#Jay Hill

What a difference a winless month makes. That's the bottom line when it comes to analyzing the recently completed BYU football season, as the Cougars marched out of independence and into the Big 12 with an 8-5 record marred considerably by the 0-for-4 October in which star quarterback Jaren Hall played hurt, the Cougars' defense utterly collapsed…

The FCS playoffs got off to a high-scoring start last weekend, but the action figures to get more physical, defensive and heated in the second round on Saturday. Or the round of 16, if that sounds sweeter in the trenches. Eight seeded teams will come out of Thanksgiving byes, each hoping to feast on a first-round winner, but the visiting opponents…

The BYU football coaching staff was decimated in the last week and a half with the departures of defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki and associate head coach Ed Lamb. But Wednesday BYU head coach Kalani Sitake filled both of those vacancies. He announced the hiring of Jay Hill as associate head coach and defensive coordinator and the return of…

Weber State running back Josh Davis (20) runs past Sacramento State defender Daron Bland (37) during a game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Bob Solorio, Sacramento State Athletics 2 / 2 Weber State defensive backs Eddie Heckard (5) and Ja'Kobe Harris (24) wrap up a Sacramento State ball carrier during a game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in…

Former FCS powerhouse James Madison lost last weekend to former FCS powerhouse Georgia Southern, as the Dukes suffered their first loss as an FBS program. The defeat, and JMU's 5-1 start to its FBS tenure, made me wonder: Which current FCS teams could compete right away at the Group of Five level? College football betting odds show that JMU…

OGDEN - When No. 7 Weber State football hosts No. 24 Eastern Washington on Saturday, it will be a matchup of two teams trending in opposite directions - and in opposite situations from the game last season. The Wildcats (4-0, 1-0 Big Sky) are riding the wave of an FBS win over Utah State and held on for a tough road win at UC Davis for only the…

Weber State football is 2-0 to start a full fall season for the first time since 2003 after defeating Utah State 35-7. The next test for the No. 16 Wildcats is another in-state foe in the Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-1), who bring a new, pass-happy offense to Ogden that they hope will help them fare better than the 41-3 loss they took against WSU last…

OGDEN - For only the third time in the last 15 seasons, Weber State football will open a season at home when the Wildcats host Western Oregon on Thursday. No. 20 Weber State debuts its offense under new coordinator Mickey Mental, looking to bring the football equivalent of pace-and-space basketball to the gridiron. The visiting Wolves are a…