Locked On Cougars - Daily Podcast On BYU Cougars Football & Basketball
1,589 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsLocked On Cougars podcast is the daily podcast that keeps you ahead of the games and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for the BYU Cougars. Hosted by Jake Hatch, the Locked On Cougars podcast provides your daily BYU Cougars fix with Jake’s unique insights and insider information as he provides expert opinions, film reviews, interviews, recaps, local analysis, and coverage of all things BYU Cougars. From the thrilling games at LaVell Edwards Stadium to hoop heaven’s Marriott Center and everywhere in between, the Locked On Cougars podcast takes you beyond the headlines for the inside scoops from the biggest stories inside the Cougars locker room and the Big 12. The Locked On Cougars podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.
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Locked on Cougars - October 9, 2018 - Paul James Memories & Quarterback Shenanigans
October 09, 2018 20:38 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBLocked on Cougars for October 9, 2018 began with a look back at the legendary life and career of former BYU play-by-play voice Paul James, who passed away over the weekend. In the second segment, Jake Hatch played a comment from Kalani Sitake about BYU's quarterback situation and why Utah State may be the blueprint he follows if he chooses to make a QB change now. In the final segment of the show, Hawaii has QB issues of their own, only to try and hide the fact up by employing a decoy to t...
Locked on Cougars - October 8, 2018 - Recapping USU Loss & Should BYU Change QB's?
October 08, 2018 17:16 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBLocked on Cougars for October 8, 2018 began with show business as the week begins, including our Locked On Listener of the Day, and a look back at the 45-20 loss for the Cougars at the hands of Utah State. In the second segment of the show, Jake Hatch broke down what he sees as a feasible scenario for the BYU coaching staff to make a transition at the quarterback position from Tanner Mangum to Zach Wilson. As the show closed out, "Quick Hits" caught listeners up on what happened over the w...
Locked on Cougars - October 5, 2018 - Utah State Preview & Basketball Media Day Takeaways
October 05, 2018 18:15 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBLocked on Cougars for October 5, 2018 began with a preview of the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel between BYU and Utah State Friday night in Provo. Jake Hatch broke down what the Aggies will try to do against the Cougars and what players on USU that Cougar fans should be aware of. In the second segment of the podcast, Hatch talked about some of his takeaways from BYU men's basketball media day and played some Dave Rose's comments about his team as they continue preparations for the 2018-19 s...
Locked on Cougars - October 4, 2018 - Injury Notes & BYU Basketball Media Day
October 04, 2018 18:21 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBLocked on Cougars for October 4, 2018 began with personnel notes for the BYU football program as the Cougars have four starters who's status for the Utah State game on Friday are unknown. Jake Hatch played thoughts from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake about the injuries and also his observations of the USU rivalry have been as he's seen it become more competitive in recent years. Storylines for the men's basketball program was the focus of the second segment on the show with their media day ta...
Locked on Cougars - October 3, 2018 - BYU Strength of Schedule & Matt Hadley
October 03, 2018 19:37 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBLocked on Cougars for October 3, 208 began with a discussion about the strength of BYU's September schedule and where it stacks up nationally. Host Jake Hatch delved into the positives that can be derived from it and why the 3-2 mark keeps the Utah State game Friday night still a firm swing game in his mind. In the second segment BYU linebacker Matt Hadley was the focus of the conversation as Kalani Sitake's thoughts on his move back to linebacker was played as well and Hatch's interview wi...
Locked on Cougars - October 2, 2018 - Former Cougars in the Pros & Keanu Hill Commitment
October 02, 2018 20:11 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBLocked on Cougars for October 2, 2018 began with the comments from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake about his team moving on from their blowout loss to Washington and getting ready for Utah State on Friday night. Comments from Coach Sitake included why he is glad the Cougars are playing on a short week, injury updates for key defensive players and what he sees from the Aggies on film. In the second segment of the show Jake Hatch took a look at the former Cougars now in the NFL and how they play...
Locked on Cougars - October 1, 2018 - Washington Film Review & Moroni Laulu-Pututau Injury
October 01, 2018 15:16 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBLocked on Cougars for October 1, 2018 began with a review of the Washington loss for BYU. Host Jake Hatch talked about his takeaways form the loss after watching the game over again (0:47). In the second segment, Hatch examined what the loss of tight Moroni Laulu-Pututau means for the Cougars and where they turn now to replace his contributions. Some thoughts on Utah State with the rivalry on tap this weekend were also shared (12:52). In the final segment of the show, Hatch recapped how th...
