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Cougars, Buffs show interest in Holland
Add the Brigham Young University Cougars to the list of college men’s basketball programs offering Los Lunas guard Jalin Holland a scholarship. The offer came over the weekend from new Cougars coach Kevin Young. Meanwhile, University of Colorado coach Tad Boyle visited Thursday with Holland on the LLHS campus....
Allegory of the Cavemen: American Fork boys soccer quietly crafting story in head-turning fashion
AMERICAN FORK — Lewis Knecht isn't thinking about what's possible for his team after knocking off archrival Lone Peak Wednesday. Not even being one goal away from doubling his entire scoring output last year or an 11-0-2 start to the season has changed his outlook. Instead, he's just focused on the next match — and so are his teammates.
‘I knew I wanted to go up a level’: McCae Hillstead on why he left Utah State for BYU
Former Skyridge High QB jumped in the transfer portal not knowing if there would be much interest in him after a solid freshman season with Utah State. Here's what he learned before choosing BYU.
Top of his game: Hillstead’s high school coach says he’s ready for intense BYU quarterback competition
Let’s get right to it: New BYU quarterback McCae Hillstead is 5-foot-10-inches tall in a game of giants. His high school coach, Jon Lehman, doesn’t think that’s going to be a problem. Lehman stepped down after Hillstead led Skyridge to the 2022 Class 6A Utah state title...
Dallin Hall explains decision to return to BYU
PHOENIX (ABC4 Sports) – When Dallin Hall heard Mark Pope was leaving BYU for his alma mater, Kentucky, he had mixed emotions. “You know, I was happy for him,” Hall said from Phoenix, where he is training. “That’s like obviously a dream job for him. But my head was spinning a little bit. I think […]
‘He just made me more excited to stay’: How Kevin Young quickly won over Dawson Baker
Several Cougars jumped in the transfer portal when Mark Pope left BYU for Kentucky, but UC Irvine transfer guard Dawson Baker wasn't one of them. Here's why the 6-foot-4 junior chose to stay.
Patrick Kinahan: Decision to leave Utah goes beyond basketball for Burgess
SALT LAKE CITY — Chris Burgess has heard all the jokes, dating back to the infamous incident during his senior year of high school nearly 30 years ago. At the time, in choosing his destination to play college basketball, he relayed the conversation with then-BYU coach Roger Reid. In what has become lore, Burgess spoke of the feisty Reid commenting on how the teenager's decision would let down "nine million Mormons."
Jimmer Fredette, other BYU sports stars, endorse 3rd District Congressional candidate Case Lawrence
Former BYU basketball star Jimmer Fredette, and two other BYU sports legends, endorsed 3rd Congressional District candidate Case Lawrence on Wednesday. In a video ad posted on X, Fredette debated former BYU soccer standout Mikayla Cluff and BYU football national champion Robbie Bosco over which BYU team was the best of all time: 2011 basketball, 2021 soccer or 1984 football. “Maybe we won’t agree on that,” Fredette said. “But one thing we can agree on, Case Lawrence is the best candidate for Congress.” Fredette led BYU men’s basketball to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 2011 as the Naismith College Player of the Year. Cluff helped take the Cougars soccer squad to the the 2021 NCAA championship game as the three-time West Coast Conference Player of the Year. As quarterback, Bosco guided BYU football to its first and only national championship in 1984.
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