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Sports

Kalani Sitake reflects on LaVell Edwards' legacy after Notre Dame win

Nate Church
By Nate Church
October 21, 2026 06:47 PM
After last Saturday night’s historic win over then-No. 2 Notre Dame, Kalani Sitake reflected on his mentor, LaVell Edwards, who coached a very similar game back in 1990, when BYU defeated No. 1 Miami in Provo.
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Sports

The last time 'College GameDay' visited Provo, through the eyes of a 7-year-old

By John Jensen
October 15, 2026 10:06 AM
For the first time in 17 years, "College GameDay" is coming back to Provo, Utah.
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Sports

How LaVell and Patti Edwards helped shape BYU football

By Mckenzie Walker
May 07, 2026 11:49 AM
His name echoes through the corridors of the stadium that bears it.
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Sports

LaVell's legacy at BYU wasn't meant to stay in Provo

By Courtnie Jex
April 08, 2026 12:40 PM
The stadium still bears his name. The system he built still shapes the game.
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Sports

Remembering the legacy of Patti Edwards and her impact on BYU football

By Anna Burkholder
February 24, 2026 12:06 PM
Enjoy the now. That was the motto Patti Edwards lived by.
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Sports

How LaVell Edwards' impact on Andy Reid at BYU created an ongoing legacy

By Chloee Hoke
December 23, 2025 10:53 AM
In 1980, coach LaVell Edwards went to Andy Reid, a junior offensive tackle for the Cougars, and asked him if he had ever thought about coaching.
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Sports

The making of a Heisman Trophy winner: Ty Detmer and inside one of BYU’s biggest seasons

By Riley-Ann Pennington
December 16, 2025 01:27 PM
The year was 1990, and BYU football was coached by legend LaVell Edwards and led by junior quarterback Ty Detmer in one of the most consequential football seasons in program history.
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Campus

Coach Schneck: A BYU lacrosse legacy inspires success

By Grace Eyestone
January 22, 2025 02:25 PM
With six national championships, 14 conference titles, and 19 wins in an undefeated 2024 season, the BYU Men’s lacrosse team has established itself as a powerhouse in BYU extramural sports.
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Sports

Nearly 40 years later, BYU and Arizona State play as conference foes

By Sam Foster
November 21, 2024 08:59 PM
TEMPE, Ariz. — The last time that BYU and Arizona State were in the same conference, an 18-year-old true freshman, Jim McMahon, was the third-string quarterback for the Cougars. He was also the team's punter that year.
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Football

Column: My interview with Mike Leach, BYU's unlikeliest legend

By Jackson Payne
March 10, 2023 12:00 AM
I still can't believe he's gone.
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Football

How BYU’s 1996 football team provided the blueprint for upcoming success in the Big 12

By Tanner Lewis
November 03, 2021 12:00 AM
Story by Tanner Lewis with Jackson Payne. Cover art by Emme Franks.
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Football

On rankings and relevance: Looking back at BYU football's origins in the AP Poll

By Joseph Hovey
October 04, 2021 12:00 AM
September was good to BYU football.
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Editorials

Opinion: BYU needs to cure its case of the blues

By Jackson Payne
July 26, 2021 12:00 AM
Opinion: BYU needs to cure its case of the blues
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Basketball

Former BYU athletes add their voices to the Black Lives Matter movement

June 18, 2020 12:00 AM
Former BYU athletes add their voices to the Black Lives Matter movement
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Football

Jim Herrmann shares the life lessons he learned from football

December 02, 2019 12:00 AM
Jim Herrmann said he had never dreamed of a professional football career, but through hard work and love of the game, he became a BYU football star and a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Football

BYU celebrates 150 years of college football

October 14, 2019 12:00 AM
By Anna Bryner and Elisa Huhem
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Football

BYU football mentors inner-city youth

September 17, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU football Head Coach Kalani Sitake has had a desire to give his players service opportunities outside of BYU athletics and personally funded endeavors for years. In 2016, he began contemplating organizing his own charity, but knew that in order to bring his idea to life he'd need some help.
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Football

BYU football a 'family affair'

October 23, 2018 12:00 AM
Sione Takitaki looks onward as the Cougars lifted their record to 4-3 on the season against Hawai'i. (Claire Gentry)
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