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For BYU's Brett Denney, today's game against Wyoming is a homecoming of sorts. The senior defensive lineman hails from Thornton, Colo., which isn't far from War Memorial Stadium.

With the stated goal of capturing the Mountain West Conference championship seemingly out of reach in the wake of BYU's 38-7 walloping at the hands of TCU two weeks ago, what's left for the No.

Because he hails from Wyoming, Kelly Poppinga, a former BYU linebacker and current intern on the defensive coaching staff, will be the Cougars' unofficial tour guide when they visit the Cowboys this weekend.

After losing to TCU last year in almost the same fashion they lost to the Horned Frogs on Saturday night, the BYU Cougars won their next four games and trailed the eventual No.

The roles were reversed last year when BYU played TCU. The Cougars came into Fort Worth ranked 8th in the nation and with high BCS hopes, only to limp back home after a 32-7 crushing defeat.

Injuries to key players were a big concern to the BYU Cougars last week, but as the showdown against No.

In the last eight games between BYU and San Diego State, the Cougars have scored at least 41 points six times.

Senior linebacker Coleby Clawson forever will be known in BYU football lore as the Cougar who knocked Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford out of the game at Dallas Cowboys Stadium, paving the way for a 14-13 upset of Oklahoma.

Many NFL players, like the Bills' Donte Whitner, show their support for breast cancer awareness by wearing pink.

For a BYU defense that has yielded 950 yards and a host of big plays the past two weeks, Utah State's offensive capabilities pose a significant challenge.

In recent weeks, they've helped christen Jerry Jones' billion-dollar palace also known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Max Hall , Andrew Rich and Austin McCoy are Mountain West Conference Players of the Week for games through Sept.

BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said his players were going to celebrate "as long as they want to," after Saturday night's stunning 14-13 win over Oklahoma, a win that vaulted the No.

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Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson was making his way to the BYU interview room within the bowels of billion-dollar Dallas Cowboys Stadium Saturday night, receiving a steady stream of text messages from administrators from other MWC schools.

Almost 25 years ago to the day after BYU upset No. 3 Pittsburgh on the road in its season-opener, the No.

When BYU defensive line coach Steve Kaufusi was recruiting Vic So'oto, then a tight end, Kaufusi often teased the highly regarded prospect from Carlsbad, Calif., that he would some day be playing defensive end for the Cougars.

August 15th, 2009 @ 12:04pm On a wet, cloudy, windy day that felt more like October 15th than August 15th, the Cougars hit the new turf at Lavell Edwards Stadium for the first time this morning.

Jan Jorgensen is saddling up for his final ride as a Cougar. But the senior hasn't changed his shtick - he's still showing the same game face he brought as a starting freshman.

BYU defensive lineman Russell Tialavea will play for the Cougars this year, after all.