Rocking Royal

BYU rising junior and Team USA Olympian James Corrigan joins the show to discuss his path to Paris, his goals for the biggest international race of his career to date, and his unearthly rise in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at "Steeplechase U." and Brigham Young University.

The Cougar Beat podcast is now Rocking Royal, the podcast for fans who rock the Y. in football, men's and women's basketball, Olympic sports and any other sector of life.

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Cover photo by Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

BYU football unofficially kicked off the 2024 preseason Monday with its now-annual media and corporate partners golf scramble at Cedar Hills Golf Club, where head coach Kalani Sitake, offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick and others spent time with the media after playing 18 holes in the second year of the event.

The coaches talked about the on-going starting quarterback competition between Jake Retzlaff and Gerry Bohanon, the depth of the QB group with Utah State transfer McCae Hillstead joining the team, and low expectations after the 5-7 season in the Cougars' first year in the Big 12.

Longtime BYU communications directors, sports information directors and spokespeople Duff Tittle and Brett Pyne visit the Cougar Beat podcast to discuss their new book, "100 Years of BYU Football," available now at Deseret Book, the BYU Store, Amazon.com and other places you purchase pages.

Buy it now, just in time for Fathers' Day.

*Cover art by Rebeca Fuentes, BYU Photo.

BYU assistant men's basketball coach John Linehan caught up with the KSL.com Cougar Beat podcast to talk about his arrival in Provo to join Kevin Young's staff at BYU, the defensive focus of the former NCAA all-time steals leader (and three-time French league defensive player of the year), and how often he has been confused with former BYU rugby star/punter Jonny Linehan.

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BYU basketball coach Kevin Young and point guard Dallin Hall speak with the media after practice about the new assistant coaches, Hall's run through the transfer portal before returning to BYU, and what's next for the first-time collegiate head coach.

New BYU men's basketball signee and four-star point guard Elijah Crawford joins Ben Criddle and Sean Walker on ESPN 960 radio to talk about his path to BYU, the role of assistant coach Brandon Dunson in his recruiting, and what Cougar fans can expect fro the 6-foot-2 ESPN Top 100 prospect from Augusta, Georgia, by way of Brewster Academy (N.H.).

BYU women's basketball added sharpshooting Cal transfer Kemery Martín to the 2024-25 roster, head coach Amber Whiting announced Friday.

“Kemery is a three-level scorer that will add depth and experience to our young roster,” Whiting said. “She has the ability to shoot it from deep, put it on the deck, get to the rim and she has a high basketball IQ which helps her create for her teammates as well. She is a great fit for our team and will make an immediate impact through her experience and leadership.”

BYU will be Martin's third and final stop on a six-year college basketball career that include stints at Utah and Cal Berkeley, including a pre-redshirt junior season at the U. where she was the team's second-leading scorer averaging 11.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists before an injury and transfer to the Golden Bears.

Martin joined the KSL.com Cougar Beat podcast to talk about the move and what she expects out of her final season of college basketball.

Kevin Young’s time as associate head coach of the Phoenix Suns came to a close Monday night with a 122-116 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, eliminating the Suns from the NBA playoffs.

Now he only has one job: BYU men’s basketball coach.

But the first-time college head coach has been wearing multiple hats for the past two weeks, since he was introduced as the Cougars’ 19th head coach in program history. Between retaining his roster, pulling players out of the transfer portal, and recruiting high school prospects — all of which he’s done — there have been plenty of midnight phone calls with the lone assistant coach on his staff.

It’s a good thing he and Brandon Dunson vibed together.

“Kevin has tried to put everything he can into this program during this time,” Dunson told KSL.com, joking that his boss has been getting “3-4 hours of sleep per week” while navigating the playoffs and college basketball offseason. “He’s been locked in … We’ve been trying to get things locked in with our own guys, with the portal, with staffing, all on top of him trying to overcome a deficit in the playoffs. He’s been working his tail off, and I’ve been here trying to be supportive of that.” 

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Jake Hatch from the Locked on Cougars podcast and Ron Weaver III from ESPN 960 stop by to react to Mark Pope's stunning move from BYU to the head coaching position at the University of Kentucky, Thursday, April 11, 2024.

The guys talk about Pope's new job, whether UK got it right, and where BYU goes from here — including several head coaching candidates for the Cougars to consider.

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BYU reliever Stone Cushing joins the podcast after earning his seventh save of the season — tied for the fifth most in the country — to help BYU to a 7-5 win over Texas that clinched a series win over the Longhorns in Austin, Texas.

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