BYU Football & Jake Retzlaff's Keys To Beating Southern Illinois & Starting 1-0| BYU Cougars Podcast

it is game day Eve in Provo Utah the BYU football program is readying itself to take on the Southern Illinois Salukis tomorrow night at level Edwards Stadium are the Cougars in any danger of being on upset watch we're talking about it and breaking it down on today's show you are locked on cougars your daily podcast on the BYU Cougars part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day what's up everybody I'm Jake hatch your host here on lockon cougars resident BYU Insider thank you for making lockd on cougars your first listen and or view of the day and a big thank you to all of you who are everyday a with us right here on your original daily podcast focus on the BYU Cougars Today's Show is brought to you by our friends over at 5 Hour Energy Five Hour Energy fixes tired fast with zero sugar in a convenient portable size is the perfect pickme up for getting stuff done go to 5our energy.com and use the promo code locked on CFB to receive 20% off your order go to 5our energy.com today to take advantage of that offer all right let's Dive Right In on today's show the BYU football program they are a day away uh from kicking it off it's been a long time coming everybody the last time we saw BYU on the field was last November it's crazy to think it's been that long since we've been able to take in a BYU football game in person or just watch them play in general and I for one cannot wait to see what they look like on the field tomorrow night I mentioned in the open of today's show is BYU and danger being on upset alert the more I have studied about southern Illinois I think BYU is going to dominate this game I'll get hot take right out of the shoot I think BYU's going to one and0 I don't think this is going to be necessarily all that close now I will add the caveat that crazy things happen in the sport of football it's an oddly shaped ball that bounces weird ways if BYU screws around turns the ball over a bunch and just overall just horses around thinking they're just going to roll steamroll this opponent yeah they can find themselves on upset watch what I am expecting from BYU though is a concerted focused effort from Kanani sitake's program as they go out there and try and show that they have learned from some of the missteps they had a season ago in the Big 12 Conference yes this is an FCS game yes it's a team you're supposed to overmatch but the Salukis are a proud program went to the second round of the playoffs the season ago their history suggests that they are going to be in this game as well the past two seasons they have upset an FBS team they beat Northern Illinois last year and the year before that they beat a power four team in Northwestern as well so Southern Illinois is going to come in here showing zero fear uh when it comes to facing off against BYU but my good friend H olssen who I work with on a daily basis over at the KSL Sports Zone he put out a tweet I think on Thursday it might have been on Wednesday that the more I have studied the Southern Illinois team this is not the same Saluki Squad that I would be more terrified of than usual let me explain he's put out this tweet speaking of hand saying this he says by why you will beat Southern Illinois by 21 plus points he points this out the Salukis have lost the number one quarterback from a season ago and Nick Baker the number one running back Ro Elliott number two running back Justin strong number one wide receiver Isaiah hardup number three wide receiver Deontay Cox number one tackler PJ jwes number two tackler Branson Colmes they're number four tackler in dunan Smith they number one sack artist and Tim Varga number two in sacks Cam bodri and number one interceptions and Mark Davis and also added the number two interception DJ Johnson and the number one Center Jacob kago I think I got that one right so here's the deal Southern Illinois is it a bit of a reloading situation yes I know that they are ranked 11th in the preseason FCS poll and that's more of a mark of a gesture of a team that hey they went deep in the playoffs the season ago they were just a couple of plays away from making it to the FCS semifinals but this is hardly the team that I think beat Southern beat Northern Illinois last season speaking of Southern Illinois and Northwestern the previous season the biggest thing for BYU in this game is to go out there and handle their business I want to see BYU run the ball down this team's throat but at the same time if it is Jake redoff as I expect to be BYU starting quarterback I want to see him go deep I want to see him like first play of the game set something up Aaron Rodrick send a guy let's say like Jojo Phillips whoever at wide receiver send a guy on a go route and let Jake uncork a deep one and see what he's capable of this is a game that I think BYU needs to put to bed early go out there run rough sha and put this one to bed by halftime do exactly what the University of Utah did last night to Southern Utah it was not a game about Midway through the first quarter it felt like it was like okay this is this is more what you expect from an FCS opponent Southern Illinois and Southern Utah are two different planes when it comes to their uh standing in FCS football right now