Casey Lundquist

2 weeks ago | si.com | Casey Lundquist

A new era of college spots is officially underway. Beginning in July, BYU athletics will be permitted to share a portion of revenue with its athletes. The revenue share cap for the first year is set at $20.5M. The revenue share will likely be distributed proportionally to the sports that generate the most revenue. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, Power Four schools are expected to distribute ~90% of revenue to football and men's basketball.

2 weeks ago | si.com | Casey Lundquist

Friday was a historical day in the world of college sports. California Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House vs NCAA settlement. The settlement grants universities the right to pay their athletes directly for the first time ever. The revenue share cap will be approximately $20.5 million this year and will slowly increase every year for the next 10 years. This major change will impact every Power Four team in the near future, including BYU.

2 weeks ago | si.com | Casey Lundquist

On Friday evening, California Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House vs NCAA settlement. The settlement grants universities the right to pay their athletes directly for the first time ever. The revenue share cap will be approximately $20.5 million this year and will slowly increase every year for the next 10 years. As part of the settlement, college football rosters will be capped at 105 beginning in 2025.

3 weeks ago | si.com | Casey Lundquist

After BYU's dramatic 22-21 win over Utah, Utah director of athletics Mark Harlan took the stage to claim that the referees "stole" the game from Utah. Harlan's comments, at least from someone in his position, were unprecedented in the history of the BYU-Utah rivalry. "This game was absolutely stolen from us," Harlan said. "We were excited about being in the Big 12, but tonight we are not. We won this game. Someone else stole it from us. I'm very disappointed. I will talk to the commissioner.

3 weeks ago | si.com | Casey Lundquist

Last month, BYU extended an offer to Syracuse commit Jaxson Gates. Gates planned to take a visit to BYU for the BYU-Utah game in October. Now, Gates will move up his official visit and check out BYU this weekend according to a report from Adam Gorney. Gates, a California native, has seen his recruitment heat up since he committed to Syracuse back in November of 2024. Syracuse was his first offer and he committed to the Orange shortly thereafter.