Incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina, 19, becomes youngest champion in Utah Open history, replacing former BYU great Mike Brannan.

Kalani Sitake won't stand in the way of the new rules regarding player availability reports — and likely won't change his two-deep reporting, either.

The EA Sports College Football 2026 video game is out. We will spare you the actual reviews of the game itself, as that is not our forte. This is about BYU football and what might happen during the 2025 season.

Two other amateurs are lurking. First-day leader Simon Kwon, a senior at BYU, stands at 134 after a 70 on Saturday and tied for fourth, while 19-year-old Boston Bracken of St. George, who will be playing for Arizona State, is tied for fifth at 135.

The BYU women’s soccer team passed its first test of 2025 easily. The Cougars got two goals from freshman Sophie Sivulich and a goal and an assist from both junior Ellie Walbruch and sophomore Emma Hamberlin as they dominated the run of play for most of the game.

The Mountain West Boise State signed up for took another hit. BYU carved its own path after watching rival Utah get an invite to the Pac-12.

In addition to BYU and Utah, other Big 12 teams that received votes but aren’t in the top 25 include Baylor (132), TCU (4) and Colorado (1). Texas starts the season at No. 1, followed by Penn State at No. 2, defending national champion Ohio State at No. 3, Clemson at No. 4 and Georgia at No. 5.

A former BYU football player and Hall of Famer believes he's found a groundbreaking solution to the devastating effects of traumatic brain injury — through a new kind of headgear.