Cougar Sports Saturday May 8th Highlights - a podcast by KSL Podcasts

This is a compilation of highlights from Cougar Sports Saturday May 8th, 2021

 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte lead off the show discussing the decision for BYU's Matt Haarms to give up his eligibility and try his name out in the NBA Draft. The decision puzzles the two but neither are against a player leaving to better their situation.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte hear from the former BYU QB and No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson as he is taking part  in his first NFL camp. Wilson discusses choosing the No. 2, learning the playbook, his thoughts on being the starting quarterback on opening day, and getting to know his teammates.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte are joined by former BYU basketball player Matt Haarms to discuss his college career which spanned two schools in Purdue and BYU and his latest decision on entering the NBA Draft.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look at the upcoming BYU football season and how the wide receiver room will look like. The Cougars lost Dax Milne to the NFL, so they are looking to find replacements for that production.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte are joined by DJ Bien-Aime who covers the New York Jets for the NY Daily News to discuss how Zach Wilson will fit in with the Jets. What doe the Jets need to help Wilson be successful in his rookie year, plus Bien-Aime talks about the first rookie camp for the Jets and Wilson.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte go back to the NFL Draft and talk about the undrafted players from BYU that signed with a team as a free agent. What players could stick with a roster and eventually make the  53-man squad for the 2021 season?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte battle out the top five which is a list from NFL.com who rated BYU's top five NFL players of all time. The list is pretty tough for the two to nail down as it is a subjective list and not anything tangible with numbers or titles.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss what current BYU player in the NFL who could be one of the five best ever. The two end up with Fred Warner. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss the big news that the College Football Playoff is going to expand within a few years. It is not official but all signs point that way and also that a 12-team field is the preferred model. The two discuss how an expanded field will work and what options BYU would have to make it into the post season tournament.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte go over the players that Cougar missed on during transfer portal season. They have a list of names that didn't quite work out or live up to expectations.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte are joined by Fesi Sitake who is the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach. He discusses his former players who are off to the NFL and who could be the next stand out for the upcoming season.

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