BYU Football

2022 - 12 - 17

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BYU Unveils Sailor Coug Helmet For New Mexico Bowl (KSL Sports)

The BYU football program revealed a new helmet featuring the school's "Sailor Coug" logo to be worn during the New Mexico Bowl.

[three players they are considering at quarterback](https://kslsports.com/496677/byu-football-qb-new-mexico-bowl-kalani-sitake-cade-fennegan-nick-billoups-sol-jay-maiava/). [teams come into the New Mexico Bowl with 7-5 records](https://kslsports.com/496169/byu-football-new-mexico-bowl-smu-mustangs/). After today, [BYU will join the Big 12 Conference](https://kslsports.com/494651/byu-football-big-12-conference-schedule-projection-2023/) starting in 2023. Earlier in the week, [Leach passed away at the age of 61](https://kslsports.com/496526/mississippi-state-football-coach-mike-leach-dies-at-61/). “I gave the challenge to (BYU offensive coordinator) A-Rod (Aaron Roderick) to just play the right guy at the right times. Mordecai, an Oklahoma transfer, is pursuing an NFL career after today’s game. “All three guys can do things that are unique and may be different from each other. None of the three quarterbacks have played a snap this season. The game will be broadcast on ABC, Fifth-year junior [Jaren Hall is expected to be out](https://kslsports.com/496588/jaren-hall-byu-qb-injury-update-new-mexico-bowl-smu/), leaving an opening for a new face to emerge as the starting quarterback. A couple of hours before kickoff, the Cougars unveiled a special edition royal blue and black Sailor Coug helmet for the bowl game. BYU’s bowl game against SMU will start at 5:30 p.m.

BYU football: Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters to start at QB in New Mexico Bowl (Deseret News)

Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters (10) warms up as BYU and USF prepare to play a college football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo ...

we’ll just kind of wait and see how the game goes, and also see how our run game goes,” Sitake said, per Wrubell. Sitake also suggested that the Cougars could play all three quarterbacks during the game. I think he’s much better now than he has been, but that kind of factored into the competition,” Sitake said during the show,

BYU to Debut 'Sailor Coug' Helmet for New Mexico Bowl (CalBearsMaven)

The Cougars have worn 13 unique uniform combinations in 13 games.

Against Notre Dame, BYU brought back the blackout uniforms with a twist. Against Stanford, BYU wore the royal away uniforms with royal helmets. This season, the Cougars have worn 13 different combinations in 13 games. In addition, BYU will honor Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach with a pirate sticker. The only repeat combination came against UAB in the bowl game. The decal on the black helmets, however, will be the "Sailor Coug" logo in stead of the traditional "Y" logo.

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Two teams with identical records try and end the season on a high note when the BYU Cougars and SMU Mustangs meet at the 2022 New Mexico Bowl Game on ...

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How to Watch the 2022 New Mexico Bowl, SMU vs. BYU in College ... (Sports Illustrated)

BYU plays its final game as an independent program when it takes on SMU in the New Mexico Bowl.

The Mustangs' last bowl win came in the Hawaii Bowl against Fresno State in 2012. The Cougars are 9-7 in those games, with their last bowl win coming in the Boca Raton Bowl in 2020. SMU is playing in its first bowl game since the Boca Raton Bowl in 2019.

How to watch BYU Football vs. SMU in the New Mexico Bowl (Vanquish The Foe)

The last game of the 2022 season for BYU Football will be against the SMU Mustangs in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday night. It will be one 7-5 team versus ...

[byutvsports.com](http://byutvsports.com/)) - Brock Osweiler (analyst) - Tom Hart (play by play) This will be their second meeting in a bowl game. SMU (out of the AAC) last played on the 26 as well, beating Memphis in a close one, 34-31. BYU last played on Nov.

BYU to Start Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters at Quarterback in the New ... (CalBearsMaven)

BYU head coach Kalani Sitake announced that quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters will start for BYU at quarterback in the New Mexico Bowl. Maiava-Peters ...

The decal on the black helmets, however, will be the "Sailor Coug" logo in stead of the traditional "Y" logo. With starter Jaren Hall out with an injury and backup Jacob Conover in the transfer portal, BYU turned to Cade Fennegan and Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters in the practices leading up to the bowl game. In those three games, Maiava-Peters didn't attempt a pass or run the football.

With so much turnover, who actually coaches BYU football during ... (Salt Lake Tribune)

After a rash of departures before the bowl game, the Cougars are relying on a small team of fresh faces analysts to prepare for SMU.

“To kind of get the game plan in.” He also knows, though, a lot of the work to get that defense prepared wasn’t done by him. It is actually cool because the players know there is a little more needed from them to work with the analysts and the GAs.” “They have done a great job,” Sitake said. “It should be good.” Very rarely do teams have a full staff on the homestead as their team tries to prepare for an opponent, meaning other staffers have to pick up the slack. And come game day, the support staff will be thrown into coaching positions. “All the guys that remained just had to step in and take over everything really,” said Fowler, an analyst who started in 2019. All the game-planning, all the practice prep is split between all of us working in close coordination with [head coach Kalani Sitake] to make sure we game-plan appropriately. “Everyone is just helping out where they can to make sure the team is ready,” defensive end Tyler Batty said, after recently losing his position coach in the staff changes. He has an hour until the group coaches’ meeting, and with this workload, there can’t be much wasted time. “The analysts like me, Jan [Jorgensen], Randy Coy and Vince [Feula] each have a position group.

BYU Holds Off SMU To Win 2022 New Mexico Bowl (KSL Sports)

The BYU Cougars stopped the SMU Mustangs on a two-point attempt with eight seconds to go and captured a victory in the 2022 New Mexico Bowl.

Follow his coverage on Twitter: [@Mitch_Harper.](http://twitter.com/Mitch_Harper) What a moment for him. [#BYU]Cougar, Alden Tofa comes up with a sack on 4th down. Missed opportunity for the Mustangs keep the ball. With the PAT, Jake Oldroyd ties Owen Pochman for No. The Cougars do not have Ilaisa Tuiaki, Preston Hadley, Kevin Clune, or Ed Lamb on the staff. The first was one of the great finishes in college football history, the 1980 Holiday Bowl. BYU leads the series 3-0. Mordecai, an Oklahoma transfer, is pursuing an NFL career after today’s game. After today, [BYU will join the Big 12 Conference](https://kslsports.com/494651/byu-football-big-12-conference-schedule-projection-2023/) starting in 2023. [December 18, 2022]

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