BYU, Utah continue climb in latest AP Top 25 rankings
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Spencer Cox, University of Utah President Taylor Randall, Brigham Young University President C. Shane Reese and veteran business leader Sheri Dew. Randall and Reese are no strangers to combining calls for turning rivalries into results,
With two more victories against Cincinnati and UCF, it doesn’t matter what other teams do, BYU is going to the Big 12 Championship Game. The Cougars scored
For BYU, its path to the CFP — just like the path to the Big 12 Championship game — is very simple. If BYU wins out, including a victory in Arlington, the Cougars would have a guaranteed bid to make it into the 12-team playoff.
That resulted in both the Cougars, a 44-13 winner over TCU, and Utah, a 55-28 winner over Baylor, moving up in the latest top 25 rankings. BYU (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) moved up one spot to No. 11 in the latest Associated Press rankings, receiving 992 points.
BYU advanced to the second round of the NCAA women's soccer tournament after beating Utah State in a penalty shootout Friday night at South Field.
In fact, the Hotline would respectfully offer the following: Short of sheer and utter chaos in other conferences — chaos that cannot be explained by football physics or comprehended by the human mind — BYU and Utah have no path into the CFP’s at-large field. For both, it’s the Big 12 title or bust.
It took everything BYU had to get past Utah State in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night in Provo, as the Cougars outscored the Aggies in penalty kicks 7-6 to keep their season from coming to an end.
Izzi Stratton converted her second penalty kick after extra time, and BYU goalkeeper Chelsea Peterson made three saves in the shootout to help fifth-seeded BYU advance.
Bear Bachmeier and BYU showed why they're a top 15 team in the country. With a blowout loss, the Horned Frogs are left searching for a variety of answers.
Oaklee, McKay, Kayleigh, Brayden, the list of "Utah names" goes on and on. The state, specifically the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints population, is known as giving oddly-spelled, creative and sometimes downright ridiculous names.
Jake Hatch breaks down the BYU film from the TCU win to reveal why this 9-1 BYU team deserves more respect than they're receiving from the CFP selection committee.