Since its founding in 2005, Real Salt Lake has had a lot of ups and downs. The first couple years the team had virtually no confidence in themselves, even fully expecting to lose their games. Prior to all that, there was a lot of criticism in the community over how to fund the building of [...]

If I’ve learned one thing about football this season, it’s that Peyton Manning is even better than anyone thought. If I’ve learned two things, the second is that life and football are significantly more enjoyable when you pledge allegiance to no team. I grew up in a home where, because my dad went to BYU, [...]

This past week, ESPN’s wildly popular Saturday morning pre-game show, College GameDay, made its first ever trip to Provo as BYU took on the Horned Frogs of TCU. While the game may not have lived up to the hype, many people camped out Friday night in order to get into the show’s live taping at [...]

Week 8: BYU vs. TCU This time of year, when Provo is starting to get a little chilly, many BYU students will take a trip down to San Diego to enjoy a nice little vacation. It’s still very warm down there and there is plenty to do. Instead of going to Southern California to take [...]

Week 7: BYU vs. San Diego State When I picked up Monday’s edition of the Daily Universe, there was a large headline talking about BYU’s dominating victory over UNLV. It said something to the effect of “BYU offense comes alive.” I thought about this headline and then came to the easy conclusion that it was [...]

Week 6: BYU at UNLV It was another week and another victory for our boys in blue. There were no surprises here as the Cougars flexed their muscle to beat the Aggies of Utah State, 35-17. It wasn’t nearly the offensive explosion that I predicted but at least I picked the winner, right? This Utah [...]

It’s a beautiful time of the year! Sure, the sudden cold front has caught us all a bit off guard, but there are some benefits. The fall colors are out in full force right now and it would be a shame to miss them. And while it’s fun to go out hiking and be one [...]

Week 5: BYU vs. Utah State After a severe beatdown from the bipolar Florida State Seminoles, the Cougars were able to pick themselves back up off the ground and beat a solid Colorado State team last weekend in Provo. Looking back on the 42-23 win, I felt the score wasn’t very indicative of the kind [...]

This isn’t usually what I write about, but stories like these are inspiring and have a tendency to put things into perspective for readers. Andy Katz, senior writer for ESPN.com, has written a fantastic article about BYU men’s basketball head coach Dave Rose. Months ago, Rose was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and his most recent [...]

Week 4: BYU vs. Colorado State Let’s be honest with ourselves, Cougar fans — we knew that top ten ranking and those national championship hopes were too good to be true. After the euphoria of the Oklahoma game, we all wanted to believe our boys were capable of anything. And even now I can honestly [...]