jim mcmahon

BYU football has produced notable NFL talent for decades. Ever since John Stringham became the first BYU football alum selected in the draft back in 1938, BYU has had 145 players drafted to play at the highest professional level.

We've published several Super Bowl-themed stories and listicles this week to help everyone get in the mood to celebrate this weekend. The Super Bowl is a huge pop culture and media event, and we are excited to have been a part of it this year. Take a look back through Super Bowl history with Cougar connections and commercials, enjoy the social media smack talk or see what Utah's zoo animals think of this year's competitors.

As the Super Bowl came to a thrilling end on Sunday, several players with roots from the state of Utah earned themselves a ring as the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34–31.

Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Better. These and other adjectives were the buzzwords for the 2012 BYU Football Media Day at the BYU Broadcast Building where coaches and players talked about the upcoming season.

From Danny Ainge to Steve Young and Jimmer Fredette, the Cougars' courts and fields have been graced by many great athletes. BYU has long been a standard of excellence throughout collegiate athletics.