Cougar Tailgate

BYU Basketball got the win against Pepperdine last Saturday and with that the 2019-2020 regular season is in the books. Before the WCC and NCAA brackets capture our attention, we thought we'd look back at how BYU built their tournament resume this season. Go Cougs!

A week later, and we still can’t get over that Gonzaga game. The environment in the Marriott center last Saturday was unmatched in college basketball. We’ll talk to two of the guys that help made it happen, Jason and Bradley the president and vice-president of the ROC student section. Then look ahead to the weird new schedule of the WCC tournament, but not before giving the final opponent of the r...

The AP Number 2 and presumptive 1 seed in the NCAA tournament is in Provo tonight. And the Bulldogs are pulling a crowd. We'll talk to the Zags' play-by-play guy Tom Hudson about the most storied program in the WCC and what coming to the Marriott Center will mean for both teams. We know the crowd will be loud based just on the tents outside the stadium (and looping toward campus, you better get in...

After a successful trip to LA on Thursday, BYU plays in San Diego today and is hoping for another record breaking result. The Cougars knocked down 18 threes on their way to victory against LMU and we talk about other crazy sports records. Also we play an interview with BYU play-by-play man Greg Wrubell talking about the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA. Get ready for another week of BY...

BYU Basketball faces the second leg in their three game revenge tour tonight at the Marriott Center against the Dons. Gonzaga, you’re next. In between, the Cougars will head to sunny southern California to face Loyola Marymount. Their Athletic Director Craig Pintens comes on the program to talk about his journey in sports and the exciting current state of the WCC. And with LMU on the mind we look...

The St. Mary's Gaels are in Provo tonight and the Cougars will be looking to return the favor after a tough overtime loss in Moraga last month. We'll get to know our opponent this week with St. Mary's play-by-play man Alex Jensen a grad of SMC himself. Also Cole and Sydney look back at how BYU has fared in conference revenge games in the WCC era. And while you're rushing to the game take a peak be...

BYU basketball spent the week getting ready for two northern California opponents. After a win pulling away against Pacific on Thursday, all eyes are on the Dons. Today on the Cougar Tail Gate you get to know the history and story behind both teams on the Cougs schedule. Which is the only WCC school with a National Championship banner in their rafters? And while we're talking ancient history, Cole...

BYU Basketball has had a good week. Kolby Lee stops by the program to talk about his 8-8 shooting night against San Diego. Over the months of Cougar Tail Gate we've had a lot of tips on where to eat in opposing cities, but today we look at Provo, the home of the Cougars.

Conference play started with a bang. Today on the tailgate Sydney and Cole react to overtime in Moraga and what BYU Basketball will be without Yoeli Childs for the next few weeks. They also look forward on the WCC schedule and talk what it will take for three teams to make it to the NCAA tournament. Also they end up discussing which WCC school has the best beaches and what the correct way to watch...

Temperatures below freezing, Christmas Carols in the air, kids getting out of school it all means Bowl Season is upon the world of college football. Today to get ready Cole Wissinger and Sydney Carlson talk about the Cougars opponents next week the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Also senior safety Austin Lee shares his holiday plans in The Aloha State (they include laser focused preparations for the Haw...

Another week has passed in BYU Basketball with two more victories to add to the win column. Now preparations are for Utah St. If the fight song is familiar it's because football was already successful this year against the Aggies and we are hoping for a similar result in basketball today. Al Lewis longtime broadcaster for Utah State athletics is on to give a little history of the team and rivalry...

Football season is over, but the tailgate rolls on. Basketball got going without us, so we'll recap the ups and downs of Cougar hoops so far including, sadly, the most recent game against Utah. Jon Sandler the play-by-play guy for the Runnin' Rebels explains how the Rebs got their nickname, how they shoot off fireworks indoors before basketball games, oh and some game analysis for today as well. S...

The Cougars and Aztecs have met a few times over the years of WAC and Mountain West conference play. Jon Schaeffer of AM1360 in San Diego comes on the show to tell us a little about San Diego State football over the years. We also have a conversation about the great future pros that have been Aztecs over the years. The college football regular season is over today, but don't worry Cougar fans. BYU...

The UMass Minutemen have had a rough year so far, but did you know they are one of the oldest teams in Division 1 FBS College Football? Matt Vautour of masslive.com stops by the Cougar Tail Gate today to tell us about the team he's covered for 20 years, from their FCS Championship years to their recent struggles in Independence. BYU is traveling from Provo to Amherst today which is quite the plane...

Idaho State University is in Pocatello, Idaho and their mascot is the Bengals. Ta da, you've learned something today. We'll get some more details about the squad coming into Provo from a former wide receiver at ISU, Madison Mangum. We'll also learn a little more about one of the longest traditions at BYU, an integral part of the gameday experience, Cosmo the Cougar. Charlie Bird was the man behind...

BYU football, basketball, soccer, and more are all in action today. Football is riding high after a big rivalry win to take control of the Old Wagon Wheel last week against Utah St. Now the focus is on the Liberty Flames, and their play-by-play man Alan York is here to tell us all about what the university is about and how their football team came to play BYU today. It has been a long journey for...

Get ready for the last big rivalry of the year Tail Gate Style. We get caught up on how Utah State has been doing so far this season with USU beat reporter for the Deseret News Trent Wood. Then we bring the rivalry to the airwave when his colleague at the Des News Jay Drew brings the BYU perspective. The Old Wagon Wheel is on the line tonight, so we take a look at some of the most interesting riva...

Homecoming brings a little something extra out of the fans. And every visiting team wants to play spoiler on that special night. Last week BYU was gracious enough to give South Florida a win for their Homecoming, and the Cougs are hoping for a similar courtesy from Boise State today. But Homecoming is more than just a game, as we'll learn from director of relations and communications for BYU Alumn...

As fall starts to bring football weather to Provo, the Cougs head southeast for the sunshine of Tampa, Florida. The Bulls don't have the longest history of organized football out of the teams BYU plays this year, but they have crammed some highlights into these 23 years. Their play-by-play broadcaster Jim Louk is on the phone to give us a history lesson in USF Football. We also talk to the BYU fan...

The Cougars play the Rockets today, but how does a team end up being called the Rockets anyway? And what is the connection between Northwest Ohio and M\*A\*S\*H\*? These are the kinds of questions that aren’t answered on your normal x’s and o’s football show, but the Cougar Tail Gate is here for ya. Host Cole Wissinger talks to Toledo Associate AD Paul Helgren about what BYU fans can expect in the...

BYU is coming off back-to-back overtime victories (in back-to-back weeks of our show airing) and we are here to celebrate. But not for too long because another tough P5 team is in Provo today. Washington has a storied history of draft picks and National Championships. We ask two former Cougars Matt and Spencer Hadley that grew up in Washington state if they ever rooted for the Huskies and quiz the...

The team from Sunny Southern California visits Provo today. We talk to USC Athletics’ Director of Social Media Jordan Moore about the traditions and history behind one of the most storied programs in the NCAA. There’s a lighter note to the school near Hollywood, so we shine the spotlight on famous USC grads and talk our favorite football movies. Also David Almodova, the associate athletic director...

Welcome to episode number one (covering game number two) of BYU Football this year. Cougar Tail Gate with host Lauren McClain is a new show that gives a fans perspective on the traditions, players, and history behind BYU’s opponent each week. Today the Cougars are in SEC country to take on the Tennessee Volunteers. We talk to a BYU fan transplant living in Nashville about what Fan Fest and a wide-...