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BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake and Bruce Mitchell joined Greg Wubblell and a live audience in Studio C to discuss BYU football. The discussion took place during the sixth episode of the 2026 season of BYU Football with Kalani Sitake.
The broadcast was part of the BYUtv programming schedule. The show featured discussions regarding the BYU football program with the Voice of the Cougars, Greg Wrubell.
BYUtv is a service of Brigham Young University.
Former BYU quarterback Steve Young will serve as the guest picker for ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday, October 18, 2026. The announcement occurred during a Thursday episode of The Pat McAfee Show ahead of the BYU and Notre Dame matchup in Provo, Utah.
BYU will host ESPN's College GameDay for a top 10 matchup against Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 18. Steve Young is scheduled to appear as the celebrity guest picker for the event held on the BYU campus.
No. 2 Notre Dame is scheduled to face No. 8 BYU in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 17. The matchup features a clash between two unbeaten teams with highly ranked rush defenses.
Cougars are familiar with having to prove themselves. Can they do it against the Irish? Heisman winner Ty Detmer was right 27 years ago, the week before BYU upset No. 1 Miami in Provo. It seems BYU is always having to prove it can play with the big boys, Detmer said.
Next week, students participating in Provo City School District’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) will sample personal watermelons, a smaller version of a familiar favorite. What Makes a Watermelon “Personal”? Also called mini watermelons, personal watermelons offer sweet, juicy flesh in a compact size. Their name refers to their smaller portions compared with the large watermelons families might slice up for a picnic or barbecue. The center of a watermelon is often called its “heart.”
BYU Sports Nation episode 245 of the 2026 season was scheduled for Oct. 16, 2026. The program features Jarom Jordan and Spencer Linton providing analysis and interviews regarding BYU Athletics.
A Typhoon Watch and a Flood Watch are in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan through Sunday afternoon. Tropical Storm Champi is forecast to intensify into a Category 2 typhoon and pass near Guam late Sunday morning.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates hosted the governors of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming at a construction site for a new nuclear power plant. “We've got our permit, we've got our construction plans, so here we are,” he said. Gates, who also founded the company Terra Power, is behind the nuclear power project being built here in western Wyoming.
Photo Courtesy of the Carbon Country Club Golf Course The Carbon Dino golf team closed out the season at the Carbon Country Club on Thursday following the two-day State Championships. The Dinos finished second after day one but couldn't overcome the eventual State Champion Morgan Trojans, though they shot better on day two.
At just 16 years old, Lecksa Joel already knows the meaning of defying the odds life has placed upon her. Lecksa, a junior at Payson High School, has been dancing since the age of seven, starting with gymnastics before finding her passion for hip hop.
The Emery Spartan golf team traveled to Price and the Carbon Country Club Golf Course, home of the 3A State Championships on Wednesday and Thursday. After making the cut on day one, the Spartans moved into day two and finished the 2026 season ninth overall.
Utah's ACT scores improved slightly in 2026, with an average composite of 20.1. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Molly Hart praised the progress in college readiness among Utah students. Despite gains, less than half of Utah students met benchmarks in most ACT subjects.