BYU may have suffered its first loss of the season last week at Texas Tech, but TCU head coach Sonny Dykes knows his team can’t discount the Cougars this weekend. “You turn the film on last week against Texas Tech and,

The BYU women's soccer team achieved a historic milestone, winning the program's first Big 12 women's soccer championship with a 1-0 victory over Kansas.

Halle Dixon is a Daily Universe sports writer and a member of the BYU women's soccer team. She offers her perspective on the Cougars' season — including their improbable run to the Big 12 tournament championship last weekend in Texas.

BYU will host a unique visitor on campus for an official visit. Former professional basketball player Nathaniel Salmon announced his plans to take an official v

Ellie Walbruch's contributions to BYU women's soccer are easy to quantify, including a team-high 16 goals, but her cousin and fellow starter Lucy Kesler is no less important.

For BYU, its path to the CFP — just like the path to the Big 12 Championship game — is very simple. If BYU wins out, including a victory in Arlington, the Cougars would have a guaranteed bid to make it into the 12-team playoff.

Oddsmaker give BYU reasonable odds to reach the College Football Playoff at +350, according to FanDuel. However, the Cougars trail even rival Utah -- which lost a head-to-head matchup and already has a second loss. The -480 odds to miss the playoff seems to imply that Vegas expects BYU to falter down the stretch.

In fact, the Hotline would respectfully offer the following: Short of sheer and utter chaos in other conferences — chaos that cannot be explained by football physics or comprehended by the human mind — BYU and Utah have no path into the CFP’s at-large field. For both, it’s the Big 12 title or bust.

After suffering their first loss of the season at Texas Tech, the Cougars slid five spots to No. 12 in Tuesday’s most recent College Football Playoff rankings. Texas Tech jumped two spots to No. 6 after beating BYU, while Utah remained at No. 13 after a bye week.

Ryan Tetro, a captain on the BYU men’s soccer team, has returned to the field for his senior year after tearing his ACL in 2024.