Locked on Cougars - September 29, 2018 - Washington Loss Instant Reaction
September 30, 2018 04:21 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBA special edition of Locked on Cougars for September 29, 2018 as host Jake Hatch breaks down the instant reaction to #20 BYU's 35-7 loss at #11 Washington Saturday night. Hatch broke down what he observed & took away from the blow out loss in the first segment. In the second segment, Hatch worked in reaction from social media to the loss from listeners.He also shared some initial thoughts on the Utah State game that looms for BYU Friday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium (12:31). Learn more a...
Locked on Cougars - September 28, 2018 - BYU-Washington Preview & BYU Hoops Begins Practices
September 28, 2018 20:25 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBLocked on Cougars for September 28, 2018 began with a preview of the BYU-Washington game Saturday evening as the 20th-ranked Cougars enter the game at 17-point underdogs to the #11 Huskies. Host Jake Hatch explains why he thinks BYU may be a tad bit over-ranked before allowing BYU coaches to sound off on the Huskies strengths (2:27). In the second segment, Hatch took a few moments to talk about the men's basketball team as thye began preseason workouts ahead of the 2018-19 season. Comments ...
Locked on Cougars - September 27, 2018 - Improving BYU's Passing Game & Gunner Romney
September 27, 2018 20:10 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBLocked on Cougars for September 27, 2018 was a focus on improving BYU's passing game, albeit not in one week and against an excellent Washington defense this Saturday. Host Jake Hatch examined comments from offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes and passing game coordinator Aaron Roderick about improving the passing output as well as passing along some personnel notes (3:04). In the second segment, Hatch caught up with BYU freshman wide receiver Gunner Romney to talk about how he is adjusting to...
Locked on Cougars - September 26, 2018 - BYU's Offensive Advantage & D'Angelo Mandell
September 26, 2018 18:01 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBLocked on Cougars for September 26, 2018 began with comments from BYU football coach Kalani Sitake on the respect he and his team have for Washington coach Chris Petersen and the Huskies football program. Jake Hatch examines why the fly/jet sweep offense is a schematic advantage for the Cougars and why it's critical for BYU to have a unique offensive identity to overcome their disadvantages (2:43). In the second segment Hatch played an interview with freshman cornerback D'Angelo Mandell and...
Locked on Cougars - September 25, 2018 - Kalani Sitake & Former Cougars in the Pros
September 25, 2018 19:22 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBLocked on Cougars for September 25, 2018 began with BYU football coach Kalani Sitake's comments from his weekly press conference on Monday. Jake Hatch reacted to comments about sacks, turnover margin and what Coach Sitake requested the media do if and when his team played a "perfect game" (3:18). Hatch recapped how the former BYU players now in the NFL did over the weekend during Week 3 of the season. He talked about the stellar play from Fred Warner for the 49ers, Taysom Hill's increasing ...
Locked on Cougars - September 24, 2018 - McNeese State Film Review & Top 20 Ranking
September 24, 2018 17:39 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBLocked on Cougars for September 24, 2018 began with a look at the BYU offense in the aftermath of their slow start against McNeese State and what host Jake Hatch took away from the game as a whole for Tanner Mangum and the guys (2:14) In the second segment, Hatch took a look at the BYU defense and what he learned from the dominant performance the Cougars put on defensively (11:46). Finally, Hatch covered the other goings on in Provo with the other sports teams in action over the weekend, i...
Locked on Cougars - September 21, 2018 - McNeese State Preview & Dax Milne
September 21, 2018 19:30 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB#25 BYU faces McNeese State Saturday afternoon at LaVell Edwards Stadium and host Jake Hatch previewed the game with notes on injuries, what players to watch from the Cowboys in the game and why BYU isn't necessarily in for a walk in the park (3:24). Walk-on wide reciever Dax Milne had his coming out party last week against Wisconsin and his interview with the media earlier this week was the focus of Segment 2 on the show. Jake Hatch also explained why he believes that Joe Critchlow would b...
