Rocking Royal

BYU women's basketball coach Lee Cummard, wing Brinley Cannon and senior Hattie Ogden speak with the media about Delaney Gibb's return from injury, the Cougars' 12-1 start and opening Big 12 play against No. 8 TCU on New Year's Eve, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.

KSL.com BYU insider Sean Walker gets you caught up on Christmas Eve with the latest news around BYU's game against No. 22 Georgia Tech in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, AJ Dybantsa's latest feat — a 33-point triple double, no less — dancing in heads, and the return of former BYU men's volleyball standout Rob Neilson to his alma mater as head coach of the women's volleyball team.
Enjoy the podcast while you make your last-minute Christmas arrangements, or lay out to the Hawai'i Bowl — the greatest of all Christmas Eve traditions.

BYU women's basketball head coach Lee Cummard, forward Lara Rohkohl and guard Olivia Hamlin speak with the media about the team's 11-1 start before opening Big 12 play, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 at UCF.

BYU women's basketball players Brinley Cannon and Arielle Mackey-Williams, along with head coach Lee Cummard, speak with the media after a 9-1 start prior to returning home Thursday, Dec. 11 to host Idaho State in the Marriott Center (7 p.m. MST, ESPN+).

BYU women's basketball head coach Lee Cummard, SF Marya Hudgins and PF Lara Rohkohl speak with the media after a 6-0 start before heading off to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam against Virginia Tech, Oregon State and Vanderbilt during the 2025-26 women's college basketball season.

BYU men's basketball coach Kevin Young speaks with the media before the No. 9 Cougars host No. 23 Wisconsin at Salt Lake City's Delta Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Provo, Utah

BYU women's basketball wing Braeden Gunlock and head coach Lee Cummard talk about the Cougars' first road trip Wednesday to Missoula, Montana — about 100 miles from the freshman's hometown of Bigfork.

BYU women's basketball head coach Lee Cummard speaks with the media after the team's 2-0 start to the 2025-26 season, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Provo, Utah.

BYU women's basketball players Lara Rohkohl and Arielle Mackey-Williams speak with the media after a 2-0 start tot he 2025-26 season, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 in Provo, Utah.

Bear Bachmeier — or "Bear Force One," as he's been dubbed by FOX broadcaster Gus Johnson — is taking college football by storm during No. 10 BYU's 8-0 start during a second consecutive season following Saturday's 41-27 win over Iowa State.
Among the most impressed? BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, who cited his composure for a teenager from a great family, and five-star quarterback commit Ryder Lyons. KSL.com caught up with Lyons during the highly touted prospect's skills camp with Alpha Recruits in Lehi, Utah, to get his reaction to BYU's 8-0 start, the rise of Bear Bachmeier, and an update on his recruiting and timeline to join the Cougars after a decorated high school career.