1. Debate: Predict Ziggy Ansah's Final Statistics for 2013-14

    Debate Desk Written by Debate Desk about 20 days ago 1,119 reads 1 comments

  2. 6 Ex-Cougars Players Reach Agreements with NFL Teams

    In addition to Ziggy Ansah being drafted fifth overall by the Detroit Lions in this year's NFL Draft, six former BYU football players also signed free agent contracts with NFL teams ...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 20 days ago 4 reads 0 comments

  3. Kiper Expects Number of Cougar Draftees to at Least Double in 2014

    For a BYU football program that hadn't had a player taken in the NFL draft since 2010, having defensive lineman Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah selected at No. 5 overall by the Detroit Lions was a welcome development...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 22 days ago 4 reads 0 comments

  4. 10 Cougars with NFL Draft Potential

    PROVO — It's always a shaky prospect to assess any player's likelihood of being drafted, particularly at BYU...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 22 days ago 4 reads 0 comments

  5. BYU Football: Game-by-Game Predictions for 2013

    BYU's season opener at Virginia is only 123 days away (who's counting?), and there's not a Cougars fan out there who isn't looking forward to this season...

    Samuel Benson Written by Samuel Benson about 23 days ago 3,070 reads 4 comments

  6. NFL Draft Infused with Foreign Talent

    In his 24 years on the planet, first-round prospect Menelik Watson has tried his hand at several different sports. He was a soccer player as a kid in Manchester, England, rooting on Manchester City over the more popular (and successful) Manchester United.

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 27 days ago 96 reads 0 comments

  7. BYU Could Lose Starting CB to MLB

    BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall is in New York City this week, attending the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday where star defensive end Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah is expected to be picked early in the first round...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 27 days ago 3 reads 0 comments

  8. Cougars Get Prime Slot for 2013 Game at Notre Dame

    BYU football fans may have to put up with watching their Cougars play at a variety of crazy times to accommodate television schedules — but not the one at Notre Dame.....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 27 days ago 89 reads 0 comments

  9. NFL Draft 2013: Most Likely Landing Spots for Ezekiel Ansah

    Ziggy. Before the 2012 football season, most BYU fans—or the nation, for that matter—had never heard of a 6'5", 271-pound Cougar from Ghana...

    Samuel Benson Written by Samuel Benson about 28 days ago 1,927 reads 0 comments

  10. BYU Football: Coach Mendenhall's 5 Biggest Concerns Post-Spring Practice

    Bronco Mendenhall doesn't seem like the type of guy to show his frustration, but at times, you can assume that the resentment is there. With three straight seasons that left fans a little bit upset, I'm sure they're not the only ones slightly frustrated.

    Samuel Benson Written by Samuel Benson about 30 days ago 1,940 reads 4 comments

  11. Former BYU Coach Can Still Swing the Clubs and Swap Jokes

    PROVO — Less than six months after open-heart surgery, LaVell Edwards remains a big draw on the golf course.....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 15 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  12. For Mendenhall, Twitter a Big, Surprising Step

    PROVO — BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall is Twitterpated. Well, not exactly. Let's not get carried away here.....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 15 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  13. Lions Tried to Trade Bills the No. 5 Pick in Draft

    The Detroit Lions took BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah with the fifth pick in last month's NFL draft, a player general manager Martin Mayhew said was ranked third on their board.....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 15 days ago 2 reads 0 comments

  14. BYUtv Special Celebrates Polynesian Football Tradition

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  15. Predicting Ansah's Draft Impact

    We have all debated the potential for Ziggy Ansah's immediate impact as a Detroit Lions defensive end in 2013...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 20 days ago 3 reads 0 comments

  16. BYU's 1st-Rounders McMahon & Ansah Couldn't Be More Different

    Roy High School's outstanding quarterback Jim McMahon wanted to go to Notre Dame, the ultimate name in Catholic football teams, but settled for BYU...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 20 days ago 3 reads 0 comments

  17. Mendenhall Talks BYU's Potential 1st-Rounders

    Bronco Mendenhall beamed as he spoke about Ziggy Ansah's story -- how a kid who had never played football just a few years ago could become the fifth overall pick in the NFL Draft....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 20 days ago 2 reads 0 comments

  18. Ziggy Thankful He Didn't Make Basketball Team

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 22 days ago 3 reads 0 comments

  19. Mendenhall: Supporting Ziggy in Draft 'One of the Highlights of My Career'

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 22 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  20. Six BYU Cougars Reach NFL Agreements as UDFAs

    PROVO, Utah — In addition to Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah being selected by the Detroit Lions with the No...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 22 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  21. How Detroit Could Land Ansah

    For a while here on the blog, our discussion revolved around this question: What would the Detroit Lions do at No...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 27 days ago 3 reads 0 comments

  22. Ziggy Hopes to Promote NFL in Africa

    NEW YORK — Sporting fluorescent yellow shoes and socks, Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah stood out among nearly two dozen National Football League prospects.....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 27 days ago 2 reads 0 comments

  23. Plenty of Intrigue Surrounds Ansah

    NEW YORK — There should be no shortage of intrigue in the 78th annual National Football League Draft.....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 27 days ago 1 reads 0 comments

  24. Ziggy All the Rage in the NFL

    The first time I ever heard of Ezekial Ansah was in August, 2010, during BYU's fall camp. It was nothing of note, no big thing, even though Ansah, himself, was an extraordinarily large man...

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 29 days ago 2 reads 0 comments

  25. Utah Football Asst Coach Erickson Still "Sore" About Losing to BYU in 1990

    SALT LAKE CITY — Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham doesn't talk at length about his alma mater these days.....

    Martin Kenmore Written by Martin Kenmore about 29 days ago 3 reads 0 comments