but BYU I think understands the assignment this is not a game that you want to go out and have a performance like you did a season ago in your opener against Sam Houston State 14- nothing I don't think that engendered any type of confidence in this beu team and I think it kind of portended what we ultimately saw with that five and seven record a season ago you can point back to 2017 when BYU struggled against Portland State obviously It ultimately with ended with a 4-9 record that year BYU needs to go out there and put on a performance is gonna make cougar fans think okay this team has learned their lesson this team's tuned up and they're ready to roll none of these slow starts not a game where you want to fall behind early or allow a team to stick around speaking of Southern Illinois go out there lay the hammer down and make it a laugher that is the goal for BYU in this game there's no if and or but about it this is a game that BYU needs to dominate thoroughly from start to finish if they go out there and have another slow start another poor performance there's gonna be the boob birds at level Edwards Stadium I know it's the season opener and Hope Springs Eternal when it comes to your football program but there's been a lot of negative angst around this football program all offseason long particularly from the fan base I'm not saying it's a bad thing because the way that the season ended a season ago for the Cougars it did not leave a good taste in anybody's mouth tonight or speaking of tomorrow night I should say depends on when you watch this you may watch this on Saturday and the lead up to the game but this is a game for you to go out there and kind of rewrite what the perception is of this football program Jake rlof can make people think okay maybe he's got something in the tank a guy like LJ Martin can go out there and really people and we'll see how much he actually plays but I would like to see this where this is a game that Jake redoff LJ Martin some of the starters for BYU they're done by halftime that is the ideal scenario in this game I am still fully expecting even if Jake rlof starts to see Gary banan playing this game and I would expect that if they have the type of game that they Envision going uh for them that a guy like Jake redoff maybe plays the first half and then they have a big enough lead that they feel like okay Gary get in there and show us what you're capable of that I think is the ideal scenario for BYU but could be the simple case the BYU feels like Hey we're going to let the starters ride a little bit longer maybe into the third quarter before handing it off to the reserves but this is a really really important game even though it is an FCS game you guys know my history if you're a longtime listener to this podcast that I am no fan of these FCS games quite frankly I think FCS Games should be what the new spring game should be in college football where you spend your spring period doing your 15 practices and then you cap it off with a game against an FCS opponent you pay them the money they're looking for you get a legitimate game to end spring have your fans feeling good about themselves going into the summer months but then you play a Full Slate of actual FBS power four football come the actual season that is my ideal scenario until that happens if it ever does happen you have to deal with stuff like this so I want to see BYU Hammer Hammer the Salukis and it's nothing personal against Southern Illinois go out there handle your business Keys the victory for me real quick speaking of BYU number one I want to BYU push over 400 yards in offense at minimum i' like to see it balanced 200 yards rushing 200 yards passing I think be a fantastic performance number two I want to see BYU be able to stop the run and just really make Southern Illinois a onedimensional team now the Southern Illinois Squad I'm expecting in their quarterback uh position because they have a QB battle they have not announced the starting quarterback for I think you're going to see both quarterbacks for Southern Illinois but the bigger thing is I think DJ WIlliams is likely the guy that they're going to ride most of this game he's a former uh allconference freshman of the year uh coming from Murray State now to join Southern Illinois we'll see what happens they also have size at wide receiv receiver they got two transfer receivers who reportedly stand 61 and 62 last I saw on depth charts a kontes Lewis is one of them and then the other one uh so Vincent Davis is the receptions leader from a year ago he's back uh for SIU but they also have Nan Hezekiah 6 fo2 and then kantes Lewis 61 from wison conson there a size of that wide receiver position you got to make them onedimensional and obviously expect the guys like Jacob Robinson Mark Collins Etc at cornerback hold up in pass coverage but make them one-dimensional slow down that rushing tag show that this defensive line is a better defensive line than I have given them credit for literally all offseason long I have been uh quite down on BYU's D line like to see them shut me up in this game final thing I want to see in terms of keys to victory in this one turnover margin win the turnover battle make them cough it up you don't cough it up if like I said in the open if BYU screws around turns the ball over a