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BYU women's basketball players Brinley Cannon and Arielle Mackey-Williams, along with head coach Lee Cummard, speak with the media after a 9-1 start prior to returning home Thursday, Dec. 11 to host Idaho State in the Marriott Center (7 p.m. MST, ESPN+).

BYU women's basketball head coach Lee Cummard, SF Marya Hudgins and PF Lara Rohkohl speak with the media after a 6-0 start before heading off to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam against Virginia Tech, Oregon State and Vanderbilt during the 2025-26 women's college basketball season.

BYU men's basketball coach Kevin Young speaks with the media before the No. 9 Cougars host No. 23 Wisconsin at Salt Lake City's Delta Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Provo, Utah

BYU women's basketball wing Braeden Gunlock and head coach Lee Cummard talk about the Cougars' first road trip Wednesday to Missoula, Montana — about 100 miles from the freshman's hometown of Bigfork.

BYU women's basketball head coach Lee Cummard speaks with the media after the team's 2-0 start to the 2025-26 season, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Provo, Utah.

BYU women's basketball players Lara Rohkohl and Arielle Mackey-Williams speak with the media after a 2-0 start tot he 2025-26 season, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 in Provo, Utah.

Bear Bachmeier — or "Bear Force One," as he's been dubbed by FOX broadcaster Gus Johnson — is taking college football by storm during No. 10 BYU's 8-0 start during a second consecutive season following Saturday's 41-27 win over Iowa State.

Among the most impressed? BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, who cited his composure for a teenager from a great family, and five-star quarterback commit Ryder Lyons. KSL.com caught up with Lyons during the highly touted prospect's skills camp with Alpha Recruits in Lehi, Utah, to get his reaction to BYU's 8-0 start, the rise of Bear Bachmeier, and an update on his recruiting and timeline to join the Cougars after a decorated high school career.

BYU men's basketball coach Kevin Young, Southern Illinois transfer Kennard "Moo" Davis Jr., and freshman Aleksej Kostić speak with the media after the 2025-26 men's basketball roster was introduced at the annual Marriott Madness and Blue-White scrimmage, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

Former BYU women's soccer player and ESPN+ broadcaster Carla Swensen-Haslem and KSL.com's Sean Walker recap a mixed bag of results for the Cougars, from a 3-2 loss to West Virginia in Wednesday's Big 12 home opener to a 3-0 win over Cincinnati on the weekend.

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Tyler Fransen from TEAM 1340 radio in Grand Junction and Tyler King from the Denver Gazette join KSL.com's Sean Walker to talk about BYU's Big 12 opener Saturday, Sept. 27 at Colorado (8:15 p.m. MT, ESPN), including predictions for the first game between the Cougars and Buffs — and only NINE MONTHS since the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

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