Much of BYU's identity has been developed along the offensive line, Thamel wrote - led by center James Empey, who missed Friday's game at Utah State and was replaced by former Lone Peak standout Connor Pay. He's created such a fun environment to play and coach in.' Our players love playing for him and coming in the build every day. 'He's like the Ted Lasso of college football coaches. 'It all comes back to Kalani Sitake,' offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick told Thamel. Yahoo Sports reporter Pete Thamel called BYU the ''western team with the best shot to reach the College Football Playoff' due to its schedule filled with seven Power Five teams, including three it has already defeated in Arizona, Arizona State and Utah.

Only the Crimson Tide have won more in the last two years. 11 nationally with an 11-1 overall record, the Cougars haven't let up yet.īYU has won 16 of its past 17 games. Oklahoma, Ohio State, Oregon and Michigan round out the top 10.ĭoes BYU deserve its lofty top 10 status? That's a topic that will be debated on sports talk radio from Salt Lake City to Provo and beyond. 14 last week in the official poll of the National Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America.Īlabama, Georgia, Iowa, Penn State and Cincinnati make up the top-five by the AP, up two spots for the Bearcats following their 24-13 road win at Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon. 10 in the USA Today coaches' poll, rising five spots in a tumultuous week where 12 teams moved at least as many positions.Īdditionally, BYU climbed four spots to No.

10 in the latest AP Top 25 two days after improving to 5-0 with a 34-20 win over in-state rival Utah State in Logan.

PROVO -The only ranked team located west of the Rocky Mountains to win in Week 5 surged into the Associated Press top 10 when voters released their ballots Sunday afternoon.īYU rejoined some of the top teams in the country Sunday, surging to No.

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