Rocking Royal

Utah Prep's AJ Dybantsa, the consensus No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2025, will reveal his college commitment live, Tuesday, Dec. 10 on ESPN's First Take at 8:30 a.m. MT.  Is BYU and head coach Kevin Young still in the mix for the five-star wing from Brockton, Massachussets, who is already attracting attention as a 2026 NBA lottery pick? Let's break it down on the podcast. Plus, get to kno...

One more time from the 2024 season, with feeling. Sean Walker from KSL.com and former BYU women's soccer player-turned-ESPN+-broadcaster Carla Swensen-Haslem are back to put a bow on the Cougars' 2024 season, including a 1-0 loss to No. 11 Santa Clara in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, achieving or overachieving with a young roster, and what the offseason holds for BYU. Thanks for joinin...

BYU director of cross country and track and field Ed Eyestone joins the show to talk about the No. 1-ranked Cougars' Big 12 championship, preparing for the NCAA Mountain regionals in Reno, Nev., and the simultaneous success of the men's program and women's program led by head coach Diljeet Taylor. We also break down the latest in the College Football Playoff rankings, where BYU is ranked No. 6 — c...

Sean Walker from KSL.com and former BYU women's soccer star Carla Swensen-Haslam look ahead to the Cougars' NCAA Tournament opener against WCC champion Santa Clara, the history of the West Coast rivals, and how a team that returned just two starters from a year ago foundn its way back into the 64-team bracket. Image courtesy: BYU Athletics

Sean Walker from KSL.com and former BYU soccer player and ESPN+ analyst Carla Swensen-Haslam are back to discuss BYU's 5-0 win over Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, Mika Krommenhoek's first career brace, and a semifinal tilt with No. 7 TCU that probably doesn't mean much to both NCAA Tournament-bound teams. Subscribe to the Rocking Royal podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spo...

ESPN+ analyst Carla Swensen-Haslem is back with KSL.com's Sean Walker to take a victory lap after BYU's 2-1 comeback win over No. 14 Texas Tech led by goals from MacKenzee Vance and Avery Frischknecht to end the regular season. Did the win cement the Cougars as an NCAA Tournament at-large team? What does it mean for the Big 12 women's soccer tournament in Kansas City? And could BYU face a familiar...

ESPN+ analyst and former BYU women's soccer player Carla Swensen-Haslem returns to break down the Cougars' 3-0 win over Houston on Senior Night in Provo, including the service of Addie Gardner and the midfield, the maturation of freshman Lucy Kesler with her first career goal, and what BYU needs to do to clinch a first-round bye in the Big 12 Tournament at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City (yes, it's st...

Former BYU women's soccer player and ESPN+ analyst Carla Swensen-Haslam and Sean Walker from KSL.com hit the record button live moments after BYU's 3-3 draw with Baylor, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 at South Field. Is this a disappointing two-points lost? Or a point gained from dire circumstances in the final minutes? It might be a little bit of both. Let's explain Subscribe to the Rocking Royal podcas...

The newest member of the BYU women's basketball coaching staff, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Jordan Loera, sits down with the podcast to talk about her move to Provo, why she opted to work for head coach Amber Whiting, and the BYU women's basketball team ahead of the 2024-25 season opener in the Big 12.

Founded in 2019, Big Noon Kickoff will broadcast from the state of Utah for the first time in the Saturday morning program's history when No. 14 BYU hosts Arizona in a key Big 12 matchup for both programs (2 p.m. MDT, FOX).   The show often features news, highlights and analysis from host Stone and a panel of college football experts including former USC quarterback Matt Leinart, Alabama running b...

Former BYU women's soccer star and ESPN+ analyst Carla Swensen-Haslam and KSL.com's Sean Walker are back to break down the BYU women's soccer team in their first to Tucson, a 2-1 loss to Arizona in the first of three consecutive road tilts. What is the value of a three-game road trip so late into the season, and what is left on the Cougars' agenda as they get ready for the Big 12 women's soccer to...

FOX's popular pregame college football show and tailgate "Big Noon Kickoff" will come to Provo for the first time-ever when No. 14 BYU football hosts Arizona in a Big 12 conference game Saturday at 2 p.m. MDT (FOX). Making its first-ever trip to the state of Utah, the two-hour Big Noon Kickoff pregame show and tailgate party will be held in the west parking lot of LaVell Edwards Stadium. Set at th...

Zach Smith from the Waco Tribune-Herald joins the show to break down No. 22 BYU's trip to Baylor, including a resurgent Bears team that was left dumbstruck last week with an overtime loss to Colorado on a late-game Hail Mary — or two — by quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Should BYU be weary of a road loss? It is Big 12 play, after all. Is that why Vegas pins the Bears as 3.5-point favorites for the 11...

