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LJ Martin, No. 11 BYU rally from slow start to beat UCF
No. 11 BYU made a statement it didn't need to make Saturday, rallying from an early deficit to beat UCF 41-21 in Provo, Utah to build momentum entering next week's Big 12 championship game.,By game's end, the Cougars' early 14-0 hole was long forgotten. LJ Martin had a hat trick of touchdowns, Bear ...
LJ Martin (222 yards), No. 11 BYU run past Cincinnati
LJ Martin ran for a career-high 222 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and No. 11 Brigham Young shut down the high-powered Cincinnati offense to post a 26-14 road win on Saturday night.,Martin also had 44 receiving yards for 266 all-purpose yards. The junior now has 1,134 rushing yards to go wit...
No. 9 BYU crushes No. 23 Wisconsin in Salt Lake City showcase
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 26 points and AJ Dybantsa added 18 as No. 9 BYU rolled past No. 23 Wisconsin 98-70 on Friday in Salt Lake City.,BYU (4-1) shot 47.7% in the Bad Boy Mowers Series game while limiting Wisconsin to 37.7% from the floor.,Wisconsin (4-1) trailed by as many as 32 points ...
No. 9 BYU begins extended big-boy road test for No. 23 Badgers
It would be easy to label Friday's clash between No. 9 BYU and No. 23 Wisconsin in Salt Lake City represents an opportunity for the Badgers to gain revenge for their NCAA Tournament second-round loss eight months ago.,But that would ignore the obvious. The Cougars (3-1) and the Badgers (4-0) are sig...
No. 11 BYU visits Cincinnati with Big 12 title, CFP hopes on the line
No. 11 BYU looks to continue its rise up the polls and to secure berths in both the Big 12 title game and the College Football Playoff when it visits slumping Cincinnati on Saturday night.,The Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) can clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game in Dallas on Dec. 6 with a win,...
Bear Bachmeier, No. 12 BYU roll past TCU
Bear Bachmeier passed for 296 yards and one touchdown and added a score on the ground to help No. 12 BYU cruise to a 44-13 victory over TCU on Saturday night in Big 12 play at Provo, Utah.,LJ Martin rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and Parker Kingston added a scoring run for the Cou...
Bear Bachmeier, No. 12 BYU roll past TCU
Bear Bachmeier passed for 296 yards and one touchdown and added a score on the ground to help No. 12 BYU cruise to a 44-13 victory over TCU on Saturday night in Big 12 play at Provo, Utah.,LJ Martin rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and Parker Kingston added a scoring run for the Cou...
No. 3 UConn opens brutal slate with date vs. No. 7 BYU
After opening the season with three easy victories, No. 3 UConn figures to receive a test when it battles No. 7 BYU on Saturday night in the Hall of Fame Series at Boston.,The Cougars also have started with three straight victories; they followed a season-opening, neutral-court win over Villanova wi...
No. 12 BYU, eager to shake off first loss, takes aim at TCU
BYU's unblemished record has vanished, but a beatdown only counts as one loss.,The No. 12 Cougars will attempt to bounce back from a 22-point setback when they host TCU on Saturday night in Big 12 play at Provo, Utah.,BYU (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) didn't look like one of the nation's better teams last weeke...
Huge second half powers No. 7 BYU over Delaware
Robert Wright III and Richie Saunders each scored 26 points to help No. 7 BYU pull away for an 85-68 victory over Delaware in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night.,Wright added nine assists and nine rebounds for the Cougars. Saunders chipped in 10 rebounds and made six 3-pointers, while AJ Dybantsa tallied...
AJ Dybantsa Might Be the Real No. 1 Pick in the NBA Draft
Darryn Peterson may be the consensus top prospect in the upcoming NBA Draft, but AJ Dybantsa’s size, athleticism, and two-way upside make him a no-doubt All-Star in waiting....
Potent No. 7 BYU seeks out more rim finishes vs. Delaware
Figuring out how to stop BYU's offense will be a season-long headache for opponents.,The No. 7 Cougars head into Tuesday's game against Delaware in Provo, Utah, coming off a nearly perfect offensive performance. They dismantled Holy Cross for 40 minutes and led wire-to-wire in a 98-53 win on Saturda...
No. 8 BYU goes lights-out within the arc, dismantles Holy Cross
No. 8 BYU shot 61.9 percent from the field, including 7-of-10 performances by AJ Dybantsa, Robert Wright III and Richie Saunders, in the Cougars' 98-53 victory over Holy Cross in their home opener at Provo, Utah, on Saturday., ,Saunders finished with a game-high 20 points., ,Dybantsa had 17 points a...
No. 8 Texas Tech sends No. 7 BYU to first loss in Big 12 clash
Cameron Dickey had 23 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown, and No. 8 Texas Tech pulled away for a 29-7 win over No. 7 BYU in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.,It was the first loss of the season for BYU.,Behren Morton completed 17 of 32 passes for 219 yards and a to...
'Toughness we can build on': AJ Dybantsa, No. 8 BYU face Holy Cross
Fans in Provo, Utah, can watch highly touted freshman AJ Dybantsa play for the first time in a regular-season game when No. 8 BYU opens its home schedule Saturday night against Holy Cross.,BYU is coming off a 71-66 season-opening victory Monday over Villanova at Las Vegas in a game in which Dybantsa...
With plenty of fanfare, No. 8 Texas Tech braces for No. 7 BYU
Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire noticed something different this week as he prepared for his team's high-stakes game against BYU in Lubbock, Texas.,A group of students were camped out near Texas Tech's stadium. They were waiting for ESPN's "College Football GameDay" broadcast to begin and for the gate...
AJ Dybantsa stars in debut as No. 8 BYU tops Villanova
AJ Dybantsa scored 21 points in his college basketball debut -- including 13 in the second half -- to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night in the teams' season opener., ,Richie Saunders finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Robert Wright III added 14...
AJ Dybantsa (21) stars in debut as No. 8 BYU tops Villanova
AJ Dybantsa scored 21 points in his college basketball debut -- including 13 in the second half -- to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night in the teams' season opener., ,Richie Saunders finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Robert Wright III added 14...
Watch for Virginia, Indiana, BYU when first CFP bracket unveiled
After 11 weeks of play, we finally get the first set of College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night.,When the first 12-team bracket is unveiled, it will include a number of teams who were expected to be firmly in the mix (hello, Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama) while other preseason favorites...
BYU to No. 8, Notre Dame back in top 10 of AP poll
The top seven teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll remained unchanged Sunday, while BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.,Unbeaten BYU moved up three spots to No. 8, one-loss Texas Tech climbed four spots to No. 9 and Notre Dame -- which opened the season with back-to-back loss...