BYU is becoming our “B” game, or at least we’re getting comfortable scheduling other P5 opponents with BYU. For instance:
2022: Southern Utah, SDSU, @Florida [C, B, A]
2023: Florida, Weber St., and @ Baylor [A, C, A]
2024: Southern Utah, BYU, and Baylor [C, B, A]
2025: Wyoming, BYU, ??? (this one leaves BYU as the A Game, I suppose)
2026: @Houston, Arkansas, BYU [B, A, B… note, no C game in 2026]
2027: Houston, BYU, ??? (this one leaves BYU as the A Game, I suppose)
2028: @Arkansas, ???
Yeah, lost in the Florida series news was that we scheduled BYU from 2025-2028. That’s how we were able to get out of the 2022 and 2023 games without penalty.
I love the rivalry, but I love this match more!
That’s not what the aritcle in the Trib is saying. It notes that Harlan just in January argreed to a two-year extension for game in Provo in 2023 and SLC in 2024. It says nothing about them being on in 2025. This is from a report from 247:
According to sources, in order to move off of the BYU games in 2022 and 2023, the series agreement would be extended two years, thus resuming in 2024 and carrying on through the 2028 season.
Yep – the Trib is reporting this as well. The 2022 and 2023 games for BYU will essentially be postponed to 2024 and 2025 since the current contract only goes through 2023.
That’s what I would expect. I’m not sure on what real authority that Bartle can claim that it’s BYU that Utah gets rid of. I’m sure that after the NIU & Idaho State games, Harlan saw that the because of crappy attendance of hosting an FCS school, it isn’t worth the lost revenue and payout to have a cupcake.
Edit: This is the important part from the article, I guess we have to trust his ‘sources’.
According to sources, in order to move off of the BYU games in 2022 and 2023, the series agreement would be extended two years, thus resuming in 2024 and carrying on through the 2028 season.
Looks like we will be dropping the 2023 BYU game as well. I hope that this is a trend that will continue.
2022 in Gainesville and 2023 in Salt Lake. Glad this one is happening
Utah @ 
UCLA 
