The Cougars' free throw shooting against Utah was emblematic of how the season has gone in Young’s first season in Provo. BYU has had opportunities to win games, but the fragility of basketball has them sitting at 11-6 overall this season and 2-4 in conference play.
In the program’s first conference clash against Utah since 2011, BYU suffered a 73-72 overtime loss to the Runnin’ Utes Saturday night in Salt Lake City. Once again, BYU fell short both on the road and late in the second half.
PROVO, Utah – The BYU women's gymnastics team fell to Southern Utah 194. ... on the balance beam. These are the Cougars' first scores above the 9.990 threshold of the season. The Cougars shined on the floor exercise, where they recorded the second ...
Both BYU and Utah have some "traitors" on their rosters, as Cougars coach Kevin Young said. That will only make Saturday's rivalry game that much more interesting.
Winless in true road games more than halfway through the season does not bode well for the BYU men's basketball team.
There would be no shortage of help for Saunders against Colorado. While BYU came into Tuesday averaging just 70.3 points per game against Big 12 foes, the Cougars scored 83 against the Buffaloes, with 25 coming from Saunders and eight players adding another 58.
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The Utes exposed some of the Cougars' biggest weaknesses. Will new head coach Kevin Young get BYU back on track in time for March?
Round one of this year's inaugural Big 12 basketball battle between BYU and Utah went the way of the Runnin' Utes.
After enigmatic coach Rick Majerus was hired by Utah in April of 1989, the Utes climbed back into the national picture, while BYU stayed fairly relevant under Roger Reid and then bottomed out in the 1996-97 season, going 1-25 with Reid being fired after seven games.
The rivalry between BYU and Utah added another chapter to its storied history Saturday night in Salt Lake City, as the Runnin’ Utes outlasted the Cougars 73-72 in overtime. For BYU, it was yet another close loss in an already frustrating season, and Cougar fans aren’t happy about it.
Few programs ended the 2024 season quite like BYU, even with disappointing losses to Kansas and Arizona State that likely kept the Cougars out of inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff contention.