‘We owe them one’: No. 13 BYU has a score to settle with OSU in cold, likely rainy Provo Friday night

BYU safety Talan Alfrey, left, and linebacker Ace Kaufusi tackle Oklahoma State wide receiver Leon Johnson III (17) during game Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Stillwater, Okla. The No. 13 Cougars will host the Cowboys Friday in LaVell Edwards Stadium in what is forecast to be soggy conditions. | Mitch Alcala, Associated Press

One common denominator in BYU’s first six football games of the 2024 season has been the splendid weather. From Provo to Dallas, Wyoming to Waco, and back to Provo again, the climate conditions have been spectacular.

Yes, even in Laramie.

If anything, it has almost been too warm, particularly last Saturday during BYU’s 41-19 conquest of Arizona.

Well, if prognostications from the local meteorologists are accurate, that all changes Friday night for the No. 13 Cougars (6-0, 3-0) when they host unranked Oklahoma State (3-3, 0-3) at LaVell Edwards Stadium in a late-night special.

Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m., and the game will be televised by ESPN.

It could be raining in the valleys, perhaps even snowing in the higher elevations of Utah. And it is going to be cold, some 30 to 40 degrees below the temperatures BYU has been enjoying en route to its first 6-0 start since 2020, and sixth overall.

As perfect as the weather was last week and earlier this week, it could be downright dismal the 18th day of October, much like it was last year in Stillwater, Oklahoma, when the Pokes outlasted the Cougars 40-34 in late November in the miserable rain and sleet at Boone Pickens Stadium.

How will BYU handle the weather this time around?

Defensive coordinator Jay Hill said Tuesday that it shouldn’t affect the Cougars one way or the other.

“Well, it shouldn’t be (a factor) for us. We are a cold-weather team. We are used to living at altitude. We are used to cold weather,” Hill said. “We are used to spring ball…

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Publish date : 2024-10-17 23:00:00

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