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Pendleton said it was a courageous and innovative move for Mendenhall to make, that he would trust Wintrich to change and rearrange the entire conditioning staff as well as change almost everything in that training area of the football program. “People need to credit Mendenhall for the change,” he said. “I love coach Wintrich,” defensive end Bronson Kaufusi said Friday after a spirited workout. “He’s brought in new things, everyone has bought into what he’s teaching and are excited about the workouts. It’s all about speed and power, and we love what’s going on.” Another linebacker, Fred Warner, echoed the sentiment. “I think his program is great for our team. We’ve been going fast and hard for the last couple of months now. The program he’s instilled is to not just get us faster and stronger but to avoid injuries, which was a big isus last year. As a person I love his intensity and love for the game. He comes to work fired up every day ready to get into it. He comes into the meeting room with a loud voice and intensity and is juiced up. He makes sure we get the message.” Pendleton gives a little wiggle room to his enthusiasm, but not much. “I’ve been around to a lot of places to see all kinds of training,” said Pendleton. "There’s no perfect training method, not with Frank and not with what I do, but this is headed in the right direction. I’m excited about it.” read more: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631133/BYU-football-offseason-workouts-draw-praise-from-current-and-former-players.html?pg=all&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Sept. 7 of last year is when the 2013 started to unravel for the Texas Longhorns. On that fateful night in Provo, Utah, the Longhorns allowed a school record of 550 rushing yards to BYU, including 259 yards and three touchdowns by Cougar quarterback Taysom Hill. The 40-21 loss put an end to any talk of Texas being a national champion sleeper and signaled the problems the Longhorns would spend the rest of the season trying to fix. In the beginning of the game we had an edge, but when we came back out I just don't know what happened, said senior defensive end Cedric Reed, referring to the weather delay prior to the game. I don't know if BYU drank a lot of Gatorade or what. Whatever they did worked. Daje Johnson was injured after just two touches on offense, David Ash suffered a concussion in the second half that ultimately played a role in him missing significant action during the 2013 season, and the defense was a complete mess. As such, that was the game was the last for Manny Diaz as the Longhorns' defensive coordinator. Diaz was fired the next morning by Mack Brown and replaced by Greg Robinson, which is one of the many reasons why the Longhorns are amped up for when the Cougars visit Austin on Sept. 6. As a pride factor that ought to be something you have circled on your calendar, if you're a man, senior defensive back Quandre Diggs said. We got beat down that day. You want me to keep it real? Those guys played a better game and beat our tail. We lost a man his job, his way of earning money for his family. As a man you want to go out and beat those guys. Team sources have told Horns247 that Charlie Strong has spent a lot of time watching that film in the offseason. The new Texas head coach reportedly becomes furious whenever he watches the Longhorns being trampled by the Cougars, which is an accurate description of his emotions given how the players say Strong talks about that game with them. That's all we hear about is BYU, Reed said. We're ready to play BYU. For these Texas players, particularly those who have been on the roster since 2011, this will be the rubber match in the series with the Cougars. Texas defeated BYU, 17-16, in Austin in 2011. Read more: http://texas.247sports.com/Board/21/Contents/Longhorns-already-amped-up-to-face-BYU-29966518

Yet another program finds itself in the midst of a scheduling quandary as a result of the P5 conferences decision to schedule games that will enhance the profile of their resumes in order to compete in the College Playoff system set to begin this fall. This time however, the school that finds itself in the cross hairs of this decision, is the storied and powerful independent, BYU. When the ACC announced that BYU would not count as P5 competition for scheduling purposes within the ACC schedule mandates, a potential major hurdle was placed in front of the traditionally competitive BYU program. The college football landscape is going through its most dramatic overhaul in more than 2 decades. The new College Playoff system threatens to place schools like BYU on the outside looking in on the P5's competitive and financial advantage. This is all the more dramatic for BYU, as it was only a few short years ago that the program was mentioned as a serious candidate for the B12. Now however, BYU finds itself in the same boat as the rest of the G5 schools, wondering what the new scheduling philosophy means to them long term. BYU seems to be heading towards a crossroads in terms of its ability to maintain its independent status and remain relevant in the FBS. Serious thought to joining one of the G5 conferences has now become a necessity instead of a luxury for the nationally known BYU program. In a move to reduce some of the sting from the new scheduling reality in FBS football, BYU has already begun a quasi relationship with the AAC. Something that that American Conference and BYU can both potentially benefit from. Read more: http://g5conferencenews.blogspot.com/2014/05/byu-and-g5-how-byu-could-shake-up-g5.html?m=1

The question lobbed to Dave Rose was actually about the strong teams his BYU basketball team has faced, or are going to see in the near future. But maybe he just lent some perspective in a way to frame the season for his own Cougars. "Sometimes when you play ranked teams, you're pretty impressed and they're really good. But sometimes those unranked teams are a little better, maybe a little bit tougher. They just haven't gotten the publicity yet," Rose said after Monday's practice. BYU has been on the verge of being ranked, if only it could've won an extra game or two. It will seem to get a break from the upper crust, facing 5-3 North Texas on Tuesday at the Marriott Center (7 p.m., BYUtv). The Mean Green have an unmemorable schedule so far, its best opportunity being a 13-point loss to Oklahoma. Going back a span of only a dozen days, and a home loss against Iowa State, the Cougars have faced a couple of top-25 teams (the Cyclones and Wichita State), a formidable in-state opponent on a neutral court (Utah State) and thrown in Texas for good measure. BYU is 2-2 in that span, 6-2 overall, with opportunities against ranked UMass (Saturday) and Oregon (Dec. 21) soon on the docket, not to mention a Dec. 14 road game with vastly improved Utah. So the Mean Green look like a bit of a break on the schedule. Read more: http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/basketball/men/byu-hoops-not-ranked-cougars-still-feeling-good-with-north/article_39b98904-5c2a-11e3-aaa7-0019bb2963f4.html

More than three weeks have passed since North Texas had its last chance to show that it can hold its own against a nationally renowned opponent. UNT hung early with Oklahoma on Nov. 11 before falling 95-82. The Mean Green has been on an upswing since and has won its last three games. UNT (5-3) knows that streak will mean much more if it can have another good showing tonight at BYU, its second high-profiled opponent of the season. “We have not had as many chances to show people how good we are,” UNT forward Colin Voss said. “That makes this game more important for us. If we can go over there and get a win, it would be a statement game before conference play.” UNT won’t open Conference USA play until the second week of January. UNT wants nothing more than to enter its first season in what looks like it will be a tough C-USA with momentum and has moved toward that goal in the last few weeks. UNT broke a two-game losing streak with a double-overtime win over Portland in its final game in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Nov. 23 Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20131202-men-s-basketball-another-high-profile-opponent-awaits-unt.ece

MURFREESBORO — MTSU’s football team will face BYU in football this season for a Friday game on Sept. 27 as announced by Director of Athletics Chris Massaro. A game time and television possibilities will be released at a later date. The Blue Raiders and Cougars will be meeting for the first time in football. http://www.tennessean.com/article/D4/20130128/BLUERAIDERS01/301280040/MTSU-play-BYU-Sept-27 This is a nice road payday game for MT in my opinion.