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Rivals is powered by BYU Athletics. Scott Mitchell and Jason Buck, past football rivals at the university and professional level, come together to talk life and sports. Scott Mitchell was a record setting quarterback at University of Utah. He then went on to play for Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, and Cincinnati Bengals. Jason Buck was drafted out of Brigham Young University in the first round of the NFL draft. He played on the defensive line for Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins. He earned a Super Bowl ring in the Redskins victory over Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI.
May 20, 2020

Best Of: Onside Kick After Safety ! ! ! Only Dick Lebeau

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May 20, 2020

Best Of: Jason Dreams About Full Contact Golf

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May 20, 2020

Best Of: The Rules In College Football That Need To Be Changed

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May 15, 2020

Best Of: Scott And Jason Disagree On The Appropriateness of Trash Talk

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May 15, 2020

Best Of: Rivals Choose If You Had To Switch Sides - What Position Would It Be

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May 15, 2020

Best Of: Most Iconic Plays in Super Bowl History; Rivals Big Game Predictions

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May 6, 2020

Best Of: Chasing Brian Bosworth For 50 Yards Just To Knock Him Over

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May 6, 2020

Best Of: Marriage Tips From Former NFL Stars

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May 6, 2020

Best Of: Scott Admits He Was Wrong About Quarterbacks Who Transfer

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May 1, 2020

Does CTE Make NFL Retirees Nervous For Their Own Children

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May 1, 2020

Best Of: The Greatest Sports Moment Of All Time

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May 1, 2020

Best Of: This is Why the Washington Redskins Picked Alex Smith as their QB

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April 22, 2020

Best Of: Should Undrafted Underclassmen Be Able To Go Back To College Football

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April 22, 2020

Best Of: Sean Connery Was The D- Lineman of Bonds

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April 22, 2020

Innovations That Changed The NFL

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April 14, 2020

Best Of: Should NFL Dads Put Their Sons In Football

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April 8, 2020

Best Of: Top 100 College Players - Includes Utes, Aggies - Leaves out Cougs

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April 1, 2020

Best Of: The Warren Report Turns The Tables On Rivals

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March 26, 2020

Best Of: Why Stanford (and others) Recruit Return Missionaries From Utah

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March 17, 2020

The Pac-12 Must Step It Up…Soon

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March 17, 2020

Is Taysom Hill Worth A First Round Pick? Is He A Franchise Quarterback?down

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February 26, 2020

Which P5 Footall Teams Would You Like To See Come To Utah?

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February 26, 2020

Mark Pope Is The King Of Provo

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February 26, 2020

NFL Combine And Draft Preview: Joe Burrow Should Just Say No

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February 21, 2020

Utah Scheduling SEC Opponents Showcases Upward Trend For Program

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February 21, 2020

NCAA Should NOT Require Transfers To Wait A Year

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February 14, 2020

Worst Case Scenarios For BYU And Utah In 2020

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February 14, 2020

Best Case Scenarios For BYU And Utah In 2020

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February 14, 2020

Locals In The NFL Draft

NFL Draft   (16:07)
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February 6, 2020

National Signing Day & Super Bowl LIV Thoughts

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January 16, 2020

Utah And BYU Both Ended With Disappointing Or No Ranking At All

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January 9, 2020

Who Will Be The Next NFL Legend As Tom Brady Falls

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January 9, 2020

Scott And Jason's NFL Playoff Predictions

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December 19, 2019

The Biggest Indicator Of The Strength Of A College Football Program

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December 19, 2019

Utah’s On-Field Success Translates To Big Time Recruits & BYU Wins Some Big Ones

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December 11, 2019

Jordan Love Should Not Enter The NFL Draft

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December 11, 2019

Moving Onto Next Year With The Utes and The Cougs

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December 11, 2019

What Happened To Utah Football?

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November 19, 2019

Utah Finally Getting National Attention, Good For Playoff Hopes

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November 19, 2019

Buck: Extending Kalani Sitake Is Good But Safe

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November 19, 2019

The Most Emotional Moments Of Our Football Careers

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November 7, 2019

The Key Difference For This Year’s Utah Football Team: Andy Ludwig

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November 7, 2019

BYU Has Something They’ve Always Wanted: Depth

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November 7, 2019

Would You Rather: National Championship or Rose Bowl?