bunch in this game yeah that's the recipe for finding yourself on upset alert handle your business control the action control the line of scrimmage and be way you should be just fine in this game because I don't think this is the same Southern Illinois Squad that we have seen the last couple of years when they've gotten those FBS upsets I think this is a team that's a bit in flux speaking of Southern Illinois but BYU has to handle their end of the bargain and make sure that it's nowhere near what southern Illinois would Envision they it would take for them to notch an upset in Provo all right guys going to have a big role in the rushing attack for BYU tomorrow night is an offensive guard Wayan lauo started all actually I think he's only started 10 games the season ago if I recall correctly but he's a stalwart left guard for the BYU football program has been entrenched to that spot since he arrived on campus in Provo what does he expect from BYU in this opener against Southern Illinois what does he expect overall all from the upcoming season and how has he improved as an offensive lineman to date we're talking about all that with him one-on-one coming up next right here unlocked on cougars today's Show's brought to you by our friends over at Factor Mills now Factor meals for for you guys is Got No Mess meals that are easy to make and best part is keep you on the 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offensive lineman whan laho I wasn't 100% certain what to expect going into this interview with whan now he's a guy who's more of a kind of reserved uh individual when it comes to the BYU football program has not been one of the guys out uh kind of front and center talking to the media a lot but I'm not gonna lie very very impressed with this young man he had some really really good thoughts on what to expect from the BYU football program this fall going into this opener tomorrow night at level Edwards Stadium and a whole lot more so without further Ado here you go Wayan laajo with myself right here unlocked on cougars how excited are you to have game week here and just be ready to I can't wait I can't wait to get back into Lees get back to see the fans and just uh feel that atmosphere again it's it's going to be a good one so I can't wait do you guys I know fans they anticipated the countdown days and everything do you do the same thing as players uh not really cuz it's going to be you know the countdown is still I mean if you look back at it three months ago the countdown's 90 days so you really just want to take one day at a time and make that day uh make that day worth it and just go one day at a time I don't really count it just let it come as it does now Conor's been regular on this podcast talking about how you guys as an offensive line he believes you guys have improved you concur with his assessment for sure 100% I feel like we' improved at all five positions MH um just knowing the game of ball a little bit more and and uh getting another getting a lot of reps getting a lot of reps together and uh being cohesive so how much how much sorry how much of a I guess a testament is that to the work of TJ Woods is your old line coach a lot it's it's a lot he definitely uh has a big piece in where we're at right now Know M so yeah he he's a big piece for sure what has he worked on the most with you guys um everything I mean just the concept of uh of a lot of things just just breaking it down not just not just telling us where to go but why we go there and how to do it and like you know just for like Zone schemes he's just he's teaching you what the play is like what the what the purpose of the play is like what we're trying to achieve so he breaks it down in a lot of lot of different ways to so he's even bring like the philosophy of the whole idea okay and having the Phil philosophy you're knowing where everyone else is going too so that's going to help you out too help to play fast now the left side of that offensive Line's pretty veteran because you got Caleb outside of you you you you obviously starter season you got Connor to your right do you guys feel like that left side is quote unquote the strong side to use this expression uh no no hate on my right side they they ball us too but yeah we strong side on the left side but and they can say the same thing about their side it's we're both solid on either side what excites you most about playing at level Edwards Stadium once again man I there's too much to say um I would say the first thing is playing in front of all my family being a Utah boy and playing for a home Home State team it's it's huge for me and I mean just the energy and and the crowd Lees is it's it's it's pretty nuts I mean I I played at Alabama and that game that game atmosphere was pretty good too but you know I still take LEL Edwards over them so so BYU over B we got okay I said it I played there so I mean you can you can and and then we have we were getting the lights this year too so that's going to add the little specialty into them touchdowns so well we've seen those lights from different stadiums and whatnot you like stuff like that the Aesthetics stuff I think it's awesome I think it's like I think playing on Saturdays is like a It's Entertainment so why not make it entertaining and do all that flashy stuff I like it