Cougar Tailgate

Can you believe it's been one year since sports were initially shut down?! Neither can we. Lauren brings Jason Shepard back on to the show to talk about the sports they've loved watching throughout this miraculous sports years. And with the NCAA Tournament on the horizon, the two learn more about the state of Indiana, where the tournament is to be held. Prepare yourself to be educated with some ve...

Things heat up as Ben Bagley joins Lauren this week on Cougar Tail Gate! The two talk about the ongoing WCC Tournament and how fans react to Allstar games and the Quarterback battle. Later in the episode, Lauren speaks to the Senior Associate Commissioner of the WCC Tournament, Aaron Woliczko, at The Orleans stadium, and he shares his experience in helping to put the tournament together.

Lauren and Junior get together to talk about the concluding basketball season and the hectic WCC Tournament schedule. Later on, Lauren speaks with St. Mary's long time play by play analyst, Alex Jensen, and reminisce on good WCC memories and make predictions on the upcoming games.

Every week is an adventure in this smooshed Spring sports season. Today alone there's a baseball double header to start the season, Women's Basketball, Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Softball, and honestly I might be forgetting one. No man is busier keeping track of it all than Spencer Linton who joins us today. He was on the call for the ladies upset of 16th ranked Gonzaga on Thursday and he...

Who would go on your Mt. Rushmore of BYU Sports? It's Presidents' Day Weekend and we're thinking historic on the Cougar Tail Gate. Valentine's Day also happens to be coming up, don't forget about that, and we'll also pine for some of the great duos for the Cougars. All kinds of sports are in action and we recap most of them, as well as that big football game. Go Cougs.

Sports fans all over the country are getting ready for one thing this week. Guacamole dip and pizza. And commercials. Hopefully some movie trailers. Oh and the big game too. Danny Sorensen and Andy Reid are representing BYU for the Chiefs going against the Buccs. Some colleges have bragged on social media this week about how many of their alum have played on Super Sunday so we did the research and...

We've gotten used to schedule changes this sports year, but what goes on between a postponement and the game going on TV for you to watch? Today Dave Phillips Jr, the head of Sports Programming at BYU Broadcasting, joins the show to talk about how his week has gone. It's been a busy week of preparation for everyone and we also help you get to know more about Pacific hoops with Chris Pond from the...

If there's one WCC destination you have to put on your list when fans are back in stadiums it is BYU's yearly trip to Malibu and Pepperdine University. Scheduling has been weird all year and the Cougs start a back to back series with the Waves today. Get to know them with their Kazoo extraordinaire play-by-play man Al Epstein.

We preview the men's basketball game with San Francisco, and review the win at St. Mary's. We also get to know BYU Sports Nation's Ben Bagley.

Hear the entertaining, behind-the-scenes story about how the game vs. Gonzaga was scheduled.

Happy New Year Cougar Fans. BYU Football gave us all an early Christmas present last week from Florida with a big win in the Boca Raton Bowl ending the weird 2020 season with just one loss. Now we're looking forward to basketball. Unfortunately in 2021 there are still safety precautions to take and the Cougs haven't quite been able to tip-off conference play. We taped an interview with Jack Cronin...

We put a bow on the successful football season and look ahead to basketball.

The most wonderful time of the year just got better, BYU has accepted an invite to the Boca Raton Bowl in South Florida on Tuesday. Shep and Lauren will get you ready with some facts and history of the game, then as we always do, get to know the opponent. Jimmy Skiles is Central Florida's AD of Brand Advancement and he Zooms into the show to talk about the Bounce House and what it feels like being...

The football season isn't over yet AND we're finally getting a BYU vs. Utah rivalry match. Okay, it's not the one we were looking forward to this year, but these two teams have had some battles on the court as well as the field the past few years. We'll get to know some behind the scenes of the school up north's athletics with former Ute and current AD Manny Hendrix. San Diego St. is the football...

Well this is going to be fun. From a bye week to College Football Gameday featured matchup of undefeated top-15 ranked schools, we'll get fans ready for a tail gate like no other. Also there's that basketball game that we were already preparing for. Utah State at the Spectrum, even with limited fans, is no joke. We'll talk Aggie hoops with Gary Wilkinson. Go Cougs.

With a football bye week, BYU fans have nothing to distract them from the social media insanity of the week. The roller coaster since last Saturday has taken us from a potential UW game to a disappointing 14th in the College Football Playoff rankings to today. And all the week that men's and women's basketball get off to great starts. We'll catch you up on it all on the Cougar Tail Gate. Go Cougs!

The Lions of North Alabama are in town this week. Not the actual lions they do have on their campus, but the football team. While the Cougs get ready for an FCS opponent on the gridiron, the basketball team is prepping for its season opener on the hardwood. We've got freshman forward Caleb Lohner to talk about the process that brought him to Provo and Lauren and Jason preview the season. In a craz...

While the rest of the college football world gets ready for their Saturday games, BYU fans can relax. Now we can say that the Cougars HAVE won on the blue turf. They HAVE beaten a ranked team. Zach Wilson STILL looks like a Heisman candidate. We recap a convincing 51-17 win and look at some of the reactions from around the country. And we always take time to learn about the opposing team, and this...

The two teams with the best mascots in college football (according to one Twitter poll) meet on Halloween night. We'll learn about the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, how they got that name, the waving towel logo, and...whatever Big Red is, from longtime member of the athletics staff Paul Just. These two mascots appeared on a virtual pep rally this week put on by ESPNU, and a few more guests showed...

When you're a top-15 team in the country with a Heisman hopeful at quarterback in the national spotlight every week, you have to look your best. BYU will take the field tonight against Texas State in the all navy get ups for the first time in 10 years. Navy vs. Royal is a hot debate in fan circles so we brought in Billy Nixon of BYU Equipment to explain how the uniform combos get chosen. Also we'l...

It's always better to be on the air after a win. Jason and Lauren have the first reactions of the weekend after a thrilling win in Houston last night. Spencer Linton of BYUSN was at the game along with fans in the stands for the first time this season. He talks about the city and just how much of Cougar Nation showed up. We'll also take a look inside the Special Teams room with Texas native Jake O...

It’s another home game, and another week in 2020 without fans in LaVell Edwards Stadium, but don’t fret we can get together virtually at the Cougar Tail Gate today. Learn more about the Road Runners with UTSA Associate AD Stefanie Cisneros. And BYU Athletics head of marketing David Almodova explains how Cosmo ended up bowling down the empty stands last week (and how you can get your cardboard cuto...

It's the first home game of 2020, and since tailgates of more than 10 people are against the law or something, join our virtual tailgate today. Barry McKnight, voice of the Trojans, give us the inside scoop on the history of Troy football, including the story of how they came to their name Trojans after a few detours along the way. It's taken us a while to get into the first home game, and Lauren...

The tailgate has returned for a new season. It seems like just yesterday, or possibly 20 years ago, that we were talking about shutting down March Madness and looking forward to the football light at the end of a quarantined tunnel. Lauren McClain and Jason Shepherd launch into a new sports year with their expectations for the season, and some of the places they'll look to highlight in the coming...

Well that all happened fast. Last Saturday we were still preparing for the WCC Tournament and gearing up mentally for March Madness. Monday BYU lost to St. Mary's and by Thursday afternoon sports were cancelled. And we wish that was hyperbole. In what all of a sudden is the final show of the season today, Sydney Carlson and Cole Wissinger chat about what came of the Cougars' season, how the world...