It's not everyday a national powerhouse travels to Utah County to play a football game. No, not USC's game against BYU, the Bishop Gorman Gaels made the trip to Highland to face Lone Peak. The Gaels trip was worth it, getting a 28-21 win against the defending 6A Utah State Champions.
The Bulldogs dominated the first half of the game, outscoring Springville 21-0 thanks to three touchdown passes from Haslem to Havea, as well as Taylor Heiner and Ryder MacGillivray. The Bulldog defense also dominated forcing two turnovers, both on interceptions from MacGillivray.
Ty'Son Williams delivered the game-winning touchdown in BYU's win over Tennessee, but it was the big catch from his roommate, Micah Simon, at the end of regulation he wanted to talk about.
Tennessee Volunteers often fill their hundred thousand-seat Neyland Stadium with a sea of orange and white. With BYU in town, there will be a lot of blue sprinkled in, with as many as 10,000 Cougar fans expected to be in attendance.
It's been 30 years since Provo last beat Timpview on the gridiron. After a 2-0 start, the Bulldogs hoped to bring the 29-game losing streak to an end, but the Thunderbirds would come out on top winning 13-7 in a defensive battle between the crosstown rivals.
Through the first two weeks of the season, the American Fork Cavemen lead 6A in scoring at 42.5 points per game. They're led by sophomore quarterback Maddux Madsen.
American Fork entered Friday's game against Timpview looking for revenge. Last year's squad fell to the T-Birds after surrendering 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
The BYU Football team held its first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday, and the coaching staff is happy with what they saw - especially at the running back position.
The Utah State Aggies have big expectations for 2019. After one of the best seasons in program history, the Aggies didn't only lose most of their coaching staff, but a big chunk of their offensive production from 2018. Gary Andersen was looking for some immediate help and he didn't have to go far to find it.
When Kalani Sitake was hired as the head coach of the BYU Cougars in 2015, one of his first goals was to recruit and develop a strong offensive line unit.
Utah's offense has consistently been a question mark, but with a new offensive coordinator and two seniors leading the charge, this may be the year they break through.