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Rob Wright III scores 33 as BYU wins season opener
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - Rob Wright III scored 33 points and made four 3-pointers to lead No. 25 BYU to a 94-83 victory over Ohio State on Monday night in their season opener at the Delta Center. Collin Chandler and Tyler Betsey each had 15 points for the Cougars. Bruce Branch III had [...]
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BYU survives scare against Arizona State, 27-20
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Rob Wright III scores 33 as BYU wins season opener
BYU is back in the win column. It was far from pretty, but the Cougars bounced back from last week’s letdown against UCF to defeat Arizona State 27-20 Saturday afternoon in Provo. BYU is now 7-1 on the season and 4-1 in Big 12 play with a massive matchup at Utah next up on the schedule.
Whether or not No. 8 BYU is still an elite football team, or just a great one, was debated over the airways in Utah throughout the week after the Cougars suffered a devastating road loss at unranked UCF last week.
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Bear Bachmeier threw for 236 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 8 BYU to a 27-20 victory over Arizona State on Saturday. The Cougars (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) shut out the Sun Devils in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win. After Matthias Dunn put BYU ahead for [...]
Bear Bachmeier's clutch fourth-down conversions and 236 passing yards powered No. 8 BYU to a Big 12 victory after Arizona State erased a 14-point deficit.
BYU’s third-longest scoring drive since 2016 had enough thrills and chills to make Halloween 2026 one to remember. The 11-play, 95-yard march in the fourth quarter to hold off Arizona State 27-20 started with a haunting decision fit for the day.
No. 25 BYU vs. Ohio State Tip: Monday, 7 p.m. MST Venue: Delta Center, Salt Lake City TV: FS1 Streaming: foxsports.com/live Radio: 102.7 FM/1160 AM Series: Ohio State leads 4-3 (last meeting: 1997) The trends For BYU: Finished 23-12 and 10th place in the Big 12 last season, rated No.
BYU opens the regular season with a bang. The new-look Cougars scored a 94-83 win over Ohio State Monday night at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, shaking off a slow start to achieve one of the best offensive outings of the Kevin Young era. SEASON OPENER DUB pic.twitter.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - Rob Wright III scored 33 points and made four 3-pointers to lead No. 25 BYU to a 94-83 victory over Ohio State on Monday night in their season opener at the Delta Center. Collin Chandler and Tyler Betsey each had 15 points for the Cougars. Bruce Branch III had [...]
BYU opens the season in the win column. Kevin Young’s Cougars are 1-0 in the new 2026-27 campaign after defeating Ohio State 94-83 Monday night at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City — and with plenty of national attention on the matchup. Social media was buzzing following BYU’s victory.
At one point this offseason, Kevin Young claimed his new-look Cougars would be the “most prolific shooting team” he’d had thus far at BYU. Early on in Monday’s season opener against Ohio State, however, Young’s squad looked like anything but.
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