Near the end of UVU’s men’s basketball game against Cal State Bakersfield on Jan. 21, the UVU defense forced simultaneous possession and the officials called a jump ball. In the college game, possession after a jump ball is determined by the possession arrow at the scorer’s table. Instead of being rewarded for their defensive effort, […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM—Five players finished in double figures and UVU beat the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 92-81 Thursday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines shot 48 times from the charity stripe and made 36 of those attempts to break the record for most free-throw tries by a UVU team […]
For the UVU men’s basketball team this season, more often than not, one of the first substitutions brings redshirt senior Jordan Poydras into the game. A transfer from Divison II St. Cloud State in Minnesota, Poydras is the leading scorer on the Wolverine bench. He averages 9.5 points per game. Like some other players on […]
When I became a writer for the UVU Review, one place that I was told I had to experience was the GCU Arena in Phoenix where the Grand Canyon basketball teams play. I was told that it was an amazing atmosphere and have heard many coaches say that it’s one of the best atmospheres in […]
The Clemson University Tigers won college football’s national championship Jan. 9 in what became an instant classic. Quarterback Deshaun Watson marched Clemson’s offense down the field with two minutes to play and capped off the drive with a game-winning touchdown pass, setting aside Alabama’s vaunted defense and talk of a dynasty. Earlier in the game, […]
The national topic of choice this week stems from the different methodologies employed by the Baseball Writers of America in comparison with Louisville’s decision to give Bobby Petrino a new start less than two years after his he and his mistress were involved in a motorcycle accident.
In part 2, Kyle mistakes the Western Wrestling Conference for the WAC, and then the WWE, before Garrett brings clarity to the Greco-Roman conversation and updates us on the progress of the UVU wrestling team.
Part 1 focuses on UVU men’s and women’s basketball. Garrett discuss why they think the men’s team has as good a shot as any WAC team to qualify for March Madness and why the women’s team will be successful in the future despite current challenges. In part 2, Kyle mistakes the Western Wrestling Conference for […]
Part 3 includes the last of our Iron Bowl thoughts, covers the “team of destiny” (United States Men’s National Team) and its World Cup 2014 draw, along with a tribute to the peerless Nelson Mandela. The conversation concludes with thoughts on the Steve Sarkisian-Chris Petersen debate/carousel. Editor’s note: Nick Hayden plays defensive tackle for the […]
Part 2 features the weekly college football line guess, only this time it’s a championship edition, beginning with a preview of the Utah State-Fresno State Mountain West Championship game. The conversation eventually shifts to the awe-inspiring Iron Bowl.