irish will play the Cougars, after all.
Dybantsa takeover guides No. 10 BYU to 18-point win over Abilene Christian
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Dec. 19 - 10:44 p.m. | Save Story
Dybantsa poured in a career-high 35 points, six rebounds and four assists — including 17-of-20 from the free-throw line as the 10th-ranked Cougars improved to 11-1 with a 85-67 win over Abilene Christian.
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. | Save Story
Will BYU be motivated to play in an exhibition game, or is it simply that — and exhibition game?
Wright guides No. 10 BYU past Pacific for 7th straight win
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Dec. 16 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
Wright scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to go along with five rebounds, four assists and five steals, and Richie Saunders scored 24 as the 10th-ranked Cougars improved to 10-1.
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. | Save Story
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.
No. 10 Cougars cruise to 6th straight win, beat UC Riverside at home
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Dec. 13 - 10:07 p.m. | Save Story
No "Cardiac Cougs" or late game-winners Saturday night, BYU fans. Not that anyone was complaining.
BYU women close nonconference by tying program best 11-1 start. How did the other 3 finish?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 13 - 5:26 p.m. | Save Story
Olivia Hamlin went for 20 points for a second-straight game, and Kambree Barber added 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two assists as BYU improved to 11-1.
'One of the few guys who can be in the hall of fame at both schools:' Utah reacts to Kyle Whittingham stepping down
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 3:40 p.m. | Save Story
Few people in the state of Utah know the impact Kyle Whittingham has had on the Beehive State better than current BYU head coach Kalani Sitake.
BYU women race past Idaho State for 10-1 start
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 10:37 p.m. | Save Story
Freshman Olivia Hamlin scored a career-high 22 points with three assists and five steals, and BYU women's basketball improved to 10-1 with a 68-59 win over Idaho State.
After 11 standout seasons, BYU women's volleyball has an opening at head coach
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 1:29 p.m. | Save Story
Longtime BYU women's volleyball coach Heather Olmstead announced her departure from the university Thursday to pursue "new professional avenues," according to a department news release.
AP All-Big 12: Texas Tech's Rodriguez, BYU's Martin earn league's top player honors
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 11 - 11:25 a.m. | Save Story
Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was named The Associated Press Big 12 defensive player of the year Thursday, when he was among seven first-team picks on the all-conference team from the playoff-bound Red Raiders.
How a sophomore with 'a lot of minutes in BYU blue' has carried Cougars to 9-1 start
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 9:54 a.m. | Save Story
With a starting five that includes teenage freshmen Sydney Benally and Olivia Hamlin, Cannon's 40 games of experience that included 14 starts dating back to four games last year has been critical in BYU's 9-1 start.
Big 12 MBB power rankings: Arizona, Iowa State, Houston lead the way
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 10 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
Welcome to the 2025-26 debut of the Hotline's Big 12 men's basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense.
Dybantsa, Wright rally No. 10 BYU from 22-point 2nd-half deficit to top Clemson in Jimmy V Classic
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Dec. 9 - 8:01 p.m. | Save Story
Wright beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to rally No. 10 BYU from a 22-point second-half deficit for a 67-64 win over Clemson in Game 1 of the Jimmy V Classic.
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. | Save Story
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.
Patrick Kinahan: Commissioner's plea aside, CFP committee never favored BYU
Patrick Kinahan for KSL | Posted Dec. 8 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Brett Yormark miscalculated on multiple fronts by repeatedly comparing BYU's football credentials this season with Notre Dame.