Locked on Cougars - September 20, 2018 - Position Changes at BYU & Keanu Saleapaga
September 20, 2018 18:29 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBLocked on Cougars for September 20, 2018 began with a discussion about the position changes BYU coaches have made recently within the program and how it is a positive thing that benefits both the program and players. Host Jake Hatch looked a few of the changes and how they have benefited the Cougars (3:40). In the second segment, BYU freshman offensive lineman Keanu Saleapaga's comments to the media after practice on Wednesday were played as he explained making the transition from defensive...
Locked on Cougars - September 19, 2018 - Accountability at BYU & Isaiah Kaufusi
September 19, 2018 18:38 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBLocked on Cougars for September 19, 2018 began with a discussion about accountability at BYU and how it has positively impacted the football program this season amidst a 2-1 start to the season for #25 team in the country. Comments about the matter from assistant head coach Ed Lamb and defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki were what the conversation was centered on (1:51). In the second segment, host Jake Hatch interviewed sophomore linebacker Isaiah Kaufusi about his play for BYU early on th...
Locked on Cougars - September 18, 2018 - BYU's New Culture & Former Cougars in the Pros
September 18, 2018 18:32 - 29 minutes - 27 MBLocked on Cougars for September 18, 2018 began with a discussion about what BYU head coach Kalani Sitake wants the culture of his football program to be. Jake Hatch talked about the comments he made during media availability on Monday and why they are significant for the Cougars going forward (2:42). In the second segment, Hatch talked about the "major awards" that were handed out to the Cougars in the aftermath of their upset win over Wisconsin last Saturday. Kalani Sitake's comments about...
Locked on Cougars - September 17, 2018 - Wisconsin Film Review & Kalani Sitake
September 17, 2018 16:19 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBLocked on Cougars for September 17, 2018 was focused once again on BYU's big upset win of Wisconsin. Jake Hatch reviewed what he learned about the defense in the first segment, pointing out players who made an impression to him after reviewing the tape, including Corbin Kaufusi and Isaiah Kaufusi (5:25). In the second segment, Hatch broke down the masterful blocking he observed from BYU's offensive line for Squally Canada and the rest of BYU's backfield. He also pointed out some other playe...
Locked on BYU - September 15, 2018 - Wisconsin Upset Special Edition
September 15, 2018 23:51 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBIn another special game recap edition of Locked on BYU, Jake Hatch reacted to the immediate aftermath of BYU's 24-21 win over #6 Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. Hatch talked about the stats from the game, what streaks BYU broke with the win and why he believes it is the biggest win for the Cougars in nearly a decade. In the second segment of the show, Hatch worked listener reaction into the show off of Twitter and responded to their thoughts and questions based off the game. Learn more ...
Locked on BYU - September 14, 2018 - Wisconsin Game Preview
September 14, 2018 18:26 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBLocked on BYU for Sept. 14, 2018 was a full preview of the sixth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers ahead of BYU's game against them Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium. Host Jake Hatch took a look at the loaded offense the Badgers boast, including thoughts on the offensive line, Jonathan Taylor. Alex Hornibrook and Danny Davis III's return at the wide receiver position (2:40). Hatch took a look at an undervalued Wisconsin defense in the second segment of the show as he examined the staller li...
Locked on BYU - September 13, 2018 - Jeff Grimes & Brady Christensen
September 13, 2018 17:54 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBLocked on BYU for September 13, 2018 began with a recap of Jeff Grimes comments to the media on Wednesday evening. Coach Grimes touched on why he has instructed the Cougars offensive players to have a "next game" mentality, why he has re-opened position battles on the offense, if he thinks a two-quarterback system would work inside his offense and also his thoughts on the Wisconsin Badgers (4:20). BYU redshirt freshman offensive tackle Brady Christensen talked with Jake Hatch one-on-one in ...
Locked on BYU - September 12, 2018 - Paul Chryst on BYU, Austin Lee & Former Cougars in the Pros
September 12, 2018 18:37 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBLocked on BYU for September 12, 2018 began with the comments Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst made earlier in the week on his weekly coaches conference call that the Big Ten Conference holds. He talked about the foundations of the Badgers football program as BYU tries to emulate their model and also what kind of game he expects from the Cougars this Saturday in Madison (3:28). BYU junior safety Austin Lee was the focus of the second segment on the show with his comments to the media abo...
