NEW 2020 schedule

Holmoe's email last night to season-ticket holders was not at all comforting.



He mentioned that BYU was watching "impending decisions made nationally and locally in the coming days" to "determine whether or not we play this fall".



The only impending local decisions I can see taking place in the "coming days" would be from the BoT or University leadership.



I think after the Big10 and Pac12 news today BYU is out for the Fall season, but just wants to wait for the last moment so they risk breach of as few contracts as possible.

So long as BYU feels it can match the COVID protocols of the ACC and SEC, then if the BIG 12 and Nebraska want to play, and the ACC and SEC keep going, we need to play. Its a chance to make alliances that could lead to conference membership. If I'm Holmoe, I call the BIG10 and PAC-12 folks and get them to guarantee games in the Spring, or I call Nebraska and get a game, then with Navy, Houston, and Nebraska on the schedule, its time to call every BIG12 and AAC school. They will all need games. You only need 8-10 games to play.

As expected, North Alabama's conference just cancelled Fall sports



https://twitter.com/BigSouthSports/status/1293547804216918016



BUT--they are allowing their schools to play Fall non conference games if they want, so the BYU game is (for now) still on.



So BYU still has three games total on the schedule.

Are any of you actually thinking BYU will play a game this fall? It's not happening, folks.

At this point, BYU should keep the schedule to four games or fewer, so that everyone who wants to red shirt can do so.

Looking like a much better chance than usual of BYU Football going undefeated this fall...

Sharper wrote:

Looking like a much better chance than usual of BYU Football going undefeated this fall...

Sounds like August optimism. BYU will find a way to lose even if we don't play any games.

With the ideas floating around out there about how to play Spring football in 2021 and then turn around and play Fall football a few months later, I'm getting concerned now about BYU's 2021 slate in the Fall, and even BYU's opportunity to postpone and try and play in the Spring.



Some Big10 members are floating the idea of an 8 game conference-only Spring schedule starting in February followed by a 10-game 9+1 or even conference-only Fall schedule starting in October.



Those ideas leave little if any room for out-of-conference scheduling. If both Spring and Fall seasons are truncated, there's not a lot of room on the schedules for BYU to stay on current schedules, much less to be picking up games.

https://byucougars.com/story/football/1293763/BYU-Troy-announce-a-two-game-football-series



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Brigham Young University and Troy University today announced the schools have agreed to a home-and-home football series, with the first game being played on Sept. 26, 2020, in LaVell Edwards Stadium.



The second game between the Cougars and the Trojans is scheduled for Sept. 5, 2026, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. The game in Provo will be broadcast on an ESPN network with the kickoff time announced at a later date. The return game in 2026 completes the September 2026 schedule and would open the season.

BYU will play @ Army on September 19. This is the first ever meeting between the two teams.



https://twitter.com/salinterdonato/status/1295566715909218309

Amazing that Army gets 7 home games this year, BYU may end up with as many as 3.

Per Jay Drew: "The source said Army will return the game in Provo at a later date yet to be determined."

Not official yet, but its sounding like Texas State may be playing in Provo in October.



https://twitter.com/Keff_C/status/1296216339980472320

Nothing official, but hearing two potential replacement opponents for #TXST football are #BostonCollege and #BYU. Not sure on date or locations but BC has Sept. 26 open and BYU has Oct. 3 available. Both dates opened up for TXST after Ohio and NMST canceled. Again, not official.

Hearing #TXST-#BYU is a done deal. Should be a pay game for the Bobcats. All I know for now.

https://twitter.com/slmandel/status/1296548938430914560



I knew building a schedule from scratch would be difficult, but it has ended up harder than I thought it would be. I thought some P5 teams would jump at the chance to be the prime time showcase on ESPN but that hasn't been the case at all. Props to Holmoe for working tirelessly.

Stewart Mandel is saying that BYU's 6th home game is North Texas.



https://twitter.com/slmandel/status/1296548938430914560

Slowly but surely, BYU, which was down to two original opponents, is building a schedule.



At Navy (Labor Day, ESPN)

At Army (9/19, 3:30 CBS)

Troy

North Texas

Texas State

UTSA

Houston

North Alabama



It sounds like the P5 schools were only interested in having road teams come to their home.

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1296803081158524932



Western Kentucky will visit BYU on Oct. 31, sources told @Stadium



This makes 8 games:

MON, 9/7 Navy Midshipmen Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium, Annapolis, MD ESPN 6:00 PM

SAT, 9/12 BYE

SAT, 9/19 Army Black Knights Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

SAT, 9/26 Troy Trojans LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT ESPN Networks

SAT, 10/3

SAT, 10/10 UTSA Roadrunners LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT TBA

FRI, 10/16 Houston Cougars LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT ESPN Networks

SAT, 10/24

SAT, 10/31 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT TBA

SAT, 11/7

SAT, 11/14

SAT, 11/21 North Alabama LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT BYUtv

SAT, 11/28



Dates TBA

Texas State Bobcats LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT **Maybe 10/3?

Not perfect, but I'd rather BYU play in the fall rather than hope there are games in the spring.

Western Kentucky on Halloween (no return game) is now official:

https://byucougars.com/story/football/1293823/BYU-adds-Western-Kentucky-to-2020-home-football-schedule



BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe today announced a home football game for the 2020 season against Western Kentucky of Conference USA on October 31.



“We are grateful that Western Kentucky was able to quickly put together a game that will enable our teams to play football,” said Holmoe. “We are looking forward to the matchup and hosting the Hilltoppers at LaVell Edwards Stadium.”