Daily Herald sports writers Darnell Dickson and Jared Lloyd give their opinions on the hot BYU sports topics this week: 1. A hypothetical that's going around involves BYU and Iowa State possibly playing in the Big 12 Championship Game either undefeated or with one loss. Does a one or ...

To understand where BYU athletics is going, it's helpful to know where the Cougars have been. Things are moving pretty fast in Provo lately. BYU is in Year 2 of the Big 12 after decades on the fringes of the power conferences. The Cougars recently paid a pretty penny to hire the NBA's ...

Each week the Daily Herald will provide five true facts about BYU's latest football opponent for your enjoyment. This week, UCF. One: History lesson UCF first fielded a football team in 1979 as a Division III program, then moved up to Division I status in 1996. The Knights became the first ...

Prep football expert Brian Preece ranks all 115 teams that play prep football in Utah. Rank/School/Record/Previous Ranking (Change)/RPI Seed/Max State Ranking 1. Corner Canyon (6A) 9-1 3 (+2) 6A No. 1 No. 1 2. Skyridge (6A) 8-2 5 (+3) 6A No. 2 No. 3 3. Lone Peak (6A) 8-2 2 (-1) 6A No. 3 ...

Not many of the American Heritage girls soccer players had been to the 2A state semifinals, but senior Riley Jansen had. She was on the 2021 team that got to the semis before losing to Rowland Hall, 6-2, and there had been some challenging times in the years that followed. "It's been ...

Here are our weekly power rankings of Big 12 teams with a look at their schedules and matchups. 1. No. 10 Iowa State (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) Last results: Quarterback Rocco Becht scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 30 seconds left as No. 9 Iowa State escaped an upset loss to UCF, ...