BYU football

Saluki fans thinking about going to Lawrence, Kansas on Aug. 31, 2024 will have to adjust their plans, as Southern Illinois football will be heading to ...

The program might be getting paid to play at BYU, but it will be looking for more than just money when it comes back home to Carbondale. From Power Five teams all the way down to the lowest FCS schools, Southern Illinois has shown it can compete with anyone in the country on its best day. While none of those games ended in SIU’s favor, the Salukis played close in a few of them. “We’re excited about getting the win over a really good Southern Illinois team,” he said after the game. The Kansas game was originally scheduled in July 2020 to be played the next month to accommodate for COVID-19 related cancellations, but was ultimately postponed to 2024. The game will replace a previously scheduled matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks on the program’s future calendar.

Viva Las Cougars! BYU Football has a big game Saturday night when they take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame at Allegiant Stadium. The no.

The two schools last met in 2013 in South Bend, with the Irish coming out on top, 23-13. [byutvsports.com](http://byutvsports.com/)) They won their next two games, most recently, at UNC, 45-32 on Sept. That win brought the Cougars to 4-1 on the season. They started their season with two losses — one at Ohio State, then a more surprising one to Marshall. 29 at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

On Saturday night, no. 16 BYU takes on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The game kicks off at 5:30 PM MDT and will be televised on NBC. On College GameDay ...

Notre Dame will wear a special alternate white uniform for this game. The Cougars will wear the all black uniforms for the first time since 2020. On Monday, BYU unveiled the uniform combination for its game against Notre Dame. Romney and Nacua racked up 1,299 receiving yards for BYU last season. On College GameDay this morning, the ESPN analysts picked BYU-Notre Dame. 16 BYU takes on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Saturday night is going to be quite the spectacle in Las Vegas for the Notre Dame football team, and their opponent, BYU. Both the Irish and the Cougars are ...

These are my reasonable expectations for what could be the biggest game of the year for the Irish, as they take their talent to the Las Vegas strip and go all in for a win on Saturday night. The Irish offense finally found a groove two weeks ago, and I think the formula Tommy Rees created in his last game is repeatable for ND. Saturday night is going to be quite the spectacle in Las Vegas for the Notre Dame football team, and their opponent, BYU.

Utah governor Spencer Cox said he will be in attendance for No. 16 BYU's game in Las Vegas against Notre Dame.

The tilt against the Irish will be BYU’s 14th game all-time in Vegas. Plus, the Irish have had the famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign turned green in Notre Dame’s honor. The game will be broadcast on BYU’s game against Notre Dame will kick off at 5:30 p.m. …at least at the Vegas Outlets. “Can verify that BYU fans outnumber Notre Dame fans at least 50:1 here in Vegas,” Cox tweeted.

The Fighting Irish get set to host the Cougars in a special clash in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The Irish have four wins over BYU dating back to their first meeting in 1992. The offense has been inconsistent for the Fighting Irish this season. Will it be the team that took down No. This year’s Irish has found a way to bounce back after starting the season 0-2. This will be the 11th Shamrock Series matchup. Saturday night will mark the first Shamrock Series game to take place in Las Vegas.

It's the latest installment of the Shamrock Series. Follow along for live updates, scores and highlights of Notre Dame vs. No. 16 BYU from Las Vegas.

Notre Dame 0, BYU 0 Be sure to hit REFRESH and scroll down to follow along. Facing a critical crossroads in the desert against No.

Notre Dame hosts No. 16 BYU and veteran quarterback Jaren Hall in Las Vegas tonight, and though the Irish are favored, Hall's leadership may be the edge the ...

