Here's what to watch for during the NFL divisional round playoffs from a BYU, Utah and Utah State perspective.

Neff’s injury is a big blow to Utah’s lineup moving forward. The star freshman took first on vault and beam against the Cyclones, scoring 9.9 and a career-high 9.925, respectively. Dockendorf was impressed with her team’s composure to finish the final floor routines of the meet.

Outside of those two, outside linebackers coach Jan Jorgensen is another coach on Mendenhall’s staff who has ties to the rival Cougars. Jorgensen played at BYU from 2006 through 2009 and has since had two stints on the Cougars' coaching staff — from 2015 through 2017 and again from 2022 and 2023.

One detail within an eight-page lawsuit filed against Utah State University last month by former athletics administrator Jerry Bovee could represent a challenge for the school, according to a media law attorney.

Utah’s lawmakers and environmental officials have made getting water to the Great Salt Lake a priority, through policies like letting the state lease water rights from farmers, or installing new equipment to measure water flows.

The ongoing production of The Rape of Lucretia by Opera Theatre at Utah State University is a scaled-down staging of the chamber opera by Benjamin Britten.

The amount of employees from the University of Utah’s diversity offices who left after the state's new anti-DEI law passed provides, for the first time, an accounting of how the law has contributed to staff attrition at Utah's flagship school.

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Houston goes for its 10th straight win as the Cougars head to Florida. They take on UCF in Big 12 Conference basketball action, which will tip off locally at 11

Doug Burgum, incoming President Donald Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary, told Senators Thursday that the nation's federal lands are “America’s balance sheet.” The North Dakota governor, who comes from a business background, said the lands are national assets like those of any private enterprise.

Utah vs. BYU will not be available to broadcast live on TV in the US. Fans can watch via live stream on ESPN+. ESPN+ will be live streaming the Big 12 game. For a limited time get 12 months of ESPN+ for the price of 9 with the purchase of an annual plan. Stream your favorite teams live and enjoy more sports anywhere with an ESPN+ subscription.

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).