Darnell Dickson

On Tuesday night, BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe was doing what he loves most about his job: Cheering on one of the Cougar athletic teams, this time men’s basketball in Morgantown, West Virginia. On Wednesday morning, Holmoe was fighting back tears as he explained his decision to retire at the end of the 2024-25 […]

In the final moments of the Orem-Timpview boys basketball game on Friday, the 1973 song, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” by War echoed through the standing-room only arena. There was plenty of evidence why the Tigers and Thunderbirds can’t get along: Four technical fouls were issued and finally a bench-clearing ruckus in the final 11 […]

  For more than 30 minutes, BYU stood toe to toe with No. 20 Arizona. In the end, the Wildcats offensive efficiency was too much to overcome. Put more simply, the Cougars needed stops. Couldn’t get them. It also didn’t help that BYU went seven minutes without a field goal late in the second half […]

Salem Hills girls basketball coach Taylor Jones said his players have bought into the defensive end of the floor this season, and that’s a big reason why the Skyhawks are the No. 2 RPI team in Class 5A. Salem Hills isn’t bad on offense, either. Seniors Brooke Warren and Chenielle Nye combined for 38 points […]

BYU had been blown out in its previous two true road games this season but had a real chance to win a crazy competitive afternoon matchup at TCU that featured 12 ties and 17 lead changes. Unfortunately, the Cougars stumbled down the stretch, making just one field goal in the final three minutes in a […]

When ABC announcers actually took a break from their breathless praise of Deion Sanders, Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders during the Alamo Bowl television broadcast on Saturday, they referred to something Cougar center Conner Pay said after an interview on Friday. “Talk about BYU just a little bit, would you?” Pay asked. Seriously. Dave Pasch […]

A couple of thoughts before I jump into the Christmas wish list for prep sports this holiday season. USA Today reported earlier this year that 27% of Utah high school students participate in athletics (29.6% boys, 24.2% girls). That ranks 43rd in the country. By comparison, the study reported that 58.6% of high school students […]

The BYU men’s basketball team took its first true road trip of the season on Tuesday to Providence and got absolutely routed. The Big East-Big 12 Battle wasn’t much of a battle. The Friars shot 71% from the field in the first half and got a big boost from the return of leading scorer Bryce […]

Here’s what’s going on inside Darnell’s head. There have been so many late-night football games this season and I’ve had a hard time winding down to get to sleep. Not Saturday night/Sunday morning. Got home at 1 a.m., went right to bed and slept like a baby. I suppose it was because the anxiety of […]

On Saturday, 20 seniors will suit up for their final regular-season home game at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Here’s a look at all 20 of those players. 13 Isaiah Bagnah 6-4 245 DE Lethridge, Alberta Transferred from Boise State in 2023 after earning a Business Administration degree. …. Has already graduated from BYU with a Sociology […]