BYU vs. SMU: How to watch, listen to or stream Friday’s game

BYU students unfurl a flag before the home opener against the Southern Illinois Salukis at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News

BYU (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) at SMU (2-0, 0-0 ACC)

Kickoff: Friday, 5 p.m. MDT

Venue: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

TV: ESPN2

Livestream: ESPN.com/watch

Radio: KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM/BYU Radio Sirius XM 143

Series: BYU leads, 4-0

Weather: Mostly sunny skies at kickoff, with temperatures in the high 80s, but dropping to the high 60s throughout the night. Winds will be light and variable, with gusts up to 15 mph from the Northeast. Very little chance of rain throughout the game.

The trends

For BYU: The Cougars have lost five straight road games dating back to last year, but played significantly better in their last road game of 2023, a 40-34 overtime loss to Oklahoma State. Last year, they opened Big 12 play on the road at Kansas and lost 38-27 in a turnover-filled affair.

The Cougars are 6-9 overall against ACC teams (SMU joined the league this year) and 62-41 in head coach Kalani Sitake’s nine-year tenure. BYU is 8-4 in Friday night regular-season games under Sitake.

For Southern Methodist: The Mustangs are averaging 44.0 points per game and giving up just 15.5 points per contest. This is their third game of the season because they downed Nevada in Week 0 and upended Houston Christian in Week 1.

SMU is receiving votes in The Associated Press Top 25 after winning the American Athletic Conference last year. They are meeting BYU in the regular season for the first time since 1997. They lost to BYU 24-23 in the 2022 New Mexico Bowl when their last-second two-point conversion try was stopped by BYU cornerback Jakob Robinson.

What to watch for

Junior college transfer Jake Retzlaff earned the starting nod over former Baylor and USF QB Gerry Bohanon and guided the Cougars to a 41-13 win over FCS Southern Illinois. Expect Retzlaff to look for receiver Darius Lassiter, who missed the SIU game due to an issue with the…

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 23:00:00

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