Last season, Kalani Sitake and the BYU club attempted twice to beat Joey McGuire’s well-oiled machine, but failed both times. Now, Josh Pate has offered a scathing assessment of the Cougars’ place in the Big
Josh Pate reminds Kalani Sitake and BYU of their 2025 shortcomings.
Pate revealed his Top 25 preseason selections on his podcast on Sunday. As he ranked the Cougars 14th, he emphasized their returning production, as well as the team’s talent. He stated, “I believe a lot of people will probably sleep on Brigham Young a little bit. Everyone will kind of cast this blanket sensation that the Big 12 is Texas Tech’s, with or without Brendan Sorsby. Well, I don’t always feel that way. “
“It’s simply because Brigham Young is a very excellent team with a lot of returning production off a group from last year that has been told, ‘You didn’t really win anything,’ since they didn’t. “
This terrible reminder is based on two specific Saturdays that continue to haunt BYU supporters. The Cougars were ruthlessly defeated by Texas Tech twice last season.
The Red Raiders dominated BYU in the first game in Lubbock, shutting BYU at the line of scrimmage. The second, a high-stakes rematch in the Big 12 Championship, was even more devastating.
So, here is the weird paradox: BYU returns 63% of its output, and Sitake declined the Penn State position to foster more desire in the squad. However, despite concerns with Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech appears to be out of reach for the Cougars.
As a result, Pate stated, “They faced Texas Tech twice and lost both times, so that’s it. ” Nobody recalls anything. Well, here’s what I recall: Otherwise, they were a fantastic squad that won many games. “
However, Pate places BYU highly in the rankings. He concluded, “Because they don’t have a ton of newness all over the place, I anticipate them to start the season playing at a reasonably high level. So I rated Brigham Young among the top 15. “
It remains to be seen how Sitake manages to break the Texas Tech curse, especially since Notre Dame, coached by Marcus Freeman, is on the schedule this year. As a result, according to PFSN’s CFB Playoff Meter, the Cougars have a 17% chance of winning the Big 12 and a 29. 7% possibility of making the CFP.
