The Gaels were ranked nationally most of last season and won 28 games, including a victory at Sweet 16 entrant Gonzaga, but were left out of the NCAA Tournament, presumably because they played a weak nonconference schedule.
Rose, who has two years left on the five-year contract he signed in 2015, has upgraded his 2018 and 2019 nonconference schedules.
This season’s schedule is as ambitious as anything BYU has played the last decade, maybe longer. It is road-heavy, especially after the Cougars play six straight home games from Nov. 9 (Utah Valley) to Nov. 24 (Houston).