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Red and blue recruits: BYU commits excited for loaded 2016 schedule

BYU commits Keaton Torre, left, and Troy Warner shared their excitement over the 2016 schedule this week, after the school announced its game against Southern Utah to finalize next year's schedule.

After the Cougars' 2016 schedule was finalized last week, recruits expressed excitement about the opportunities and challenges it will present.

“It’s why we play the game. If you want to be the best, you’ve got to play the best.”

BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall told reporters this week that after the Cougars’ 2016 schedule was completed last Wednesday with the addition of Southern Utah, his wife Holly texted him and said the slate’s difficulty is “awful.