With their season now being an 8-0 season, they have been undefeated and there is no more use for any more games this season, but one thing they could use is a bye week. BYU has gone through a lot, some of them have been due to COVID-19 or others may have been due to injuries or cuts or bruises. A bye week is what BYU needs right now, (which means that they need a break from playing football) and this will hopefully help to heal the players up for the upcoming season, or what’s left of it.
The hilly season
A lot has happened to BYU’s schedule this year, and some of them could’ve possibly caused BYU to not have a season this year, but thanks to Tom Holmoe, this season stayed put. BYU had a 10 game season which was kept thanks to Tom Holmoe. As said by KSL.com “With conferences and schools canceling almost daily amid the coronavirus pandemic, Holmoe deserves a medal for his accommodations to fit in a 10-game slate that has put the Cougars in a position for their first New Year’s Six bowl bid in the modern era, or at least since 1997.” As said by KSL.com Tom Holmoe does deserve a medal because of what he did to keep a 10 game season. This was very helpful to BYU because they then got a chance to come into this season and show people that they have worked hard this season and that they have earned respect from teams and people. Tom was also working to possibly add 1-2 more games, but as it came up to players on BYU getting injured and illness, head coach Kalani Sitake announced that they will be having a bye week from football.
The bye week
It was the Monday after that coach Kalani Sitake announced that Saturday would be an off day for them, and they would play no games on that Saturday. With that, some of the players think that they could fall behind in the season with this bye week, but it won’t likely happen with an 8-0 season. “But after seven-straight weeks of football, it’s time for a bye week. No matter the opponent.” BYU isn’t necessarily injured as much as they are tired. They more than anything just need to stay healthy and rest up during this bye week, so they can get feeling better and well-rested for what’s to come next.
Moreover, this bye week comes at a good time for BYU as more have been receiving injuries. With BYU’s running back Lopini Katoa rolling his ankle during the BYU vs Boise state game, he would’ve been out of this week’s game if they had not had this bye week. Moreover, everybody else should be fine and rested. Now as BYU is having a bye week, it would be nice to play a game that week too, but the truth is, “there aren’t a lot of opponents that could help the Cougars anymore”, as said by the College Football Playoff and its selection committee. Now as BYU has done a great job this season with their 8-0 undefeated season, they need a bye week or a break from football to get rested and heal up for their next game, and the rest of the season.
