#Kalani Sitake

How good does it feel that football is back? Attention fellow betting fans, the Baylor Bears are pitted up against the BYU Cougars in one of the more intriguing matchups on the college football slate in Week 2. With that being said, join us for our college football odds series, where our Baylor-BYU prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off of…

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…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Cornerback Jakon Robinson stopped SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai on a 2-point conversion try with eight seconds left in the game, and BYU beat the Mustangs 24-23 Saturday night in the New Mexico Bowl. "I'd go for it again a heartbeat," SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said of the decision. "I trust these guys and I wanted to give…

The Mustangs and Cougars are set to square off in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday as both enter this bowl game with a 7-5 regular season record. Find out where the betting edge lies in our SMU vs. BYU betting picks. The Southern Methodist Mustangs and Brigham Young Cougars face off in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday. This line opened with the…

SMU, which gave up 40 or more points four times and more than 6 yards a play, is just happy to be playing in a bowl as its last two scheduled postseason appearances were wiped out by COVID-19. This is BYU's last hurrah as an independent as it heads off to the greener pastures of the Big 12. Saturday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. ET at University Stadium in…

BYU vs SMU prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. New Mexico Bowl, Saturday, December 17 Date: Saturday, December 17 Game Time: 7:30 ET Venue: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM How To Watch: ABC Record: BYU (7-5), SMU (7-5) - - It's the last game for BYU before being off to the Big 12 next season, and SMU would love to show the conference…

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…

Kalani Sitake served Cougar Nation a five-star meal over the weekend representing the four food groups of football - offense, defense, special teams and coaching - and they ate it up like an early Thanksgiving. The feast looked and tasted similar to the spread Sitake rolled out against Baylor in September, but Saturday's presentation was done by…

The East Carolina Pirates will travel to take on the BYU Cougars in a Friday night college football matchup in Provo, Utah. With that said, it's a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes an East Carolina-BYU prediction and pick, laid out below. East Carolina has surged to a 5-3 record, on the brink of bowl…

East Carolina steps outside of American Athletic Conference play for a rare late-season non-conference matchup this weekend at BYU. We set the stage for the matchup between the Pirates and Cougars below. Game: East Carolina at BYU Date: Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 Time: 8:00 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium (Provo,…

College football is predictable. Those two statements are either confounding or comforting. And they prompt a few questions, starting with this one: What the hell's the matter with us? All … of … us.

Two teams looking to get their seasons back on track meet when Arkansas visits BYU at 3:30 p.m. ET at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. Arkansas (3-3) has lost three games in a row, including 40-17 last Saturday at Mississippi State, since reaching #10 in the AP media poll. BYU (4-2) lost to Notre Dame 27-20 last Saturday in Las Vegas and has…

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where fans were introduced to the varied animal life- green dogs and rats -in Tuscaloosa: A new, attractive FBS coaching option materialized Monday when the Carolina Panthers fired Matt Rhule. He was a bad fit in the NFL-or at least a bad fit with a franchise that never gave…

Brigham Young Cougars (4-1 SU, 2-3 ATS 2021) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-2 SU, 2-2 ATS) Date/Time: Saturday, October 8th, 7:30 PM Where: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas NV TV: NBC Point Spread: BYU+3.5 / ND -3.5 Over/Under Total: 52.5 The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the BYU Cougars on Saturday in a primetime showdown near the south side of…

BYU brings a 4-1 record, a No. 16 national ranking and a win over then-No. 9 Baylor to the big showdown in Las Vegas. Notre Dame brings a 2-2 mark, a puzzling home loss to unranked Marshall, a backup quarterback and all that aura and mystique of yesteryear to the gambling capital of the world. Naturally, the Fighting Irish are favored to win by a…

No. 19 BYU (3-1) hosts in-state rival Utah State (1-3) on Thursday in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The teams have met 90 times, with BYU leading the all-time series 50-37-3. The Cougars won the last year's meeting in Logan with a 34-20 victory, despite being down to third string quarterback Jacob Conover at the…

PROVO, Utah - No. 19 BYU vs Utah State tonight marks the 91st all-time meeting between the two in-state rivals. BYU comes into this matchup on a two-game winning streak against the Aggies. Both of the wins were in Logan. The last time Utah State traveled to Provo was in 2018, the 2020 meeting was canceled due to the Mountain West going to a…

One of the oldest, quirkiest and certainly heaviest rivalry trophies in all of college football currently sits in the lobby of the BYU football offices on the second floor of the Provo school's Student Athlete Building. The Old Wagon Wheel, bedecked with little metallic plaques signifying wins, and losses, since 1948 in the Cougars' 100-year-old…

Utah State and BYU renew a fierce rivalry when the two teams clash in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel on Thursday. The No. 19 Cougars (3-1) currently possess the Old Wagon Wheel after taking two straight in the series. BYU is facing a Mountain West opponent for the second time in a five-day span after beating Wyoming 38-24 on Saturday. It took a…

This college football matchup has BYU at home to take on the Utah State Aggies in a game on Thursday, September 29. Kickoff is set for just after 8:00 PM ET at LaVell Edwards Stadium, and the game will be live on ESPN. BYU will be going for win number four while Utah State tries to spring a road upset. BYU is now a 24-point betting favorite and the…

BYU remains one of the best non Power 5 teams in college football and now gets the eyes of the national audience as the lone Thursday night game. The Cougars are led by the big arm of Jaren Hall, but his talented skill position group continues to be tested by injury.

BYU is coming off a statement win over the Big 12 champion and now heads west to tangle with Oregon in college football's Week 3 action on Saturday. The Cougars edged Baylor in a battle of two ranked teams at home last weekend to stay perfect and heads into another game between top 25 teams after Oregon got back into the polls for Week 3. Here's…

For the first time since October of 2018, Autzen Stadium will play host to a top-25 matchup. Dan Lanning and his No. 25 Oregon Ducks will face their second ranked opponent in three weeks against the No. 12 BYU Cougars. Here's a look at the sets of betting odds from the Sports Illustrated Sportsbook for Oregon vs. BYU. No. 12 BYU Cougars (2-0, 0-0…

Just last season, Baylor dominated BYU in Waco in a game it led by as much as 21. As our college football betting picks explain, we don't think enough has changed to justify BYU now being a 3.5-point favorite at home. Arguably the top matchup in Week 2 of the college football season goes down Saturday night in Provo as the No. 9 Baylor Bears head…

Which four teams will play for a trip to SoFi Stadium, the host of the College Football Playoff national championship game in January? Alabama, we can go ahead and book. Defending champion Georgia, given its capability to reload and a favorable schedule, we can reasonably pencil in. The winner of Ohio State-Michigan, we can consider a near lock.…