Utah has wins over Southern Utah, Baylor and Utah State. Baylor ranks No. 1 in defense in the Big 12 heading into this week’s games. Utah is No. 2, Kansas State is No. 4 and BYU follows closely at No. 5 ahead of Kansas, Houston and UCF.

Herald sports writers Darnell Dickson and Jared Lloyd give their opinions on the hot BYU sports topics this week: 1. BYU football has started 3-0 in 2024, the same as it did in 2023. Do you feel more confident or less confident than you did last year in the Cougars as they head into

Schade: “I just try and honestly keep myself calm if I get my nerves too high, if I get nervous and I don't play well. So I just try to remember what I've been doing in practice. Remember that I'm just as talented as everybody else on the team, as everybody else on the BYU team. Just come into the game with like a calm mindset ready to play.