2025 BYU Cougars CFB Betting Lines
It took longer than hoped, but BYU Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake has proven to be the proverbial perfect fit. Sitake has led his alma mater to consecutive double-digit win seasons and top-19 finishes. Sitake put his program on such a good trajectory that BYU was invited to join the Big 12 Conference. From 2011 through 2023, the Cougars had been an independent after years in the Western Athletic and later the Mountain West Conferences. BYU thought it could bank on a large Mormon population and following to become the Notre Dame of the LDS Church in football. Although that has not happened, the program is a strong asset and should thrive in the Big 12. BYU is being touted as a potential Top 10 team for the 2025 season.
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Kalani Sitake is a native of Tonga and played as a fullback for BYU. He was a career assistant who rose to become the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach under Kyle Whittingham at the University of Utah. He has been the head coach of BYU since 2016 and has a career record of 72-43, including a 5-2 mark in bowl games. Sitake has led BYU to top-20 finishes in three of the previous five seasons, including a 17th-place finish in 2024.
The Cougars came close to making the College Football Playoff (CFP) last season, and with Jake Retzlaff, LJ Martin, Roberts, and Keelan Marion returning, they should be even more explosive on offense. The Cougars will have to replace three starting offensive linemen; Isaiah Jatta (Colorado Buffaloes) and Andrew Gentry are ready to take over at tackle.
BYU is seeking more depth on the defensive line, where Keanu Tanuvasa and Tausili Akana are competing for starting jobs. The linebacker corps suffered a blow when returning starting middle linebacker Harrison Taggart transferred to California in the spring. The group is still in good shape with Isaiah Glasker and Jack Kelly returning. Tanner Wall and Evan Johnson lead a very experienced secondary.
In 2025, BYU catches a bad break with five road games, but it helps not to have to play Arizona State or Kansas State. Watch out for Oklahoma State to bounce back - it’ll turn out to be a strong team to miss, and so will Kansas if all goes according to plan. Fans would prefer to have Baylor and Houston on the slate instead of a few other teams the Cougars get to play.
BYU has a challenging time navigating its schedule, which is inconsistent, but it should manage. It starts well, but the Big 12 road games become too much to overcome. The five road games in seven dates prove to be too much to overcome, but the Cougars are still a factor in the conference race until the end.
In a best-case scenario, the Cougars beat Colorado and sidestep the East Carolina landmine on the way to a 4-0 start, and then they take care of Provo. That includes West Virginia as the home oasis among a slew of road games, and of course, there's a win over Utah. Still, there's a loss somewhere, like at Iowa State, and even with two road games, the team runs through November on the way to the Big 12 Championship.
2025 BYU Cougars Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 30 |
vs. Portland State Vikings |
- |
- |
| Sep 6 |
vs. Stanford Cardinal |
- |
- |
| Sep 13 |
OFF |
| Sep 20 |
at East Carolina Pirates |
- |
- |
| Sep 27 |
at Colorado Buffaloes |
- |
- |
| Oct 3 |
vs. West Virginia Mountaineers |
- |
- |
| Oct 11 |
at Arizona Wildcats |
- |
- |
| Oct 18 |
vs. Utah Utes |
- |
- |
| Oct 25 |
at Iowa State Cyclones |
- |
- |
| Nov 1 |
OFF |
| Nov 8 |
at Texas Tech Red Raiders |
- |
- |
| Nov 15 |
vs. TCU Horned Frogs |
- |
- |
| Nov 22 |
at Cincinnati Bearcats |
- |
- |
| Nov 29 |
vs. UCF Knights |
- |
- |
The BYU Cougars have a proud history, including a 1984 national championship and a host of notable quarterbacks.
The founding father of the BYU program is the late, great LaVell Edwards. Edwards took over in 1972 and knew he had to do something different to set the program apart from others. He immediately opened up the offense and developed one of the most prolific passing attacks in college football history.
It was Edwards who transformed the Cougars into a national power and led them to the 1984 national championship. BYU became a national brand under Edwards’ leadership, a status that has continued to this day, despite the Cougars no longer winning at the same rate.
BYU has a long history of strong quarterbacks. Gifford Nielsen, Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Ty Detmer are all in the College Football Hall of Fame. Recently, Zach Wilson was the second pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.
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