Multiple sources close to the Big 12 have informed The Provo Press that there are no known discussions for games with BYU this season. Not only are there no current discussions about adding the Cougars as a temporary conference member, but there are also no ongoing discussions regarding adding BYU to current schedules. The sentiment remains that the conference will move to a conference-only schedule, while possibly maintaining a previously-scheduled OOC game for each school.
This news comes on the heels of a week’s worth of misfortune for the Cougars, as the B1G, PAC12, ACC, and SEC have each moved to variations of conference-only schedules. These moves have taken half of Brigham Young’s schedule off the books, and left the program scrambling to schedule new opponents. While the effect of COVID-19 on college football remains largely unclear, the effect on BYU Football is potentially devastating.
The program will now have approximately four weeks to chart a course for the coming year. Barring similar conference-only arrangements from the non-Power conferences, a large pool of eligible opponents still exists. BYU Football may still have a viable schedule in 2020. That schedule, however, appears unlike to include schools from the BigXII.
