Provo • Coaches and players always say they won't look past an opponent toward the opponent they play in the following game, but for BYU that is impossible this week.
Because it is the same opponent.
The Cougars face San Diego on Thursday at Jenny Craig Pavilion (9 p.m. MST, ESPN2), then host those same Toreros on Saturday.
"It is weird, definitely weird," said Nate Austin. "To go back-to-back, it is even more weird. It will give us a taste of the NBA playoffs a little bit."
Coach Dave Rose said it is "unique" to not play a conference foe for the first time until the third week of February, let alone play them in what amounts to a double-header.