Category Archives: BYU

Sunday stories

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Posted on August 15, 2010 by rgagliardi

Some links to stories from around the Mountain West Conference: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/14/sandifer-gives-lindley-that-third-receiver-option/ http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100815/SPORTS/8150336/Offense-rallies-late-for-victory-in-CSU-scrimmage http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/50110816-89/utes-whittingham-camp-cleaning.html.csp http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50111038-88/nelson-yards-mendenhall-biggest.html.csp http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/14/2404374/tcu-coach-patterson-not-happy.html http://www.gazette.com/sports/close-103013-lamendola-return.html http://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/ut-defense-already-in-ooh-mode-at-practices-860051.html

Posted in BYU, College Football, Colorado State, General, Moutain West Conference, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV, Utah

Sunday news and notes

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Posted on August 8, 2010 by rgagliardi

Here is my story in Sunday’s paper on Wyoming freshman linebacker Oliver Schober. It’s a pretty interesting story on how he got here and the impression he’s made on his teammates and coaches. http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/08/08/sports/19sports_08-08-10.txt UW has sold about 7,500 season … Continue reading →

Posted in Boise State, BYU, College Football, Colorado State, Dave Christensen, Fall Camp 2010, Moutain West Conference, Recruiting, UNLV, Utah Tagged

Cowboys open camp Thursday

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Posted on August 4, 2010 by rgagliardi

Wyoming’s first football practice of fall camp is at 3:45 p.m. Thursday in Laramie. See Thursday’s Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Laramie Boomerang on what coach Dave Christensen’s top priority of fall camp is, and also my top five things to … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Force, Basketball, BYU, College Football, Dave Christensen, Football, Moutain West Conference, TCU, UNLV

Monday’s stories

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Posted on August 2, 2010 by rgagliardi

Some casual reading for you on this Monday. Even a hoops story in there. http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_15656013 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700052647/5-questions-with-Bronco-Mendenhall.html http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50025863-88/camp-byu-spring-football.html.csp http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/jason-franchuk/article_786754a8-9e4e-11df-97c3-001cc4c03286.html

Posted in Basketball, BYU, College Football, Colorado State, Moutain West Conference

Sunday stories

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Posted on August 1, 2010 by rgagliardi

Some stories I came across today getting ready to cover the finals of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. These are college football stories as fall camp for most teams begin this week. Wyoming starts Thursday. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50029328-88/byu-utah-mendenhall-whittingham.html.csp http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700052706/Utah-Utes-football-5-points-to-ponder.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700052670/BYU-football-5-points-to-ponder.html http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_15649577 http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/30/2374344/gary-pattersons-tcu-horned-frogs.html

Posted in BYU, College Football, Football, Moutain West Conference, Utah

Player notes from MWC media day

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Posted on July 28, 2010 by rgagliardi

MWC Media Day is over, but before I left I had a chance to talk to some of the players that made the trip. Here are some thoughts: –Part of TCU senior safety Tejay Johnson’s major is sign language. He … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, College Football, Football, Moutain West Conference, MWC Football Media Day 2010 Tagged ,

NCAA and agents

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Posted on July 22, 2010 by rgagliardi

My column today, and first in quite some time, hit on the recent investigations involving sports agents and alleged contact with college football players. This isn’t a new problem by any means, but it has certainly been in the news … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Force, BYU, College Football, Football, MWC men's basketball Tagged

Stories of the day

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Posted on July 21, 2010 by rgagliardi

A few stories that caught my eye this morning scanning the Internet. Look what Boise State is doing with its student section for men’s basketball. What would you think if Wyoming did that? I often thought it would be smart … Continue reading →

Posted in Basketball, Boise State, BYU, College Football