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Football Ranked Top 10, Cougarettes Shine, Egor Eyes NBA, Frank Christianson’s Marshall Faulk Story
Manage episode 482589301 series 3434451
In this episode of Y’s Guys, Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler dive into the latest across BYU Football, Basketball, and Olympic sports, plus bring on two standout interviews—Cougarettes Abby Gray and Makeila Lawrence, and former BYU safety turned English professor Frank Christianson. With preseason rankings, roster reveals, and a “Y’s Guy for a Day” contest launch, the show balances celebration, insight, and fan connection.
Football headlines include BYU landing at No. 10 in ESPN’s Post-Spring Top 25, a historically high No. 23 ranking for the 2026 recruiting class, and growing national buzz around an expanded 16-team College Football Playoff proposal. The Cougars will face road games at East Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa State, Texas Tech, and Cincinnati this fall.
Basketball news features the addition of 6’3” guard Nate Pickins from UC Riverside, as BYU continues to build on what College Basketball Report called the “best offseason in the country.” The full roster, led by AJ Dybantsa, Richie Saunders, and Rob Wright, looks Final Four ready. Meanwhile, Egor Demin prepares for the NBA Combine, with multiple outlets projecting him as a late lottery pick.
The episode features a special interview with the BYU Cougarettes, the most decorated program on campus with 26 national titles. Guests Makeila Lawrence and Abby Gray share what goes into a championship-level routine, the challenge of balancing performance and BYU standards, and what it’s like working with Cosmo on viral dance moments.
Later, Frank Christianson, BYU English professor and former Cougar safety, reflects on the days he tried to tackle Marshall Faulk and Jerome Bettis in the early ‘90s, his transition from football to academia, and how college athletics shaped his current career. His perspective on BYU's rise as a power-conference school—both as a player and now professor—is insightful and uplifting.
Additional notes include:
Baseball’s push for a Big 12 tournament spot
BYU Softball’s postseason improvement
Track & Field ranked Top 6 (Men) and Top 5 (Women) ahead of Big 12 Championships
Delaney Gibb joins Team Canada’s senior national basketball pool
Women’s Golf wraps NCAA regionals
BYU grad Ryan Smith’s NHL franchise named the Utah Mammoth
This week’s Inspirational Quote comes from Yogi Berra
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
158 episodes
Manage episode 482589301 series 3434451
In this episode of Y’s Guys, Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler dive into the latest across BYU Football, Basketball, and Olympic sports, plus bring on two standout interviews—Cougarettes Abby Gray and Makeila Lawrence, and former BYU safety turned English professor Frank Christianson. With preseason rankings, roster reveals, and a “Y’s Guy for a Day” contest launch, the show balances celebration, insight, and fan connection.
Football headlines include BYU landing at No. 10 in ESPN’s Post-Spring Top 25, a historically high No. 23 ranking for the 2026 recruiting class, and growing national buzz around an expanded 16-team College Football Playoff proposal. The Cougars will face road games at East Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa State, Texas Tech, and Cincinnati this fall.
Basketball news features the addition of 6’3” guard Nate Pickins from UC Riverside, as BYU continues to build on what College Basketball Report called the “best offseason in the country.” The full roster, led by AJ Dybantsa, Richie Saunders, and Rob Wright, looks Final Four ready. Meanwhile, Egor Demin prepares for the NBA Combine, with multiple outlets projecting him as a late lottery pick.
The episode features a special interview with the BYU Cougarettes, the most decorated program on campus with 26 national titles. Guests Makeila Lawrence and Abby Gray share what goes into a championship-level routine, the challenge of balancing performance and BYU standards, and what it’s like working with Cosmo on viral dance moments.
Later, Frank Christianson, BYU English professor and former Cougar safety, reflects on the days he tried to tackle Marshall Faulk and Jerome Bettis in the early ‘90s, his transition from football to academia, and how college athletics shaped his current career. His perspective on BYU's rise as a power-conference school—both as a player and now professor—is insightful and uplifting.
Additional notes include:
Baseball’s push for a Big 12 tournament spot
BYU Softball’s postseason improvement
Track & Field ranked Top 6 (Men) and Top 5 (Women) ahead of Big 12 Championships
Delaney Gibb joins Team Canada’s senior national basketball pool
Women’s Golf wraps NCAA regionals
BYU grad Ryan Smith’s NHL franchise named the Utah Mammoth
This week’s Inspirational Quote comes from Yogi Berra
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
158 episodes
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