BYU cancels Utah State series from 2023-2026

PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Sports activities) – With BYU transferring into the Massive 12 Convention beginning in 2023, the Cougars must make some changes to its future soccer schedules.

Meaning the battle for the Outdated Wagon Wheel can be placed on maintain.

Utah State introduced that on Thursday that BYU has canceled its soccer sequence from 2023 by way of 2026. The Cougars and Aggies will play this upcoming season in Provo on September twenty ninth.

BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe issued a press release saying he hopes to reschedule Utah State sooner or later.

“As we put together to enter Massive 12 membership, we’ve needed to make many changes to nonconference video games on our future schedules,” Holmoe mentioned. “We’re grateful to Utah State for being a keen companion in scheduling video games all through the years, particularly the final decade after we’ve navigated independence. Whereas we don’t have the Aggies scheduled past 2022 at this level, we’ll proceed to work collectively to play this in-state sport sooner or later.”

Utah State athletic director John Hartwell responded with a press release of his personal.

“Utah State and BYU have a long-standing historical past of annual competitors on the soccer subject and our aim is to proceed therivalry,” Hartwell mentioned. “Whereas we’re dissatisfied to see the sequence go away for now, we’re dedicated to working with BYU to seek out scheduling alternatives sooner or later.”

BYU and Utah State have performed 90 occasions relationship again to 1922. The Cougars maintain a 50-37-3 benefit, together with a 34-20 victory in Logan in October of 2021.