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November 7, 2019

The Most Important Person To A College Football Program

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October 31, 2019

Recruiting Is Where Rivalries Shine

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October 31, 2019

Utah Must Feed Off Of Hostility At Husky Stadium

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October 29, 2019

Buck: BYU Must Beat USU For Sitake To Keep His Job; Scott Disagrees

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October 29, 2019

Scott And Jason Disagree On The Appropriateness of Trash Talk

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October 24, 2019

Kalani Sitakes Needs To Stop Being LaVell Edwards

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October 23, 2019

November Looms...Should The Utes Be Worried

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October 18, 2019

Has Tyler Huntley Earned His Keep? Scott Praises Andy Ludwig

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October 18, 2019

Jason Buck’s Advice For BYU’s Defense & The Kalani Sitake Conversation

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October 3, 2019

How Bad Is It For BYU? And How Wilson Can Make Injury A Positive

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October 3, 2019

Vontaze Burfict Is Ridiculous And Should Be Banned

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October 1, 2019

Britain Covey And A Possible Red Shirt

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October 1, 2019

The Biggest NFL Surprises

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September 26, 2019

The Pac-12 Is Full Of Great Teams But Lacks A Single Elite Team

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September 26, 2019

The Weaknesses Utah Exposed Against USC, According to Jason Buck

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September 24, 2019

With Running Backs Gone, How Will Utah/BYU Move On?

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September 24, 2019

It’s Not You, It’s Me: The Utah/BYU Break-Up

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September 19, 2019

Has Kalani Sitake Earned An Extension? Here’s What We Think

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September 18, 2019

Here’s Why We Think Utah Will Beat USC And The Things That Worry Us About The Game

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September 18, 2019

Utah Will Be Physically Rested In Friday Game Thanks To Slower Offense

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September 12, 2019

#99 Zach Dawe (DE) Throws Opponent’s Shoe. #99 Jason Buck (DE) Taunts The Crowd

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September 10, 2019

What Does BYU’s Win Over Tennessee Mean For The Program?

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September 10, 2019

Will Kalani Sitake Share Tips About USC With Kyle Whittingham?

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September 6, 2019

Hey Sitake, Zach Wilson SHOULD Slide - In Our Opinion

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September 6, 2019

Jason’s Time In The NFL Was Like Missionary Work - Football As A Tool

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September 5, 2019

The Things We Know FOR SURE About BYU After Rivalry Game

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September 5, 2019

The Things We Know FOR SURE About Utah After Rivalry Game

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August 22, 2019

Does Anyone Care About AP Preseason Polls?

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August 22, 2019

Our Favorite BYU V Utah Games We Didn’t Play In & Revisiting Max Hall

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August 20, 2019

BYU Left Off Top 50 Programs Of All Time. WHAT!?

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August 20, 2019

Jason Buck Watched BYU Practice - A Few Takeaways

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August 15, 2019

Solving The Opioid Problem For Athletes and Regular People

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August 15, 2019

The Most Electrifying Players From Utah, BYU

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August 15, 2019

Predictions and (Hairy) Bets For The Biggest Rivalry in Utah

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August 15, 2019

The Head Games Coaches Play With Injury Reporting

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August 1, 2019

It's OK Bradlee Anae...We Have 'Stepped In It' Too

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August 1, 2019

BUCK: Utah Absolutely Deserves Pac-12 Champion Pick

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July 30, 2019

BYU Has To Recruit Like Notre Dame To Be Independently Successful

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July 30, 2019

The Warren Report Turns The Tables On Rivals

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July 18, 2019

BYU Should Join The AAC

The debate isn't dead. Scott Mitchell has a few strong reasons why he thinks the BYU Cougars should join the AAC. Jason Buck, former BYU defensive end agrees with Scott. The travel, the altitude and few other factors will benefit the BYU Cougars.   (14:36)
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July 18, 2019

Trevor Lawrence Looks Like Peyton Manning. Is He Perfect?