16 BYU offers physical test for Notre Dame in Las Vegas](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/10/05/and-in-that-corner-no-16-byu-offers-physical-test-for-notre-dame-in-las-vegas/)— [Notre Dame’s Opponents: Could a third Playoff contender be emerging on the Irish schedule?](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/10/06/notre-dames-opponents-could-a-third-playoff-contender-be-emerging-on-the-irish-schedule/)— [DT Jacob Lacey ends season, to enter the transfer portal; secondary injury updates](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/10/06/notre-dame-senior-defensive-tackle-jacob-lacey-ends-season-to-enter-the-transfer-portal-secondary-injury-updates/)— [How to watch ND vs BYU Saturday and the Irish all season; TV, Peacock info for 2022](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/10/07/how-to-watch-notre-dame-vs-byu-on-saturday-and-the-irish-all-season-tv-peacock-info-for-2022/)— [Things To Learn: Notre Dame needs to find a fast start for a change of pace vs BYU](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/10/07/things-to-learn-notre-dame-needs-to-find-a-fast-start-for-a-change-of-pace-vs-byu/)— [Friday at 4: QB room creates a friendly trust that has been crucial to Pyne’s success](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/10/07/friday-at-4-notre-dames-qb-room-creates-a-friendly-trust-that-has-been-crucial-to-pynes-success/) [Idle-week thoughts on Notre Dame and its difficulties in the transfer portal](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/09/30/leftovers-links-idle-week-thoughts-on-notre-dame-and-its-difficulties-in-the-transfer-portal/)— [Las Vegas trip will offer Notre Dame fewer distractions than most; secondary injury updates](https://irish.nbcsports.com/2022/10/03/las-vegas-trip-will-offer-notre-dame-fewer-distractions-than-most-secondary-injury-updates/)— [And In That Corner … Its average of 34.4 has not been inflated against any FCS-level competition, and with two Power Five teams mixed in, there is enough legitimacy to that rate. The Irish have always worn alternate uniforms in the Shamrock Series, and of course their reveal this year was well-received as a viral parody of “The Hangover.” “Defensively, we have to — there’s a series or two a half we’re letting teams go down and score,” he said. It’s a distinction that we have a home game in Las Vegas against a great opponent.” Of the 147 games since then, 52 have been against Power Five foes. His 6-year-old and 8-year-old had been bragging on their own drips at their flag football games during the Notre Dame idle weekend, to Freeman’s claimed confusion. 16 BYU (4-1) need a win this evening, perhaps an obvious statement but one that is intended to illustrate the swing-nature feeling of this tilt. In the right years, those teams can be stout opponents. Notre Dame has never lost in the Shamrock Series, bouncing between Fenway Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Soldier Field and now Allegiant Stadium. Then walking home from dinner, this scribe came across a couple friends who readily admitted, “If this was anywhere else, I’d be at home in bed.” It was 11 p.m.

The last time these two teams met, Notre Dame OC Tommy Reese was playing QB for the Fighting Irish.

[Isaiah Foskey](/college-football/players/3136890/isaiah-foskey/), a future [NFL](/nfl) player. [college football](/college-football) picks can you make with confidence in Week 6, and which Top 25 favorite will go down hard? Defensive slugfest: Notre Dame and BYU feature two of the most physical defenses in the country. [North Carolina](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/UNC/north-carolina-tar-heels/). Quarterback [Jaren Hall](/college-football/players/2975722/jaren-hall/) has been consistently excellent with 1,438 yards passing, 12 touchdowns and only one interception, but the running game has dried up with receivers falling in and out of the lineup. Expect this matchup to be more of a boom -- the game has unquestionably been circled on Jaren Hall's calendar for months. 16 [BYU](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/BYU/byu-cougars/) in a battle of the top two FBSA independents. However, BYU and Notre Dame have never played at a neutral site. Linebacker [Ben Bywater](/college-football/players/3127743/ben-bywater/) has been incredibly disruptive with two tackles for loss, two pick sixes and a pass defended. [Notre Dame](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/ND/notre-dame-fighting-irish/)'s next game in the Shamrock Series heads to Las Vegas where the Fighting Irish will face No. BYU and Notre Dame have played eight times in history, with every matchup coming since 1992. The Fighting Irish needed 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to come from behind against Cal, but found some offensive momentum in a 45-32 win over

It's the latest installment of the Shamrock Series. Follow along for live updates, scores and highlights of Notre Dame vs. No. 16 BYU from Las Vegas.

Notre Dame 10, BYU 6 [Michael Mayer coming up big in the first – End of first quarter] Notre Dame 18, BYU 6 [Notre Dame defense forces a BYU safety – 6:57, Q2] Notre Dame 25, BYU 20 Notre Dame 25, BYU 13 [Michael Mayer breaks two school records in the same game] [Drew Pyne connects with Michael Mayer for another Notre Dame passing touchdown – 8:05, Q3] Notre Dame 25, BYU 20 [BYU shrinks the Notre Dame lead with a big TD run from Christopher Brooks – 14:18, Q4] They call the Notre Dame sophomore "Baby Bus" after Jerome Bettis.

PROVO, Utah – The No. 16 BYU football team traveled to Las Vegas to play in the shamrock series against the Notre Dame Irish and fell short losing 28-20.

