Followers within the pupil part maintain up a BYU banner throughout a soccer sport at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The Cougars host East Carolina Friday night time, hoping to get again on monitor. Ben B. Braun, Deseret Information
Stanford quarterback Tanner McKee warms up earlier than the beginning of their sport towards Utah Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Salt Lake Metropolis. Rick Bowmer, Related Press
BYU (6-5) at Stanford (3-8)
Kickoff: 9 p.m. MST
Venue: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California (50,424)
TV: Fox Sports activities 1
Livestream: https://www.foxsports.com/stay
Radio:1160 AM/102.7 FM
Sequence: BYU and Stanford are assembly for simply the third time, and first time since 2004, a 37-10 Cardinal win at Stanford. Stanford leads the collection 2-0, and is the solely Pac-12 crew that BYU has by no means defeated.
- Climate: Partly cloudy skies with wind gusts as much as 5 mph and temperatures within the excessive 50s at kickoff, dropping to the mid-50s later within the night time. A 5% probability of rain showers.
The tendencies
For BYU: The Cougars have received two straight video games to get bowl eligible and high quality for postseason play for the seventeenth time up to now 18 seasons. BYU is 0-1 towards the Pac-12 this season, after going 5-0 towards the league final 12 months. Stanford is kind of doubtless the final Energy 5 crew BYU will face as a university soccer unbiased.
For Stanford: The Cardinal wrap up one other disappointing season after going 3-9 final 12 months. Having misplaced 27-20 to rival California final week, Stanford is in a “powerful spot” in line with coach David Shaw and is enjoying just for satisfaction and for the seniors who will likely be enjoying at dwelling for the ultimate time.
What to look at for
BYU is enjoying nicely on offense and averaging 31.6 factors per sport for the season. The Cougars began slowly in final week’s 52-26 win over Utah Tech, however acquired rolling as soon as they began huddling as a result of they suspected Utah Tech was on to their indicators. Defensively, the Cougars have struggled to cease the run this season, giving up 185 yards per sport on the bottom.
Stanford has struggled to guard quarterback Tanner McKee all through the season, resulting from a makeshift offensive line and a gentle rotation of operating backs. Defensively, Stanford has proven some stoutness at instances however is giving up 432.5 yards per sport, together with 212.3 yards on the bottom an outing.
Key participant
Stanford quarterback Tanner McKee warms up earlier than the beginning of their sport towards Utah Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Rick Bowmer, Related Press
Tanner McKee, QB, Stanford: BYU has a behavior of constructing opposing quarterbacks play like Joe Montana and put up profession days towards them. McKee is fully able to doing this, regardless of having had a subpar season to this point. Additionally, the Cardinal signal-caller grew up a BYU fan, served a church mission to Brazil, and could have some added motivation to beat the Cougars and ship Stanford’s seniors out on a successful notice.
Quotable
“I simply have tons of respect for David Shaw, and the coach that he's. And I've had a whole lot of alternatives to be round him. I can inform you he's a person that's all class. It has been actually cool to see him as a pacesetter and looking out on the issues he does in our teaching conferences and issues, he has such a excessive degree of respect from all people within the soccer world. I'm actually impressed with the issues he has finished as a coach and the mentoring that he has finished for younger males.” — BYU coach Kalani Sitake
“Yeah, (BYU is) a gifted soccer crew. They may take photographs down the sphere on you now. These guys will throw it down the sphere, play-action cross sensible. They've some variance of their offense to attempt to maintain you off-balance. Defensively, each week they do one thing just a little bit completely different — tweaking their entrance, going from a 4 right down to a 3 down. … So good crew, well-coached crew, good gamers, good athletes. Now we have to be at our greatest to discover a method to ship our seniors out with a win.” — Stanford coach David Shaw
Subsequent up
BYU remains to be awaiting its bowl vacation spot and opponent, however may not be taught it till after the ultimate School Soccer Playoff rankings are launched subsequent Sunday. The Cougars’ subsequent regular-season sport is Sept. 2, 2023 in Provo towards Sam Houston.
BYU schedule
Sept. 3 — BYU 50, South Florida 21
Sept. 10 — No. 25 BYU 26, No. 9 Baylor 20 (2OT)
Sept. 17 — No. 25 Oregon 41, No. 12 BYU 20
Sept. 24 — No. 19 BYU 38, Wyoming 24
Sept. 29 — No. 19 BYU 38, Utah State 26
Oct. 8 — Notre Dame 28, No. 16 BYU 20
Oct. 15 — Arkansas 52, BYU 35
Oct. 22 — Liberty 41, BYU 14
Oct. 28 — East Carolina 27, BYU 24
Nov. 5 — BYU 31, Boise State 28
Nov. 12 — Open date
Nov. 19 — BYU 52, Utah Tech 26
Nov. 26 — BYU at Stanford, 9 p.m. MST