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Jay Drew

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BYU football beat writer and general assignment/commentary sportswriter for the Deseret News and Deseret.com. Email is jdrew@deseret.com.
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‘Wave of positive momentum’: BYU athletic director Brian Santiago on the state of BYU sports, retainment of Kevin Young and Kalani Sitake Original

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By Jay Drew Verified
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FRISCO, Texas — BYU athletic director Brian Santiago was a busy man at the recently-completed Big 12 football media days at The Star upon having gone through his first full academic year at the helm of BYU sports. Santiago, who succeeded longtime BYU AD Tom Holmoe in May of 2025, spoke to dozens of coaches, fellow ADs and media outlets throughout the day on Tuesday when the Cougars were featured along with seven other programs in the 16-team league.
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Sophomore QB Bear Bachmeier, senior running back LJ Martin have become the faces of BYU football in 2026 Original

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By Jay Drew Verified
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FRISCO, Texas — BYU brought six players to Big 12 football media days this week at The Star in the Metroplex, but two guys in particular commanded the most attention, along with affable and self-deprecating head coach Kalani Sitake. Clearly, sophomore quarterback Bear Bachmeier and senior running back LJ Martin have become the faces of BYU’s football program in 2026 as the Cougars embark on their fourth season in the Big 12 with expectations as high as they have been in quite some time.
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‘Complacency isn’t in their vocabulary’: BYU football insists it can handle lofty expectations in 2026 Original

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By Jay Drew Verified
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FRISCO, Texas — In their first three Big 12 football media events as a member of the conference, the BYU Cougars were not much more than an afterthought, a novelty act trying to make the move up in competition and prove they deserved to be considered one of the big boys of the league, let alone college football as a whole. Tuesday’s proceedings at The Star, the practice home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, showed that’s no longer the case.
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