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3 BYU wide receivers ready to step up and break out with Cody Hagen's retirement

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (559+ words) Without warning, BYU football lost one of its core wide receivers with the announcement that Cody Hagen, a junior wide-out and former high school track champion in Utah, would be retiring from the game of football after struggling to rehabilitate…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > byu-football-wide-receiver-just-retired-right-before-potential-breakout-season

A BYU football wide receiver just retired right before a potential breakout season

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (294+ words) But in a sudden twist of fate, Cody Hagen pulled the rug out from Cougar Nation, awaiting in anxious anticipation for a junior year that would never come. Seemingly from nowhere, Hagen announced his retirement from football. He will not…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > expanding-college-football-playoff-does-not-make-regular-season-less-meaningful

Expanding the College Football Playoff Does Not Make the Regular Season Less Meaningful

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (904+ words) Before I say anything else, I want to say that I respect people who think this. Meaningfulness depends on your perspective. If you find that college football is more meaningful to you when the playoff is smaller than when it's…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > former-byu-kicker-and-holy-war-legend-will-ferrin-has-been-cut-by-new-york-jets

Former BYU kicker and Holy War legend Will Ferrin has been cut by the New York Jets

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (441+ words) Will Ferrin, former BYU football legend and as sure-footed as kickers come in Provo, signed an undrafted free agent deal with the New York Jets soon after the conclusion of the NFL Draft. Only Jack Kelly and Carsen Ryan were…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > bear-can-get-them-there-analyst-believes-byu-football-qb-will-lift-team-ceiling

'Bear can get them there' analyst believes BYU football's QB will lift team's ceiling

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (386+ words) There was little reason to believe that BYU football could replicate the success of 2024 when quarterback Jake Retzlaff left the program. In a year that saw the Cougars leap from the second-lowest projected team in the Big 12's preseason poll…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > first-african-american-quarterback-in-byu-history-officially-retires-from-football-jaren-hall

First African-American quarterback in BYU history officially retires from football

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (409+ words) Jaren Hall, a former starting quarterback for BYU football, has announced his retirement from football via his Instagram account. "Sports have been woven into nearly every part of my life," Hall reminisced. "They've challenged me, humbled me, shaped my faith,…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > kalani-sitake-byu-football-just-sent-in-offer-to-elite-5-star-2028-prospect-austin-attalah

Kalani Sitake, BYU football just sent in an offer to an elite 5-star 2028 prospect

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (191+ words) Wasting absolutely zero time, Kalani Sitake and his staff at BYU football just sent in their application to host Austin Attalah, a 5-star offensive tackle in the class of 2028, as his college football home. In the case of Austin Attalah,…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > does-on3-list-of-top-10-ncaa-quarterbacks-spit-in-byu-bear-bachmeier-face

Does On3's list of top 10 NCAA quarterbacks spit in BYU's Bear Bachmeier's face?

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (321+ words) Bear Bachmeier's performance against the best quarterbacks in college football deserves far more credit than it's receiving, and the BYU community needs to rally around their man under center. On On3's recent top 10 quarterbacks list, the Cougars' sophomore quarterback was…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > kalani-sitake-coaching-style-leads-with-love-impressed-4-star-jeremiah-williams

Kalani Sitake's coaching style leads with love, impressed 4-star Jeremiah Williams

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (410+ words) "The players would say 'I love you, Coach' after meetings and stuff like that," recalled recently-committed four-star defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams when asked what drew him to BYU football on Mitch Harper's Cougar Tracks Podcast. "That means something." Snatching this…...

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lawlessrepublic. com > brody-laga-byu-5-star-kicker-returns-from-his-mission-in-demolished-shoes

Brody Laga, BYU's 5-star kicker, returns from his mission in demolished shoes

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (197+ words) There's much more nuance to the whole missionary issue, but if it were truly such a severe advantage, the NCAA wouldn't have added a stipulation for religious service in the newly-proposed 5-year eligibility rule. But upon further inspection of returned…...