Wyoming
BYU Coaches Set Expectations For Jake Retzlaff Before Wyoming
PROVO, Utah – BYU football heads into week three against Wyoming with a 2-0 record.
For a team that many prognosticators projected to win five games or less, the 2-0 start is a positive. However, as Kalani Sitake noted, they didn’t improve enough from week one to week two.
“We didn’t make a good enough improvement, in my opinion, from week one to week two,” Sitake, a ninth-year head coach, said. “Now we need to make up for it from week two to week three and that’s what I’m looking forward to.”
Most of that lack of improvement was tied to the offensive side of the ball in the 18-15 win at SMU.
Starting quarterback Jake Retzlaff shined in week one against Southern Illinois. The following week in Dallas, Retlzaff had three turnovers.
Retzlaff, who emerged as the “clear-cut” starter at QB out of fall camp, had similar turnover problems in losses a season ago.
“Take care of the stinkin’ football”
Sitake was asked if he considers Retzlaff’s performance a one-off compared to his performance against Southern Illinois.
“No, there’s no one-offs,” Sitake said.
The head coach, who has always remained consistent in having players battle for their jobs every day, then followed up with a strong message for Retzlaff.
“Take care of the stinkin’ football. That’s what it comes down to.
“I’ve said it over and over and over again. I don’t want guys to play tight and feel like they can’t take a chance, but the football belongs to everybody. It belongs to the fans. It belongs to the team. It belongs to the program. It’s not just one player. It’s not his ball. It belongs to all of us. So they need to start thinking about it more like that.”
During his six games as BYU’s starting quarterback, Retzlaff has thrown five interceptions and lost four fumbles.
Jake Retzlaff on staying aggressive
“We never talk about avoiding things because your mind doesn’t process that,” Retzlaff told KSL Sports. “It only processes what you say. It doesn’t matter when you say, ‘Not this!’ Or ‘for this!’ So, I believe in protecting the football. That’s something I can tell myself. I believe in ball security. That’s something I can tell myself and making plays.”
BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick praised some of the highlights from Retzlaff’s performance in the win over SMU. However, he notes that ball security is critical.
“The most important thing is we were always in a good position to win the game. No one has a license to just make mistakes at any position indefinitely, but we were always in a good position to win the game. He did make a lot of good plays in the game as well,” Roderick said. “There are some things in that game that were outstanding, but yeah, I’ll just say no has a license to play poorly forever. But he did a lot of good things as well.”
Will the license for Jake Retzlaff remain in place?
Could the license from Retzlaff be revoked, causing BYU to turn to backup Gerry Bohanon?
“We have trust in Gerry. But we didn’t think about changing in that [SMU] game,” said Roderick. “We were always in a good position to win. It felt like a couple of those mistakes were very preventable. We need to protect the ball better for sure. But there was a lot going on. Sometimes it isn’t always perfectly readily obvious to everyone who’s watching.”
Despite the struggles, Retzlaff, a former two-time JUCO transfer who has faced adversity during his college career, is enjoying the opportunity to be BYU’s starting quarterback.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity that A-Rod has put in front of me, and I know the coaches are all behind me,” said Retzlaff. “Being able to run out with this group of guys is second to none. So I’m grateful to be able to do this every week.”
Retzlaff and the BYU offense return to action this Saturday night against Wyoming. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network and KSL NewsRadio.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
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WYOMING, Minn. (FOX 9) – Interstate 35 in Wyoming had to be shut down for nearly two hours Friday afternoon after a four-vehicle crash involving two vehicles and two trucks with trailers, one hauling horses and dogs.
What happened
The backstory:
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at about 3:50 p.m. on northbound Interstate 35 near the Wyoming exit. When authorities arrived, they determined an unknown vehicle cut in front of traffic, causing a rear-end chain reaction style crash.
Authorities say a passenger vehicle was hit by a truck with a trailer, which was hit by another truck with a horse trailer. Another passenger car was involved in the crash.
The State Patrol says the horse trailer was carrying four to five horses, and three dogs, none of which was injured in the crash.
Horses on the loose?
What we know:
The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook they believe the horses were loose in the immediate aftermath of the crash, creating more chaos on the interstate during the afternoon rush hour. They were eventually gathered.
One hospitalized
The State Patrol says one driver was hospitalized with minor, non-life threatening injuries.
Northbound Interstate 35 was closed from 3:50 p.m. to 5:40 p.m.
The Source: Information was provided by the Minnesota State Patrol.
It is the final week of the 2025 regular season for Class 3A girls’ and boys’ soccer teams in Wyoming. Only the top four from each conference will advance to next week’s state tournament in Gillette. These last regular-season matches will go a long way toward shaping the first-round matches at the state tournament. The week begins with a rescheduled match from an earlier postponement. The rest of the slate is Thursday through Saturday.
2025 WYOPREPS CLASS 3A SOCCER SCHEDULE
Here are the 3A matches on the schedule for Week 9. Schedules are subject to change.
Girls:
Final Score: #2 Douglas 8 Rawlins 0 (conference match)
Boys:
Final Score: Rawlins 4 Douglas 2 (conference match)
New soccer rankings will come out on Wednesday.
Girls:
Final Score: #2 Douglas 6 Rawlins 0 (conference match) – Olsen had 4 goals for the Cats. The match was called at the start of the 2nd half due to the weather.
Boys:
Final Score: Rawlins 1 Douglas 0 (conference match)
Read More Soccer News from WyoPreps
FINAL WYOPREPS SOCCER RANKINGS 2025
WYOPREPS GIRLS SOCCER STANDINGS 5-12-25
WYOPREPS GIRLS SOCCER WEEK 8 SCORES
WYOPREPS BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS 5-12-25
WYOPREPS BOYS SOCCER SCORES WEEK 8
4A REGIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
Girls:
#4 Lander at Lyman, 3 p.m. (conference match)
Pinedale at Mountain View, 3 p.m. (conference match)
#3 Powell at #1 Cody, 4 p.m. (conference match)
Buffalo at #5 Worland, 4 p.m. (conference match)
Newcastle at Torrington, 4 p.m. (conference match)
Boys:
Pinedale at #3 Mountain View, 5 p.m. (conference match)
#5 Lander at Lyman, 5 p.m. (conference match)
Powell at #1 Cody, 6 p.m. (conference match)
#2 Buffalo at Worland, 6 p.m. (conference match)
Newcastle at #4 Torrington, 6 p.m. (conference match)
Girls:
Mountain View at #4 Lander, 11 a.m. (conference match)
Lyman at Pinedale, noon (conference match)
Boys:
#3 Mountain View at #5 Lander, 1 p.m. (conference match)
Lyman at Pinedale, 2 p.m. (conference match)
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