Locked on BYU - September 11, 2018 - Kalani Sitake talks Tanner Mangum & Wisconsin Badgers
September 11, 2018 11:40 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBLocked on BYU for September 11, 2018 was focused on BYU football coach Kalani Sitake's comments from his weekly press conference on Monday afternoon. In Segment 1, Jake Hatch played the comments from Sitake with regards to starting quarterback Tanner Mangum. Sitake spoke on if Mangum's status as the starter was in question, if there are benchmarks he wants to see his quarterbacks hit and if he gave thought to inserting Zach Wilson into the Cal-Berkeley game (3:44). Segment 2 on the show shi...
Locked on BYU - September 10, 2018 - Cal-Berkeley Film Review & Tanner Mangum Thoughts
September 10, 2018 14:16 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn the September 10, 2018 edition of Locked on BYU Jake Hatch reviews his takeaways from the Cal-Berkeley loss for the Cougars after re-watching the game a second time. He explains what position groups struggled the most and why the answers may not be on the roster currently (3:12). In the second segment of the show, Hatch dug into Tanner Mangum as BYU's starting quarterback. He explained why the book is written on Mangum and you can essentailly know what he will produce in any given game, ...
Locked on BYU - September 9, 2018 - Instant Reaction to Cal Loss
September 09, 2018 08:59 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBJake Hatch reacts to what he observed and took away from BYU's 21-18 loss on Saturday night to Cal-Berkeley at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Postgame comments from Kalani Sitake and his players were featured as was Twitter reaction from listeners to the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Locked on BYU - September 7, 2018 - Final Thoughts on Cal-BYU & Neil Pau'u
September 08, 2018 00:15 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBLocked on BYU for September 7, 2018 began with a look at the betting numbers on the Cal game for BYU and where they were trending. Host Jake Hatch examined the BYU injury report to the best of his knowledge in the lead up to the game as well as dissecting what the Bears and Cougars will try to do on offense tomorrow night (2:55). In the second segment of the podcast BYU wide receiver Neil Pau'u spoke with veteran sportswriter and radio host Patrick Kinahan this week about the Cougars offens...
Locked on BYU - September 6, 2018 - Examining Cal's Defense & Dylan Collie Interview
September 06, 2018 21:50 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBLocked on BYU for September 6, 2018 began with a look at the California Golden Bears defense. Jake Hatch examines the star players for the Bears and examines where he believes BYU could be effective in attacking them on Saturday night (2:11). Host Jake Hatch interviewed BYU senior wide receiver Dylan Collie in the second segment of the podcast. Collie weighed in on the Arizona win, his feelings about finally playing as a Cougar, what he expects to see from Cal on Saturday night and where he...
Locked on BYU - September 5, 2018 - Examining Cal's Offense & Lorenzo Fauatea Interview
September 05, 2018 21:02 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBLocked on BYU for September 5, 2018 began with a look at the offense for the University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears. Host Jake Hatch explained what he learned from their season-opening victory over North Carolina. Hatch looked at the three quarterbacks the Bears could play with and what makes him believe BYU can have success against Cal defensively on Saturday night (2:24). In the second segment of the show, Hatch interviewed BYU defensive lineman Lorenzo Fauatea. They talked about ...
Locked on BYU - September 4, 2018 - Former Cougars in the Pros & Squally Canada
September 04, 2018 19:24 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBLocked on BYU for September 4, 2018 began with a look at the eight former Cougars who made opening week rosters in the National Football League. Host Jake Hatch touched on each player and shared some thoughts on the storylines surrounding them, including Kyle Van Noy, Fred Warner, Taysom Hill and Jamaal Williams, among others (2:56). A number of other former Cougar players found themselves on the unemployment line after roster cutdowns over the weekend so Hatch talked about those guys and ...
Locked on BYU - September 3, 2018 - Arizona Film Review & Kalani Sitake's Press Conference
September 03, 2018 23:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MBLocked on BYU began with host Jake Hatch's thoughts on the BYU victory over Arizona after re-watching the game (3:07). He talked about the stellar line play, how the tight end group could develop into a weapon for the Cougars and some positive developments for Tanner Mangum's deep ball. Comments from Arizona head coach Kevin Sumlin the the defining third quarter and Thomas Shoaf's thoughts about what the win meant for the Cougars were also included. In the second segment Hatch played some o...