personally now looking at Southern Illinois they've got a very strong defensive reputation what do you see on tape from them that you you see from your perspective a bunch of 11 guys that fly to the ball and they play hard and they they know what they're doing and they do it so a a solid defense are they a defense that like You' got a bunch of experience playing different teams do they compare to anybody you've played in the past maybe um I would compare them like uh Sam Houston last year okay they move around a lot they uh like to give you a lot of different fronts and and uh slant a lot of different places so you know you got to stay on your toes and make sure you don't lunge at people and fall in your face a lot of stunts a lot of twist that type of stuff now how difficult is that for you as a guard I know you had to pass off guys all the time cuz you got a guy outside of you guy inside of you so how difficult is that you have to communicate pretty well I'm yeah you got to be everyone's got to be on the on the same page for sure um if you have one guy off he the SL you might be thinking you're passing a guy and your guy's not coming so that guy's unblocked so everyone's got to be on the same page and make sure we are Conor IDs it right and me and my tackle were making sure we pass off things and make sure he's there and I'm there so it's definitely a teamwork type of thing no matter who's a quarterback cuz I know you guys are keeping that Under Wraps until game time no matter who's back back there does that change anything for you nah I I full full both of them I'm happy with either one I so ready to play it doesn't matter to me you just want to get out there and get after it okay and both of them are great quarterbacks too so I trust both of them what what excites you most about the running back guy running back group uh a physical bunch and and and that they're deep and then they they run hard too so I can't wait for us as o line and a running back crew we had a lot of lot to prove now I know you were a newcomer last year longside J where have you seen him improve the most at running back um his vision and and just his understanding of the game of ball you know he he grew he was just a young buck last year I can contest to that you know playing young you just play super fast and kind of just let your abilities do the thing but uh this year I could definitely see him get more I mean even in the weight room and and out here on the field he's just died in you know like a veteran already he you know he's already already trying to he's already stapled in well you talk about you were a young player youve got a lot of experience you've played this is your third year of college football and you've been a starter almost the entire time you've been in college how much has that helped you I mean it's a lot the the game nothing simulates a game rep so uh it's helped a lot it helps me with my confidence and you know just having all those reps is it's definitely a game changer where have you improved the most I guess this offseason coming into 2024 um I just thinking being in the right spot okay being in like a good positioning and and body body demeanor not kind of just flying all over the place and and just out of out of sorts just toning in what I know I know what to go but sometimes I don't go there the right way so just making sure my technique is dialed in to the te now you're two of the Big 12 obviously Big 12 season will start kick off a little bit later on but what excites you most about playing in the Big 12 once again just the competition week in week out and and the places we go and travel and see it's going to be fun now I've gotten a from talking to different guys Conor coaches on that there's a quiet confidence with this Bunch would you is that kind of what you sense from this team is they looking forward for sure for sure I mean there's not much to say it's just it's football we got to get out there and do it anyway so yeah that is Wayan laho and folks we have had Clark barington as our player guest via an nil deal here on this show the past two seasons obviously upcoming as well with Connor pay has been absolutely a delight to have him on the show could we make it three for three with Wayan laho as our next player uh co-host via an nil contract I'm really really impressed with way he's got a lot of Personality was a delightful delightful interview to hear from him and I really enjoyed that like I said I did not know necessarily what to expect when I requested a chance to catch up with him but hey Connor not to put you on the spot but man whan's coming for your spot man that's that was really really fun to catch up with whan and uh best of luck to him and his teammates this upcoming season season Wayland's got a lot to prove but uh just put it this way talking with some people not Connor not anybody I mentioned on today's show but people involved with the BYU football program they think Wayan L waho is going to take essentially kind of that next step and really make him a bonfi make himself a Bonafide NFL draft prospect this season we'll see if it comes to fruition but I really really like that young man I really appreciate him carving out some time to join us here on the podcast all right we'll finish up today's show with your questions our weekly