Sean Walker
No. 10 Cougars cruise to 6th straight win, beat UC Riverside at home
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 13 - 10:07 p.m.
No "Cardiac Cougs" or late game-winners Saturday night, BYU fans. Not that anyone was complaining.
BYU women close nonconference by tying program best 11-1 start. How did the other 3 finish?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 13 - 5:26 p.m.
Olivia Hamlin went for 20 points for a second-straight game, and Kambree Barber added 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two assists as BYU improved to 11-1.
'One of the few guys who can be in the hall of fame at both schools:' Utah reacts to Kyle Whittingham stepping down
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 3:40 p.m.
Few people in the state of Utah know the impact Kyle Whittingham has had on the Beehive State better than current BYU head coach Kalani Sitake.
BYU women race past Idaho State for 10-1 start
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 10:37 p.m.
Freshman Olivia Hamlin scored a career-high 22 points with three assists and five steals, and BYU women's basketball improved to 10-1 with a 68-59 win over Idaho State.
After 11 standout seasons, BYU women's volleyball has an opening at head coach
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 1:29 p.m.
Longtime BYU women's volleyball coach Heather Olmstead announced her departure from the university Thursday to pursue "new professional avenues," according to a department news release.
How a sophomore with 'a lot of minutes in BYU blue' has carried Cougars to 9-1 start
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 9:54 a.m.
With a starting five that includes teenage freshmen Sydney Benally and Olivia Hamlin, Cannon's 40 games of experience that included 14 starts dating back to four games last year has been critical in BYU's 9-1 start.
Corner Canyon drops game to No. 2 St. Frances in Overtime national championship
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 10 - 8:31 p.m.
Burke ran for over 100 yards and a touchdown, and Virginia running back signee Jae'Oyn Williams threw for three touchdowns as St. Frances rallied to a 37-20 win over No. 23 Corner Canyon.
Dybantsa, Wright rally No. 10 BYU from 22-point 2nd-half deficit to top Clemson in Jimmy V Classic
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 9 - 8:01 p.m.
Wright beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to rally No. 10 BYU from a 22-point second-half deficit for a 67-64 win over Clemson in Game 1 of the Jimmy V Classic.
Locals in the NFL: Nacua, Rams bounce back in big way with 530 yards vs. Cardinals
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 8 - 9:42 p.m.
In just three years in the league, Puka Nacua has already risen his own standards a few times.
Yes, BYU had College Football Playoff hopes, but Cougars won't begrudge bowl-game invite
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 8 - 12:59 p.m.
The Dec. 27 bowl game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando will be the eighth in 10 years under Sitake, all of them with different title sponsors and in different states.
Toasty: No. 12 BYU accepts invitation to Pop-Tarts Bowl after Big 12 championship loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 7 - 3:17 p.m.
The 12th-ranked Cougars accepted an invitation Sunday to the wildly popular and often zany Pop-Tarts Bowl, setting up a season-ending showdown Dec. 27 with ACC foe Georgia Tech.
Playoff-bound BYU? Big 12 made case, but 11th-ranked Cougars' pitch falls flat with loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 6 - 4:58 p.m.
If the "eye test" is what keeps BYU out of the Playoff with an 11-2 record, the Cougars didn't look like much of a CFP team in either of its losses to Texas Tech, then.
Repeat defeat: No. 4 Texas Tech rolls by No. 11 BYU for 1st Big 12 title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 6 - 2:48 p.m.
The sequel was awfully similar to the original in the Big 12 championship game in Arlington, Texas.
No. 11 BYU will cap chaotic week with Big 12 championship. But first, charity with Texas Tech fans
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 5 - 9:23 p.m.
After a wild week, the Cougars and Red Raiders will play for the Big 12 championship Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (10 a.m. MST, ABC).
BYU adds Lone Peak 4-star receivers Jaron, Kennan Pula to historic 2026 recruiting class
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 5 - 12:31 p.m.
Lone Peak wide receivers Jaron and Kennan Pula announced their commitment to BYU in an on-campus ceremony Friday, flipping the one-time UCLA commitments from Utah.
NCAA volleyball: BYU, Utah fall in 5-set tournament openers
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 10:41 p.m.
The BYU women's volleyball's stay in a 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament was cut short for a second straight year Thursday evening.
Freshmen learning on the fly for 8-1 BYU women's basketball
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 6:19 p.m.
Hamlin had 14 points and two rebounds Wednesday, including the game-winning jumper as time expired to help BYU women's basketball hold on for a 56-54 win over Washington State and improve to 8-1.
BYU's Kalani Sitake as coach of the year highlights All-Big 12 honors
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 11:44 a.m.
The 10th-year head coach of his alma mater was named Big 12 Coach of the Year, the conference announced Thursday morning. Running back LJ Martin was also named Big 12 offensive player of the year, and true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier took league offensive freshman of the year honors.
'He was phenomenal:' Career night for Keita lifts No. 9 BYU to 7-1 start over California Baptist
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 3 - 9:56 p.m.
Dybantsa poured in 22 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Keba Keita added a career-high at BYU with 22 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks.
Lyons, strong homegrown contingent highlight BYU's historic 2026 signing class
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 3 - 5:28 p.m.
The Cougars inked 18 players to national letters of intent on the first day of the early signing period, though that number did not include elite quarterback recruit Ryder Lyons.
In Sitake, BYU believes it has a coach who can compete for championships — and much more
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 10:56 p.m.
Sitake reportedly turned down an offer of $11 million to be the next coach at Penn State, an offer sources confirmed to KSL.com that BYU did not match. But the extension finalized Tuesday wasn't about salaries.
Kalani Sitake to stay with BYU on new deal after drawing Penn State interest
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 5:23 p.m.
Call him the Wolf of Kalshi: Sitake is not leaving.
Are Texas Tech and BYU both playoff teams, regardless of Saturday? Big 12 makes case
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 1:47 p.m.
The Cougars, who stayed at No. 11 in this week's AP Top 25, are the lowest-ranked one-loss team by the selection committee and also trail 10-2 Oklahoma and 10-2 Alabama.
Key BYU men's basketball guard out with major knee injury
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 1 - 2:51 p.m.
Dawson Baker, the sixth-year senior guard, announced Monday that MRI results showed a complete tear of the ACL, torn lateral meniscus, additional PCL and MCL damage.
