Y’s Guys Podcast

Dave and Blaine welcome in studio, Kristen Kozlowski, former BYU basketball player and longtime analyst for BYUtv and ESPN+. We also visit, via Zoom with recruiting guru Jeff Hanson of CougarSportsInsider.com which is part of the 24-7 Sports Network. Learn more at: https://www.ysguys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave and Blaine welcome, in studio, a true “game changer” for the runners who have come through BYU. Coach Diljeet Taylor is the head coach of the Women’s Cross Country Team and the Associate Director of Track and Field. She is also the reigning Big 12 Co-Coach of the year and her runners delivered the Cougars first Big 12 Championship last fall. We are thrilled to have Diljeet on the Y’s Guys. Da...

Dave and Blaine welcome back BYU’s all-time leading scorer, and BYUtv basketball analyst Tyler Haws. We also bring in the longtime head coach of BYU Softball, Gordon Eakin. Gordon has won 800 games over his 21 years at BYU, and he is preparing to take his program into Big 12 competition. And finally, Jarom Jordan joins us in studio. Jaron is the co-host of BYUtv’s “BYU SportsNation” with Spencer L...

Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome guests Ben Bywater, Jeff Chatman, and Mark Durrant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome Eric Mika! Eric was a dominant BYU Men’s Basketball center who scored 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in BYU’s 2017 upset at No. 1 Gonzaga. He is on the mend and expected to resume his professional career in the G-League shorty. We also welcome in studio BYU Men’s Volleyball head coach Shawn Olmstead. Shawn is a member of two Hall of Fame national championsh...

Dave and Blaine welcome in-studio Jonathon Tavernari who remains number two all-time at BYU in three-point shooting with 202 three-pointers and also number two at attempts with 535. We also welcome head BYU Baseball Coach, Trent Pratt. The BYU baseball team begins practice this month ahead of their first season in the Big 12. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler do a year-end “2023 Review” of highlights and lowlights in BYU sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave McCann hosts our “Best of” Show with clips from 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome guests Jimmer Fredette and Ross Apo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave McCann and guest host Brian Logan welcome Bronson Kaufusi and Tyler Batty to the show. Bronson Kaufusi played defensive end and linebacker at BYU, he also played center on the basketball team during his sophomore year. After BYU he had stints with the Ravens, Jets and Packers and if you noticed this past season, he did a little moonlighting on our BYUtv “GAMEDAY” program and we expect that to...

Dave and Blaine welcome David Nixon and Doug Wilks. David Nixon is our colleague on BYUtv and former NFL linebacker. Doug is a BYU grad who has been in the journalism business for over four decades and has been the Editor of the Deseret News since 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Dave and Blaine’s guests include Brad Robins, a graduate of the BYU Marriott School of Management and a member of the popular singing trio, Gentri. The group kicked off the holidays over the weekend with it’s annual Christmas show at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. Our second guest played linebacker, defensive end, running back and kick returner at BYU between 2014 and 2016. He al...

This week for Y’s Guys Thanksgiving Special show Dave and Blaine welcome Dr. Mark Olgetree… Jaren Hall’s favorite professor at BYU! Mark is an Associate Professor in the Department of Church history and Doctrine and has been teaching at BYU since 2010. His son Brandon has been on this show and played middle linebacker at BYU and was among the best in school history. Dave and Blaine also welcome Gi...

Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler recap the BYU vs. Iowa State loss last weekend, and preview the upcoming game this Saturday against Oklahoma, welcoming guest Max Hall. Also (in studio) tonight Dave and Blaine welcome BYU baseball legend, Wally Joyner. Wally is an All-American, an All-Star, he won a pennant, he’s inducted into the West Coast Conference Hall of Honor and he has appeared as an actor in...

Dave and Blaine talk about the tough loss this past against West Virginia and what it’s going to take to bounce back this week against Iowa State. We welcome guest, Austin Collie back to the show. Austin was one of (if not the) greatest receivers in BYU football history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome guests Brandon Doman, Julie Russin, and Doug Paisley. Brandon Doman is a former BYU and 49er’s quarterback, former Cougar quarterback coach and offensive coordinator. Julie Russin is the BYU Alumni Chair in the West Virginia region and joins us from Pittsburgh. She is prepping for the big game on Saturday. We met Doug Paisley on the sideline of the BYU-W...

Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome BYUtv Football radio analyst, and former BYU player Hans Olsen to talk about last week’s Texas Tech win and the upcoming game in Texas on Saturday. They also welcome BYU Alumni Chairs in Austin, Dave and Debbie Talbot to talk about all of this upcoming weekend’s activities surrounding the Texas game. The Texas Alumni service project is a toy drive for an organ...

Dave and Blaine talk about the football loss at TCU last week, and the upcoming game at home with Texas Tech. We also welcome special guest Brian McKenzie. Although he’s a blast from the past, Brian has much to do with the present and future of BYU football. He ran the ball for the Cougars in 1996 and 1997 after arriving as a junior college All-American transfer. He and his wife Salote, who ran tr...

Hosts Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome guests Riley Nelson and Corrine Nelson (not related). Riley played quarterback in 32 games at BYU, including 19 starts. He finished with 4,032 passing yards and 35 touchdowns. He also rushed for 858 yards and six touchdowns between 2009-2012. Corrine Nelson, the BYU Alumni Chair in the Dallas-Fort Worth area joins us where they are getting ready to host...

This week, Brian Logan sits in for Blaine Fowler as co-host with Dave McCann. Brian played football for BYU from 2009 to 2010. During his time at BYU, he was part of a highly ranked defense and helped the team win the Mountain West Conference championship in 2009. After his playing career, Logan transitioned into broadcasting, and he now serves as a TV analyst for BYU football games on BYUtv. He i...

Dave and Blaine recap the Kansas game and preview the upcoming Cincinnati game. Guests include our longtime friend and colleague, Spencer Linton. We also visit with Charlie Peterson, quarterback at BYU in 1999, 2000 and 2001 – the end of the LaVell Edwards Era and the start of the Gary Crowton run. He is also author of the books “How to play quarterback like a pro” and the “Quarterback Bible” whic...

This week, Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome Judge Brooktynn Blood, a BYU Alumni Chair helping plan the local activities in Kansas for this week BYU vs. KU game. They also welcome Kansas radio analyst David Lawrence who has been in the booth analyzing KU football games since 2006. He is a former Jayhawk offensive lineman and current ninth grade teacher at Free State High School. And finally, M...

On tonight’s show Dave and Blaine welcome Blaine Douglas, the head of the BYU Alumni Chapter in Arkansas. With BYU Football hitting the road this week, we’re excited to continue our Y’s Guys tradition of checking in with the Alumni in the area. We also welcome former BYU Basketball Head Coach, Dave Rose. Dave will be inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, September 18th at the Littl...

Dave and Blaine talk about the BYU-Sam Houston 14-0 victory in front of 59,000 fans this past Saturday (17th largest opening weekend crowd in college football). And, they preview the upcoming game this week with Southern Utah. Zoom guest, David Nixon joins in. David is a standout, former Cougar linebacker and Dave and Blaine’s BYUtv colleague—co-host of “After Further Review” and “BYU SportsNation...

This week Dave and Blaine welcome former BYU football players Steve Young and Vai Sikahema to the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.