Locked on BYU - September 2, 2018 - BYU vs. Arizona Recap Special Edition
September 02, 2018 06:43 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBJake Hatch recapped BYU's season-opening 28-23 victory over Arizona with a special recap edition of the podcast. He talked about the notable players in the game, including, but not limited to, Tanner Mangum, Squally Canada, the offensive line, Corbin Kaufusi & Sione Takitaki. Hatch also worked in Twitter reaction from listeners to the win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Locked on BYU - August 31, 2018 - BYU vs. Arizona Preview & Prediction
August 31, 2018 22:47 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBLocked on BYU for August 31, 2018 was dedicated to previewing the BYU-Arizona game that's about to be played in Tucson, AZ. Segment 1 was dedicated to talking about the offenses in the game, particularly Widlcats quarterback Khalil Tate. Hatch dug into Tate's abilities, why he's so hard to contain and if BYU has any hope of slowing down the Heisman Trophy hopeful (3:44). Segment 2 on the show talked defense and what position groups Hatch is most comfortable with (safeties) and those he stil...
Locked on BYU - August 30, 2018 - BYU Practice Notes & Chandon Herring
August 30, 2018 22:34 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBLocked on BYU for August 30, 2018 began with news and notes coming out of BYU practices this week ahead of the season-opener on Saturday night (3:09), Jeff Grimes brief, to the point, comments to the media were included (3:32) as he is not messing around. Some health updates and the news of K.J. Hall ending his football career were also discussed. In the second segment, BYU offensive lineman Chandon Herring joined the show to talk about his development, what it's like to play for Coach Grim...
Locked on BYU - August 29, 2018 - BYU Football Scheduling & Beau Tanner
August 29, 2018 17:23 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBLocked on BYU for August 29, 2018 began with the news that came out Tuesday afternoon that BYU has scheduled a football series with longtime regional rival Wyoming (3:22). Locked on BYU host Jake Hatch explains why the series is a good thing for the Cougars and digs into why he believes pursuing a formal scheduling agreement, not membership, with the Mountain West Conference would be in BYU's best interest. In the second segment of the podcast, an interview with BYU cornerback Beau Tanner w...
Locked on BYU - August 28, 2018 - Kalani Sitake & Tanner Mangum Week 1 Thoughts
August 28, 2018 16:52 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBLocked on BYU for August 28, 2018 began with Kalani Sitake's comments during his first gameweek press conference of the season on Monday. He talked about how the fall camp battle for the start quarterback job reflected more on Zach Wilson's abilities than Tanner Mangum struggling (3:36), why competition at every position group is critical (5:01), why he doesn't want his players, particularly quarterbacks, looking over their shoulder (6:23) and what went into naming eight team captains (8:13)...
Locked on BYU - August 27, 2018 - Depth Chart Deep Dive
August 27, 2018 17:17 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThe BYU football program released their post-fall camp depth chart on Friday evening so Monday's episode of Locked on BYU is a deep dive into the depth chart and what Jake Hatch noticed. He began with the offense in Segment 1 (1:58) where Tanner Mangum won the hotly-contested quarterback battle and will be on the field when the Cougars face Arizona on Saturday night. A look at the injury-depleted fullback position, wide receiving core, tight ends and the center spot were also topics of conve...
Locked on BYU - August 24, 2018 - Getting to know Jeff Grimes & Bruce Mitchell
August 24, 2018 22:51 - 28 minutes - 26 MBLocked on BYU for August 24, 2018 began with a deep dive on BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes. Jake Hatch examined Coach Grimes' background and how his work under a number of legendary and innovative coaches have him well-prepared to lead the Cougars offense in 2018 (2:25). In the second segment BYU fans have a chance to get to know South Summit High School defensive tackle Bruce Mitchell. He explains why he wanted to commit to BYU, what it means to him to have an opportunity to repres...
Locked On BYU - August 23, 2018 - Expectations for the Cougars & Mailbag
August 23, 2018 22:56 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn his debut episode as host of Locked on BYU, Jake Hatch talks about the conclusion of fall camp for Kalani Sitake's team as the Cougars turn their attention to their season-opener at Arizona. Expectations for the team remain a key talking point and Hatch talked about where fans have set their expectations for the 2018 season after a disastrous 4-9 campaign in 2017. BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe held his annual Q&A session on campus as part of the BYU Education Week and his comments reg...
Locked on BYU Trailer
August 17, 2018 17:51 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MBJake Hatch's introduction of the Locked on BYU podcast as part of the Locked on Podcast Network. Examining the storylines from the BYU football and men's basketball programs as the new school year approaches and questions looming for both teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices