PROVO — BYU didn't announce a specific bowl affiliation for the near future during Friday's media day, but did announce something which could well be considered better.
As part of its contract agreement with ESPN, which lasts through 2019, the network gave assurances that it will place BYU into a bowl game, should it become bowl eligible.
"In talking with ESPN, one of the things that we've been thinking about for a couple of years is the P5 conferences right now have affiliations with bowl games. Take the ACC or the Big Ten, and they may have contracts with six, seven or eight games.