LM Otero, Related Press
Baylor soccer coach Dave Aranda has visited Provo and BYU’s LaVell Edwards Stadium earlier than.
And he has by no means forgotten it.
For the primary time since he was the defensive coordinator on a Utah State employees and crew that fell 6-3 to BYU in 2012, Aranda will return to Provo when the No. 25 Cougars host the No. 10 Bears Saturday within the solely school soccer recreation this weekend pitting ranked groups.
“They're nice at welcoming you at the start of the sport, and simply actually (are) sort of a pleasant fan base,” Aranda stated. “However when you get in, it's packed and it will get loud. … And so I believe there's a house area benefit there.”
Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. and the sport shall be televised nationally by ESPN. Aranda stated for assist with adjusting to the late-night recreation, he'll flip to his offensive coordinator, Jeff Grimes, and his offensive line coach, Eric Mateos. They have been at BYU in 2020 and coached in lots of late-night video games when Zach Wilson led the Cougars to an 11-1 season below Grimes’ tutelage.
“That’s an entire (new) factor as nicely, simply in your lodge wanting on the clock,” Aranda stated in a information convention Monday morning in Waco, Texas. “That may be a storm that we've got to run into, and we've got been speaking about that and making ready for that, so we'll see.”
Monday, BYU soccer introduced a “restricted quantity” of tickets are nonetheless accessible for Baylor’s first go to to LES since 1984, the yr the Cougars received the nationwide championship. Seating capability is listed as 63,725.
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Aranda stated the Bears have been making ready for the atmosphere, and the altitude (4,551 ft) since January.
“Simply each impediment that's laborious (has been thought of),” he stated. “All the things that isn't straightforward. All the things that isn't consolation, and saying sure to these issues.”
After the Bears crushed FCS Albany 69-10 final Saturday at McLane Stadium, Aranda stated “it solely will get tougher from right here.” Baylor hosts Texas State subsequent week and begins Huge 12 play Sept. 24 at Iowa State.
“What an amazing alternative with this subsequent recreation vs. BYU and Kalani (Sitake) and his crew,” Aranda stated. “They're enjoying at a excessive degree, so we're excited for that. I believe a chance for us once more to point out what we're about.”
Listed below are extra of Aranda’s feedback relating to BYU:
• On what Cougars’ beginning QB Jaren Corridor brings to the desk:
“Nice play-action move thrower. I believe he can transfer within the pocket and create issues if issues aren’t there. He's going to be one of many higher quarterbacks we play all yr. The movie is spectacular by way of the choices he makes, the throws that he's in a position to full, and actually the throws that he doesn’t take. He doesn’t put the crew in danger. He was good final yr; He’s higher now.”
• On what impressed him about BYU’s 50-21 win over USF:
“They're a veteran group. I need to say there are eight guys again on both aspect of the ball, after which simply a whole lot of expertise on high of simply that as nicely. They've been enjoying for some time. And there's a nice physicality about them. I believe their dimension and their physicality actually stands out. They play an actual bodily, sort of old-school sort of recreation. And it's cool to see from the surface.”
• On how a lot it helps having Grimes and Mateos there for BYU information:
“Yeah, so there may be good suggestions from them, simply on the expertise of enjoying at evening, and what that's like. Clearly, they know the coaches there and there's a good consciousness of personalities, and all of it. However you recognize, I've not labored with Kalani, however I'm near Kalani.
“Kevin Clune (linebackers coach) is on that employees — I'm near him. Ed Lamb, I labored for for 2 months once I left Delta State and Ron Roberts, previous to going to Hawaii, I used to be there with Ed at Southern Utah. A number of these guys, I do know, too. We're all an in depth group.”
• On whether or not RB Chris Brooks is much like former BYU RB Tyler Allgeier:
“The Cal switch they've is bodily. It's sort of like, ‘right here we go once more.’ And he's a bodily runner, falls ahead, has received good velocity and his imaginative and prescient was robust. I believe he's a pressure. The offensive line and their cohesion and their capacity to speak with one another — they've been going at it for awhile, a whole lot of these guys.”
Cougars on the air
No. 10 Baylor (1-0) at No. 25 BYU (1-0)
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. MDT
LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, Utah
TV: ESPN
Radio: KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM/1160 AM