mailbag Edition uh we get into what you guys want to talk about coming up next As We Roll on right here on locked on cougars Today's Show is brought to you by our friends over at 5H Hour Energy now if you're trying to avoid the mid-afternoon crash well Five Hour Energy could be the option for you research shows that more than 70% 70% of us reach the wall after lunch let a 5our energy shot help you get over that wall instead of crashing into it the best part is 5 hour energy has got the feeling to give you the alertness you need and the energy to get in the zone and get the things done you need to every single day also 5 Hour Energy is here for you guys is the brand working for working hardworking people 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cougars your first listen of the day uh it's a good opportunity as time as ever to join the lock on cougars Insider group uh be having some conversations in the upcoming uh season obviously during games and like you like to have one-on-one interaction with myself via text message join the lockon Cougars Insider group today the link is in the show notes whether you're watching and or listening to this join us an opportunity to win BYU football and basketball tickets and the like we got you covered top at the bottom join us in the lock on cougars Insider group 14-day free trial and see if it's the right option for you and then just $5 a month afterwards we got a really really good group of people have joined uh this group and hope that many more of you will be joining in the coming days if not right now uh pause the show join it and then we can move on along with the podcast all right questions today come from our lockon C's Insider group uh for the mailbag first one comes in from our good friend Kent ask this I would like to know if the strength and conditioning with nutrition staff uh strength and conditioning staff with nutrition is making a difference or we'll have to wait until the season's over to see I don't think there to wa wait the entire season Kent to get a feel for that but I can tell you that BYU players have been absolutely giddy about how the strength and conditioning staff is overhauled the way they've gone about training this off season position specific workouts a lot of stuff when it comes like offensive linemen aren't doing the same thing as a wide receiver nor should they cornerbacks and defensive ends doing different things the nice part is by's got a full compliment of strength and conditioning coaches five of them two sports scientists and Dr Skyler M and the former BYU linebacker kobby Claus and a doctor in his own right uh they're doing really really good work on Sports Science side of things and then the nutrition team they've got I think is it 16 17 tragar literally cooking up hundreds of pounds of meat every single day they are taking care of these guys and I don't think it's necessarily gonna have to wait the entire season to see it show up but I can tell you right now the perception from the players is they AB love what's going on uh similar question came in from our good friend Dennis he asked this what has the team done for improvement in conditioning and injury prevention by always seems to have injuries with key players most recently LJ Martin uh that's a great uh point there but here's the deal BYU is looking at this closer and more deeply than ever before the players are wearing those trackers it's like a GPS tracker in their uh pads literally every single day they're out there at practice they have to weigh themselves before and after practice every to measure how much weight they lost in terms of water weight and the like this is being analyzed like I said at a deeper level than ever before a BYU they are managing workloads for guys more than ever and the biggest thing is I think they're understanding hey we need sometimes you need to ease off on certain guys maybe there's a day that BYU just the players are overworked they've told the coaches hey back it off a little bit here we don't want to push these guys over the edge where they get into the Zone where they might get themselves injured so you may consider that Improvement maybe you think it's all uh bull junk as coach Prime would say but I think that is what they're looking at here the other thing is your take on the kicking game from Dennis specifically field goal distance and accuracy uh I think it's gonna be absolutely electric because will faren looks like he's the absolute truth at kicker for BYU uh kicking game question I've got is more about the punt game is Sam vanderhaar Lon Rico are they gonna be able to kind of live up to the Legacy that Ryan Rico leaves in his stead that's the big question I think there on the kicking side of things uh Tyson asked this a great question here what are the three must-win conference games for BYU this year that are and what are two games you feel BYU can make big upsets in the three must- wins for me for BYU are the three that you have similar level of competition in people's eyes when it comes to these conference games speaking of Baylor Arizona State and Houston those are teams either right around or just above or below BYU in the projected standings in this conference if you want to go bowling beat the teams that you're as good if not better than them and those