Can BYU rise above expectations in its second season in Power Four Big 12?

July 29, 2024

By Jay Drew, Deseret News: Editor’s note: This story is the 16th in a series previewing each football team in the Big 12 in 2024.

If the BYU football team’s plan to rise above low expectations in its second season in the Big 12 had to be summed up in two words, it would be these: Increase physicality.

For if there was a common denominator in BYU’s seven conference losses last year en route to a 5-7 overall season — 2-7 in the Big 12 — it was that the Cougars often got dominated on the line of scrimmage. They couldn’t run the football, and they couldn’t stop the run, or get much pressure on opposing quarterbacks.

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