Laura Seitz, Deseret News
BYU's football season starts Saturday at Arizona. Here are five points to ponder before the season starts.
Key stretch: Because BYU is an independent, the schedule, once again, is front-loaded. It features games at Arizona (Sept. 1), at home against Cal (Sept. 8), and road games at a pair of top-10 opponents — Wisconsin (Sept. 15) and Washington (Sept. 29). For the Cougars to win at least six regular-season games and return to a bowl game, they likely will have to split one of their first two contests. Could BYU be playing for bowl eligibility when it visits arch-rival Utah in the regular-season finale on Nov.