With BYU being an independent, that means its media day for football is an event the school puts on to pump up the program and get people excited. News gathered from the event may not be mind blowing, but in reality it means football is only getting closer.
Media went exactly as planned with a lack of announcements but the school more than made up for that up by pumping up the BYU football program to show of to the college football world on how good the Cougars are, which they have the potential to be.
Scheduling announcements are the norm and Tom Holmoe did release one game, and that is a scheduled home-and-home against Toledo, starting in the 2016 season. The Cougars will host Toledo on Friday Sept. 30, 2016 and BYU return the trip on Sept. 28, 2019. That was the one announcement.
BYU now has 11 games scheduled for next year, so there will be one more added in the near future.
As for other games, Holmoe did mention that there are other games in the pipeline but ESPN would not allow them to make that announcement. So, look for more games to come out, possibly this summer, about future BYU opponents.
Below are some quotes from BYU’s state of the program.
“I’d like to be able to play 7 games at home. I never want to see us go to 5, our fans deserve 6.” @TomHolmoe
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
“It’s taken longer than we would’ve liked to get these P5 schools here, but it’s happening.” @Bronco_BYU
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
Bronco in regards to BYU as a P5, “…if you look at the schedule, we’re getting there. The biggest diff is the revenue that is coming in.”
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
“We want to get in on the things that we can control. We have to get on top of those areas that we can control so we don’t fall behind.”
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
“The year that Bronco spent with us on the offensive staff really helped us get established.” -Robert Anae
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
“I get to coach great players. What I love about coaching is developing relationships with great young men. It’s a really unique bond.” -BM
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
Robert Anae says that BYU will be able to utilize Jamaal Williams 100% after his knee injury.
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
Anae also added that the running game will be helped by bringing over two players from the defensive side as “big, run blocking TE’s.”
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 201
Anae expect that he expects the team to be able to throw the ball at a higher level in 2015. #BYUMediaDay
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
Taysom says that he feels good, it’s been a long time coming. He’s had 6 full weeks of being able to work w/ the team.
— ESPN960Sports (@espn960sports) June 24, 2015
