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Tom Hirtzel is no ordinary fan of Brigham Young University football. He has spent the last 38 years attending every BYU football home game and has no intention of losing his streak.

As the Big 12 Conference rolled out its 2026 football schedule Wednesday morning, there was a bit of an interesting scheduling detail for BYU.

The Cougars announced their 2026 schedule Wednesday in conjunction with the rest of the Big 12, a made-for-TV event broadcast on multiple networks.

It’s the day after the National Championship, which means “way-too-early” top 25 preseason rankings are out. The rankings at this point are mostly meaningless, but it’s some fun early fodder to look ahead to the 2026 season.

Following Indiana's win over Miami in the national championship game, the Associated Press released the final AP poll of the 2025 season. BYU was ranked no. 11,