[KSL Newsradio](https://kslnewsradio.com/) for [Cougar Sports Saturday](https://kslsports.com/category/podcast_results/?sid=2003&n=Cougar%20Sports%20Saturday%20(BYU)) from 12:00 p.m. PROVO, Utah – The No. Up to this point in the season, the BYU passing game was the strength of the team. After turning the ball over on downs near the red zone, the BYU defense was given a gift after Notre Dame was called for their first penalty of the game. The Cougars had momentum for most of the second half after that play, but it wasn’t enough in the end. Kody Epps was a ray of sunshine in what was the cloudiest offensive performance of the season.

Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jaren Hall (3) comes off the field after the Cougars' loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ...

Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne was 13 of 17 for 163 yards and two TDs in the first half, with a passer rating of 195.8. Hall was 3 of 8 for 11 yards and the TD, for a passer rating of 65.3. “It is Game 6, and we are struggling to put 11 guys out there in the game. “Disheartening that we weren’t able to get that, and credit to Notre Dame for making the play. Set up at the Irish 26, BYU survived a Hinckley Ropati fumble on his first-ever carry as a Cougar, and marched in for a touchdown. To be fair, Katoa had made a play earlier in the game, picking up a 3rd and 18 situation with a 20-yard scamper, so it wasn’t like he wasn’t capable. That was the only penalty committed by either team in the first half, but it loomed large. The idea that it was going to be a long afternoon/night manifested itself on the first play, as TaRiq Bracy got an easy interception. “Just thankful to all the fans who made the trip and brought a lot of energy,” Sitake said. “Proud of the way the guys played, but we have to get better and get ready for the next one,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. But Hall found his passing touch, delivering a 53-yard touchdown pass to Epps, and the slumbering offense finally got going. That kind of play and coaching doesn’t beat the mighty Notre Dame Fighting Irish, however.

LAS VEGAS — Three quick thoughts and other news, notes and anecdotes as Notre Dame returned to college football game action for the first time since Oct. 24 ...

Saturday was the first time Notre Dame has played in the billion-dollar plus stadium. Oregon State), which has dropped the last three to Notre Dame by a combined score of 128-55. It will be Notre Dame’s first home game in a month, since the Sept. Stanford also is one of the two night games this season at Notre Dame Stadium, though with the Cardinal’s recent run, this one is more deserving of an afternoon kick. Former coach Tyrone Willingham wanted a game before Notre Dame faced Michigan, so it moved up the BYU game to the opener. ∎ 21:32: Time of possession for Notre Dame in the 30-minute first half. Notre Dame was scheduled to return from southern Nevada in the early morning hours of Sunday with preparation to start later that day for a home game Saturday Oct. 141 of his career — the new standard for Notre Dame tight ends. Notre Dame certainly has when it comes to the (somewhat) annual Shamrock Series game. LAS VEGAS — Three quick thoughts and other news, notes and anecdotes as Notre Dame returned to college football game action for the first time since Oct. ∎ That Notre Dame defense just has to be better. It all has the feel of a nightclub – there are a few around these parts – than an airport.

(John Locher | AP) Notre Dame defensive lineman Jayson Ademilola, bottom left, and linebacker Jack Kiser (24) sack BYU quarterback Jaren Hall for a safety ...

The whole thing led to another slow start and a deficit out of which the Cougars couldn’t climb. There were other coaching miscues too that led to points and and trouble getting off the field on defense. “We have to evaluate all the decisions we are making. When Brooks ran into the end zone for a 28-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 25-20, the Cougars had real life. And the biggest what if of them all, what if BYU never put itself in that position in the first place? On the first play of the game, Hall severely underthrew a ball that was intercepted. What if BYU had left the ball in quarterback Jaren Hall’s hands and let him try to get a yard? Those decisions started even before the game when Hall was called upon to play with a shoulder that wasn’t “100%” by Sitake’s estimation. What if power runner Chris Brooks, who had 90 yards and a touchdown Saturday night, were in the backfield instead of Katoa? They would run the ball with second-string back Lopini Katoa to the right, as they had done time and time before. “We even took a timeout so we had time to think about it. We have run that play before this year and it’s worked.”

BYU running back Lopini Katoa looks for a hole to run through during the game against Notre Dame at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

“I give a lot of credit for the players fighting back in the second half and giving us give us a chance,” Sitake said. Two plays had gained just three yards, but on third down Hall fired the ball to the far sideline toward junior wide receiver Puka Nacua. The delay of game pushed the extra point back and freshman kicker Justen Smith missed it. Credit Notre Dame for making the play but that was frustrating.” One Notre Dame defender went low, resulting in two BYU blockers going down and allowing senior defensive tackle Jayson Ademilola to break free through the line. After a terrible first half and having surrendered more than 450 yards, the No.