Last week’s game was one I will never forget. Looking back on our son Raider’s injury and his journey back onto the field brings so many mixed emotions. Through it all, my heart is filled with gratitude for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power and blessings of the Priesthood.
I think the fact that BYU lost the turnover and special teams battle yet still managed to beat a team like Notre Dame speaks loudly to the quality of depth and overall talent and development within the program. It's better than at any time I've covered the program.
BYU OC Aaron Roderick just beat the number one defense in the country and didn’t have his big 12 player of the year running back LJ Martin.
Think about that for a minute.
Excellent game plan and execution.
Roderick is special.
Huge win for his O.
BYU fans, if people cry pass interference on the final play of the BYU - Notre Dame game, just show them this video.
ND’s wider receiver grabbed the BYU defenders hand and shoulder. There was PI — on Notre Dame.
13 years ago I got to meet “Rudy” Rueittiger (just a couple of years after his conversion) at a fireside with the BYU Football team in South Bend.
What are some other examples of iconic/ironic conversions? This has to be top 10. Probably top 5.
Richie Saunders is one of the greatest players in BYU history.
-Led BYU to Sweet 16
-All Big 12 Player
-4-year player
-Turned down Kentucky & his former coach to stay at BYU
-Opposing teams hated playing him because he plays so hard
-A+ ambassador for the school & Church
The LDS Church does not pay a single penny of Kalani's salary.
As a gentle reminder, the Church does not support the BYU athletic department financially.
HOWEVER...
WE residents of Utah pay for ALL of your teams' costs because of taxes.
Get lost, Ute.
BYU played in the first live college football game on ESPN in 1984, and ESPN has enjoyed having BYU in its late-night windows for decades, and ESPN gave BYU a TV deal during independence…but this graphic from ESPN is indefensible at best and antagonistic at worst.
Sacrament Meeting hot take: Primary children who can't bear their testimony on their own should not get up in testimony meeting and have someone whisper something in their ear. Primary is the place for them to build their testimony and practice sharing it.
2 months ago, a man driven by anti-Mormon hate rammed his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, opened fire, and burned the building down, killing 4.
One father was shot in the leg. His young daughter was shot in the back.
That same family went to the BYU–Cincinnati game this weekend, hoping for a night of normalcy.
Instead, parts of the crowd chanted “F--- the Mormons.” Not once, over and over. The PA had to warn fans 5 times to stop.
When survivors of a religiously motivated attack can’t attend a college football game without hearing slurs about their faith, it proves this isn’t “just smack talk.”
Empty apologies aren’t enough. There needs to be consequences for these actions, or the actions won't change.