Pete Fiutak

2 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Pete Fiutak

BYU Football Preview 2025: The Big 12 Fits The Cougars Just Fine originally appeared on College Football News. That’s the BYU program the Big 12 was hoping for. For years, there were few more reliable pageview grabbers than “Will BYU join a power conference?” It was one of the only available programs that looked, played, and had everything in place to belong among the big boys.

2 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Pete Fiutak

BYU Defense Preview 2025: The Big 12's Best Defense Is Still Loaded originally appeared on College Football News. There wasn’t a pass rush of any sort - it was the worst in the Big 12. There weren’t any tackles for loss, and the third down stops weren’t there, but …BYU had the Big 12’s best defense. It allowed just 309 yards and fewer than 20 points per game, mostly because there were lots and lots of takeaways.

2 days ago | collegefootballnews.com | Pete Fiutak

Appalachian State was a massive success story when it moved up to the FBS level. A powerhouse in the FCS, the Mountaineers hit the ground running when they entered the big leagues in 2014. It became routine to finish with a winning season and a bowl victory, going 6-0 in six straight post-season appearances. X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFNFrom Scott Satterfield, to a one-and-done-for-Missouri Eli Drinkwitz, to Shawn Clark, it was a fantastic first 11 seasons. How good was it?

2 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Pete Fiutak

The BYU offense was fine. Not amazing, but fine.It didn't run well, was pedestrian through the air, and overall, it finished 11th in the Big 12, averaging 392 yards per game. But it scored well over 100 points more than it did in 2023, was strong when it had to be, it managed to stay in control of games even though it wasn't any good on third downs, and it hit on enough big plays to overcome most of the negatives.There's more than enough back to be even better, starting with ...

2 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Pete Fiutak

That's the BYU program the Big 12 was hoping for.For years, there were few more reliable pageview grabbers than "Will BYU join a power conference?" It was one of the only available programs that looked, played, and had everything in place to belong among the big boys.Life as an independent worked out just fine under Kalani Sitake after Bronco Mendenhall made BYU a Mountain West superpower, and then two seasons ago, the program got the call to the show, and ...