Daily Herald writers Darnell Dickson, Brandon Gurney and Brian E. Preece rank the top five Utah Valley teams in boys basketball, girls basketball, boys wrestling and girls wrestling for the week of Dec. 29. BOYS BASKETBALL 1. Timpview 11-1 The Thunderbirds incurred their first loss of the ...

As the postgame celebration was winding down after BYU's thrilling 25-21 comeback win over Georgia Tech in the Pop-tarts Bowl on Saturday, BYU Athletic Director Brain Santiago encapsulated what had just happened perfectly in making an off-hand comment. He suggested that Saturday's win typified ...

A key aspect of most bowl games is the opportunity to develop and audition seldom-used players who could play much bigger roles the following season. Given the preparation time allotted bowl games, coaches can mix and match different personnel and even develop slightly-different schemes for ...

Here’s what’s going on inside Darnell’s Head. Man, I forgot how good a hot Pop-Tart tastes. Better put those things away for a while, though. They are pretty additive. Going into Saturday’s Pop-Tarts Bowl against Georgia Tech, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the Cougars. ...

BYU football beat reporter Brandon Gurney gives his grades for the Cougars' position groups and coaches for Saturday's 25-21 win over Georgia Tech in the Pop-tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Quarterback: A- The only thing holding Bear Bachmeier from a perfect grade was ...

Where is college football headed? It’s a loaded question with many possible topics of discussion. For now, let’s concentrate on the future of the postseason. What used to be a bevy of bowl games culminating with the big ones — Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton — on New Year’s Day has ...