Stop and smell the turf: behind the scenes of LaVell Edwards Stadium turf upkeep
BYU football fans know their team works hard in practice so they can leave it all on the field come game day. What fans might not know is that the grounds grew puts just as much effort into preparing the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium for a home game. Before each BYU football home game, […]
Fan-tastic feats: BYU gets social with box drops nationwide and cutting edge technology inside the stadium
The BYU football program is not just about its roster — it expands to its fans. That must be why BYU football extends the gameday experience through #BYU50 and now the social media and technology advancements inside LaVell Edwards Stadium. Nifty fifty For 5 years, Cougar fans have counted down to kickoff with swag-filled social […]
ICYMI: BYU giving amnesty to reporters of sexual assault; LaVell Edwards Stadium to add Wi-Fi
In case you took a break from the news this weekend, here are the weekend’s top local news stories. Utah County demographic becoming more LDS Utah County is growing in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint population, but Salt Lake County’s membership is declining, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Sunday. In September, members […]
Tim McGraw’s Stadium of Fire set list you may have missed (or need to relive)
Country singer Tim McGraw lit up the stage before the fireworks blasted off on Saturday night. The singer, who has 36 No. 1 singles, performed 15 songs during his hour-long show at the 2016 Stadium of Fire. “I love doing what I do,” McGraw said during the show. “I love that I’ve done it for […]
5 reasons why you should attend the BYU vs. Savannah State game
With the 2014 home football schedule coming to an end on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Savannah State, I’m sure a lot of you are debating whether to attend the game. For many of you, the season ended when Taysom Hill got injured against Utah State and the team went 0-for-October. But, there are still […]
10 BYU fans who rise and shout
Fans at LaVell Edwards Stadium wear the same color code, but not all spectators bring the same color commentary. Part of the Cougar Stadium experience is rubbing shoulders with the fans who rise and shout around you. Meet 10 zoobies you might share a bleacher with this fall — where “people watching” is the other […]
BYU and Houston stand united with 9/11 helmets
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10 surefire ways for Cougar fans to kill time until football season
It seems like with every passing day Cougar fans are met with another piece of bad news. Whether it’s the ACC, SEC and even the MWC intimating that BYU might not be a worthy opponent in the new college football landscape or news that a former staff member was providing improper benefits to current and […]
Is it time for a LaVell Edwards statue?
That Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant has a 9-foot, 2,000 pound statue outside Bryant–Denny Stadium is not surprising. The man did win six national championships after all. Florida State’s Bobby Bowden, Michigan’s Bo Schembechler, Ohio State’s Woody Hayes, Notre Dame’s Lou Holtz and Nebraska’s Tom Osborne are all also immortalized in cast bronze. Is former BYU head […]
BYU’s 2014 football schedule includes tough teams
The BYU Athletics Department announced the 2014 BYU football schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 25. BYU, an independent program, has packed their 12-game schedule full with opponents from the American Athletic, Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Pac-12, Conference USA, Mountain West and Mid-Eastern Athletic. “I’m pleased with the way this schedule came together. I think it has good […]
2014 signing day: Number of stars not important to Mendenhall
Jake Heaps, the top-rated high school quarterback in the country according to some experts at that time, announced at Iggy’s Sports Grill in Salt Lake City that he was committing to BYU. That was on June 4, 2009. And that day, Cougar Nation partied like it was 1984.The next great BYU quarterback, or so many […]
5 BYU football breakout players
No matter what speculation or depth charts come out of spring ball and fall camp, a football season never goes exactly as predicted by coaches and players or by fans and journalists. Cornerbacks are injured and out before the season even starts, linebackers are suspended and running backs suffer stingers and concussions. And sometimes the […]
BYU ground game, defense, jump all over Middle Tennessee
Taysom Hill accounted for 342 yards, including 165 and two touchdowns on the ground to help BYU pounce on Middle Tennessee 37–10 Friday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. In addition to Hill’s running ability, he was effective through the air, going 14–19 for 177 yards, to show the passing game’s development. But the Cougars inflicted […]