are the three I think you absolutely absolutely have to win those are three must wins Baylor ASU and Houston you have to have those three the other two games you feel B way you can make a big upset in Arizona when they come to Provo that could be a big opportunity for BYU it's still a new staff I know they got a star in Noah ffid as well as Teto and McMillan at wide receiver but they're coming to Provo get a win upset Arizona I'm also keeping an eye on Kansas State Avery Johnson for everything that he is at Kansas State he has literally never played a road game as the starting quarterback at Kansas State his first career start on the road Provo Utah LVL Edwards Stadium can you make his life a nightmare that night and get an upset win there be really fun to see that but I think there's a couple others out there I also could look at Oklahoma State coming in on a Friday night who knows what happens in that game uh but those are the ones I'm looking at Tyson uh just in terms of what you're asking there uh Jaden asked this is A- Rod speaking of Aaron Roder saying has a clear-cut starter increase your confidence in Jake's progress or is he simply talking to talk my understanding of what I know about Aaron Roder because he doesn't necessarily like to talk to talk that's just not Aaron's style typically I actually take it as he has got confidence that if it is Jake like I expected to be that he absolutely has fended off a really really admirable uh bid to take his starting job away in Gary bohannan Gary gave it everything he could in training camp and there was a period there where people I was talking to our practice insiders we like to call them were telling me Jake the real realistic possibility at this point that Gary could be the starter come to season Jake uh did not back away from that battle in fact he came out and he pushed harder than ever and won that job back that should encourage you now practice versus game two different things we all get that but I do think it is uh it's increased confidence in my opinion that Jake's progress is legitimate we'll see what happens uh Michael do you think B why you can realistically get to 35 points Saturday well heck I sure hope so this is an FCS game I I know that 14 nothing last year against Sam Houston State has left some of you probably thinking hey they're going to struggle in this game like I said in the start of today's show be whyu needs to go out there and lay the hammer down on this opponent there will be booo let's say it's like seven nothing um at halftime you will have people booing BYU off the field I've got zero doubt about that BYU needs to put up a very very good performance so yeah I think they can realistically get to 35 points and I'll just say this they better that's the other part of that for you Michael all right uh let's see rolling on here uh question from Tyson here what is your single measure of success in game one mine is whether the starters are on the field by the five minute Mark of the third quarter B has had a bad habit of taking too long to put bad teams away in recent years which required them to put unnecessary mileage on starters which I believe influenced injury risk as the season went on it's a very good point I said it earlier Tyson I like to see this game where BYU goes out there and like by halftime telling Jake hey you can go put your sweatpants on we're we're good here that's what I want to see from BYU I think the single measure of success is yes you don't screw around with Southern Illinois make it a a just a walk in the park for lack of a better expression go out there handle your business and show this is a team as you mentioned that is not gonna have a slow start that's easier said than done from a guy like me who's an analyst doing a podcast but be whyu I think understands that that they've got to show folks that they mean business this year and that you cannot have a slow start it'd be really really disappointing to have that happen if it were to happen all right uh good question here from Brandon hey J just listening to your podcast with regards to the quarterbacks and so forth the thing I've been thinking about Jake redoff as the starter is that I look at the Oklahoma State and Oklahoma games which were big games other than the 100 yard interception return I thought speaking of Jake he played great not extraordinary but he moved the offense and got us in position to win both games the defense was not able to hold when they needed to Oklahoma State I thought he played great and improved dramatically and when it counted he got his down the field and it was a fumble by his own receiver was actually the tight end it was Isaac rex that ended that drive so I felt like he played a he ended on a very good Trend personally uh he reminds me a ton of John Beck obviously a different throwing motion though it looks much to improve from last year but his personality and growing pains remind me of Jon and I could see him really growing this season I don't think that's a bad point by Brandon there now the career trajectory for uh John Beck is that he was a conference Player of the Year and a second round draft pick in the NFL draft is is that the arc that Jake rof is on well he's going to have to get it going very very quick if he wants to uh be at that level but remember John