Trevor Lawrence is the best quarterback in college football. The Clemson Tigers thrower already has NFL teams preparing for him. Scott Mitchell, former NFL quarterback picks apart his play and thinks he is a replica of Peyton Manning, but more athletic.   (14:34)
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July 16, 2019

Top 100 College Players - Includes Utes, Aggies - Leaves out Cougs

Sports Illustrated released their list of the top 100 college football players. Bradlee Anae, Jaylon Johnson, Leki Fotu are a few of the Utes who made the list. You will also find an Aggie linebacker on the list. Jason Buck blames independence as to...   (09:53)
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July 16, 2019

Buck: Don't Expand The NFL Season

Jason Buck, former NFL defensive end, said his first thought when the conversation of extending the NFL season comes up is "heck no." He is more OK with it if some preseason games are eliminated. Scott Mitchell, former NFL quarterback, is all for...   (10:39)
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July 11, 2019

Zach Wilson Spending The Day With Drew Brees Is Important

BYU phenom quarterback Zach Wilson posted a picture on Instagram of himself with Drew Brees. Scott Mitchell and Jason Buck talk about whether or not meeting our role models or successful people actually matters or helps in player development. Scott...   (09:59)
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July 11, 2019

BYU/Utah ESPN Game Predictions - We Disagree

The ESPN FPI has BYU winning eight games. They have Utah winning nine. Scott Mitchell, former Ute, and Jason Buck, former Cougar, discuss the rankings. They are both shocked that they have BYU winning so many games. The ESPN FPI has BYU losing the...   (17:10)
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July 9, 2019

Relating Jason Buck's Championship Experience To The Utah Jazz

Mike Conley Jr. was formally introduced by the Utah Jazz yesterday. One comment struck Scott. Conley said, "We don't know what it takes to win a championship." Jason Buck won one Super Bowl and lost one. He talks about the experience and finally...   (21:47)
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July 9, 2019

Kyle Whittingham Ranked Three - Lack Of Offense Puts Him There

College Football News ranked the coaches in the Pac 12. Kyle Whittingham, coach of the University of Utah Utes, came in at number three, a step above last year's ranking. Jason Buck said the reason he isn't one or two is that he can't seem to get the...   (06:46)
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June 27, 2019

Innovations That Changed The NFL

Pass interference is now reviewable after last year's NFC Championship no call between the Saints and the Rams. Scott thinks this innovation will change the NFL. Scott and Jason talk about the innovations they were apart of during their time in the NFL.   (08:49)
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June 27, 2019

Is Utah State More Relevant Than BYU In Football?

We ask Jason Buck if his alma mater BYU has been surpassed by Utah State University on a national scale when it comes to their football program. He explains that locally no, but nationally yes. His reason? independence. He recalls when Utah State fell...   (16:22)
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June 25, 2019

Is Neil Pau'u's Arrest a Reflection Of Recruiting? Mitch Haper, BYU Insider, Joins Rivals

Mitch Harper, our own BYU insider and host of the podcast Cougar Tracks and the radio show Cougar Sports Saturday in joining Jason Buck and Scott Mitchell to talk about the recent arrest of BYU Wide Receiver Neil Pau'u and accused of drunk driving.   (27:25)
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June 25, 2019

BYU and Utah Twitter Trash Talk Is STUPID, According To Jason Buck

BYU and Utah players have already started the banter, or trash talk, on Twitter leading up to the Rivalry game. Jason Buck thinks this is stupid and can absolutely have an impact on the game because trash talking can motivate the other team. His...   (08:57)
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June 20, 2019

Stealing a BYU Player For Utah

Hey BYU fans, if you could steal one player from Utah to join the BYU football team, who would it be? Scott Mitchell and Jason buck both give their choices. Scott's choice will surprise you. But it fills his biggest question mark with Utah.   (12:27)
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June 20, 2019

College Football Traditions Are Why We Love College Football

The University of Utah has the crazy dancing lady and the third down jump. BYU has Cougar Tails. We are talking about college football traditions from the fan perspective. Scott and Jason talk about their favorite from schools across the country....   (11:26)
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June 19, 2019

Utah Being BYU's First Game Is Bad For Zach Wilson

Pro Football Focus has Zach Wilson ranked as the 18th quarterback in the nation and the second highest rated quarterback in the western united states. Zach Wilson had shoulder surgery in the offseason. That makes Scott disagree with this ranking....   (10:17)
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June 19, 2019

Stealing a Utah Player For BYU

Hey BYU Fans, If you could have one University of Utah Ute football player join your team who would it be? Scott Mitchell and Jason Buck give their picks. Of course, Jason wants someone from Utah's defense.   (12:01)
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June 13, 2019

Tanner Mangum Spotted With XFL - When Should Players Throw In The Towel?

Tanner Mangum, former BYU quarterback, was spotted at an XFL event. This brought up a discussion between Scott Mitchell, former Utah and NFL quarterback, and Jason Buck, former BYU and NFL defensive end, about when football players should throw in the...   (07:46)
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