It’s been a rollercoaster couple of seasons for BYU Football.
In 2016, Kalani Sitake’s first season as head coach, the Cougars finished 9-4, including wins over Arizona, Michigan State, and Mississippi State.
Then the bottom fell out in 2017. That record flipped to 4-9, including embarrassing losses to UMass, East Carolina, and Utah State.
Now the Cougars are 3-1 and ranked No. 20 in the nation. It’s nearly a lock that this team will be improved record-wise over 2017 (knocks on wood).
So what happened in 2017?
Bad coaching? Sure, that plays a big part, although the same coaching staff that failed in 2017 succeeded in 2016.