Beck is a guy who famously got roasted by opposing fan bases for crying because of his passion for BYU football in a loss I think it was an no4 when he did that John Beck ended up as one of the all-timers at BYU could Jake Retzloff follow that same career Arc maybe so but uh I think that proving you can do that starts tomorrow night against Southern Illinois uh final question here Jensen asks this actually I got two more questions I apologize there's two here uh Jensen ask this what are your thoughts on Colorado after tonight's game uh still very much a flawed team really really Elite skill player shador Sanders is Elite Travis hen like the touchdown one of those the third touchdown he had of the three that that Defender had him was draped all over him seemingly he didn't have any hands to catch the ball and he still finds a way to catch it they've got a elite skill Talent speaking of Colorado but they're still fatally flawed their trench play is still not where it needs to be so I've got questions about what the real efficacy long term is of a Colorado but uh just kind of where I stand on that I don't think they're necessarily great but they're also not awful and the the hell Mary from North Dakota State going only to the five yard line when you know you need to throw it into the end zone H you deal with it some good some bad but they got the win so I I think that Colorado will be happy about it as they move along but I I just don't think Colorado is what some people are pumping them up to be I just I just don't see it but am I a hater am I going to be banned by coach Prime for saying that maybe so but hey we'll we'll move along and uh handle our business on that front um by the way uh one other thing real quick couple of games this weekend in terms of just if you want to watch if you're a BYU fan out there big games Clemson in Georgia tomorrow morning 10: a.m. number 14 versus number one uh Penn State in West Virginia Big 12 Conference mate Mountaineers hosting one of the big 10 powers out in Morgantown that's also a 10 kickoff if you want to tune into those uh give me uh Clemson to cover the spread in that game and give me West Virginia to upset Penn State I think West Virginia's got something cooked up uh for the nitty Lions I'd love to see that happen a couple other games I'm gon to be keeping an eye on because I'm just a college football junkie out there Notre Dame Texas A&M uh it's just a weird feel for this game I think that Notre Dame gets the win on the row but they're going to Kyle Field it's a tough place to play down there in College Station but I'm interested to see how they handle their business speaking of Notre Dame on the road and then also I'm looking at USC and LSU at Sunday night at Lille not LV Edwards name Allegiance stadium in Las Vegas uh Trojans and tigers a lot of turnover at their quarterback positions respectively obviously with uh both quarterbacks being taken in the first round I think the USC is going to be an interesting test case can Lincoln riy actually get a defense that can do really anything TBD but until then give me LSU for the win in Las Vegas Vegas but uh it should be an interesting one can USC where they have less travel obviously making this shorter trip up I15 quote unquote uh to uh Las Vegas whereas LSU's got to take a pretty lengthy plane ride uh to Sin City couple of games to keep an eye on it's just my kind of my picks for the week if you will on the podcast but I think it's GNA be an interesting interesting weekend in college football I just I love sitting back and watching college games had a great time last night watching college football plan to do that uh tonight and also tomorrow when I'm out there at level Edwards Stadium by the way I will be doing BYU pre and postgame coverage if you tune in to the KSL Sports Zone I'll be able to hear myself and Alex K with BYU pre and postgame coverage uh so tune in five o'clock on the pregame show live from the Cafe Rio in Provo if you want to stop on by and say hi I'd love to see you guys give you a fist bump and uh get you on your way over to watch the game and also post game will be out there at Cafe Rio as well breaking down whatever happens in this game and then once done with radio we'll do a postcast edition of the podcast as well here for you guys so plenty plenty uh to cover all right that's a little bit of a super siiz edition of the podcast I just looked at the timer oops uh all right nonetheless big thank you as always for your guys' support of the podcast cannot thank you guys enough for everything that you do to support this show uh it really does mean the world to me but enjoy uh football it's an incredible time it is back everybody and of course BYU uh real quick score prediction give me like BYU 41 Southern Illinois 13 how about that 4113 that's my prediction uh and we will see what happens if it comes to fruition if you want to share your predictions drop them in the comments below or tweet at us or send us via social media let us know what you're expecting to see from BYU against SIU at level Edwards Stadium tomorrow night all right that's it big thank you is once again uh to all of you for making your first View and or listen to the day and always a big thank you to all of you who are everyday with us right here on the lock on coup podcast