The Cougars announced their 2026 schedule Wednesday in conjunction with the rest of the Big 12, a made-for-TV event broadcast on multiple networks.

BYU and Utah had their 2026 Big 12 football schedules handed down to them this week, as did programs through the rest of the conference. And everyone immediately wanted to size them up and determine which teams have the easier or tougher rows to hoe.

BYU moved relatively fast in replacing both Jay Hill and Jenaro Gilford, naming Kelly Poppinga as the team’s defensive coordinator, replacing Hill in that capacity, and DeMario Warren as the team’s cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator,

There are very few rivalries in college sports more intense than the in-state rivalry between BYU and Utah. These two schools, which are separated by less

As the Big 12 Conference rolled out its 2026 football schedule Wednesday morning, there was a bit of an interesting scheduling detail for BYU.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia tips off its two-game road trip to the Beehive State on Saturday night against the BYU Cougars. The game is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. ET, the Mountaineers’ latest scheduled tipoff time of the season.

While the 2025-26 college football season just ended on Monday night, the Big 12 will release the conference schedule for the 2026-27 campaign on Wednesday morning. On Tuesday evening ahead of its release, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported a few tidbits that could be of interest to fans of the conference in general and of the BYU Cougars specifically.