Sean Walker from KSL.com and BYUtv and ESPN+ soccer analyst Carla Swensen-Haslem break down BYU's 4-1 loss to TCU followed by a bounceback 2-1 win over rival Utah on Monday. Is Allie Fryer back? What about her midfield? And are the Cougars find a new gear in time to host Oklahoma State on Thursday? Subscribe to Rocking Royal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where ever else you listen to podcasts. And...

It's 1996 throwback week as BYU hosts No. 13 Kansas State in a Big 12 opener for both teams (even though the Wildcats just played Arizona — yeah, we know). Sean Walker from KSL.com is joined by KStateOnline.com publisher and lead football writer Derek Young, part of the On3 network as well as the 3MAW podcast who admits he was too young to recall much of the 1997 Cotton Bowl meeting between the tw...

After a 1-0 win over Arizona State , Sean Walker from KSL.com and BYUtv and ESPN+ soccer analyst Carla Swensen-Haslem look ahead to a week of former conference rivals-turned-new conference rivals, as the Cougars travel to former Mountain West rival TCU on Thursday (6 p.m. MT, ESPN+) before hosting archrival Utah for the first time as Big 12 partners Monday (7 p.m. MT, ESPN+) at South Field. Follow...

Sean Walker talks football after BYU's 3-0 start with Big 12 columnist and Kansas State reporter John Kurtz of the 3MAW Podcast and John Kurtz Show on YouTube. The two break down the first three weeks of the season across the Big 12: who's stock is up, who's is down, and who's are you holding-but-not-buying-more?  They then dive into Saturday night's Big 12 opener between the Cougars and No. 13 Wi...

Is BYU football going to Wyoming for the last time on Saturday? It's an interesting time to be a Pokes fan, with news of the four Mountain West schools headed to the rebuilding Pac-12 in 2026-27. That makes Saturday's "blast from the past" of an old WAC rivalry with BYU more important for a Cowboys team that has started 0-2 amid a swell of injuries and offensive ineptitude. Cody Tucker from 7220Sp...

KSL.com's Sean Walker and ESPN+ soccer analyst Carla Swensen-Haslem break down BYU women's soccer's 1-0 win over Arizona State to open Big 12 play, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 at South Field in Provo, Utah. BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood also shares her thoughts on the win, including back-to-back goals from a center back with Avery Frischknecht's first goal of her career.

KSL.com's Sean Walker caught up with BYU senior nose tackle John Nelson after the Cougars' 18-15 win over SMU to talk about holding the Ponies to their lowest offensive output since 2016, how to make the extraordinary defensive performance more ordinary, and a renewal of an old Mountain West rivalry this Saturday against Wyoming (7 p.m. MT, CBS Sports Network). Subscribe to Rocking Royal on Apple...

KSL.com's Sean Walker and ESPN+ soccer analyst Carla Swensen-Haslam put a bow on nonconference play after BYU women's soccer record a 2-0 win over Boise State and a 4-2 loss at No. 6 Arkansas. The hosts then turn their attention to Thursday night's Big 12 opener against new school Arizona State (7 p.m. MT, ESPN+) and give out their nonconference MVPs for the BYU women's soccer team in 2024.

KSL.com's Sean Walker and BYUtv and ESPN+ analyst Carla Swensen-Haslem are back to break down a tough week for No. 16 BYU women's soccer, which lost on the road to No. 3 UCLA, 1-0 before a 2-1 defeat to in-state rival and 19th-ranked Utah State at South Field on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Can the Cougars take any good from the two setbacks as they put the finishing touches on nonconference play? And...

BYU freshman wide receiver Cody Hagen joins KSL.com's Sean Walker to discuss his reaction to making the depth chart for Week 1 of the 2024 college football season, which kicks off Saturday, Aug. 31 against FCS foe Southern Illinois (6 p.m. MT, ESPN+). Hagen talks about his role in Aaron Roderick's offense as a freshman, his relationship with his brother Cole and how that led to him learning the pl...

KSL.com's Sean Walker and ESPN+ analyst Carla Swensen-Haslem break down BYU's road trip to Saint Louis and Long Beach State, where the Cougars earned a point apiece with a pair of 1-1 draws against the A-10 and Big West contenders. The hosts then get ready for No. 16 BYU's final match of a three-game road trip at No. 3 UCLA with a visit from BYU midfielder and Bruin transfer Mackenzee Vance to tal...

Carla Swensen-Haslem joins Sean Walker again to look back at BYU's 1-0 win over No. 19 Wisconsin in the season opener, then look ahead to the Cougars' start of a three-game road trip at No. 12 Saint Louis and Long Beach State. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where ever you listen to podcasts. And don't forget to leave a rating and review to help us grow.