Eye on the Y: Slumping Cougars are ‘going through a tough time’ as they prepare for basketball showdown at No. 19 Mississippi State
Non-conference losses to teams such as Weber State, Houston, Illinois State, San Diego State and UNLV have buried BYU’s NCAA tournament chances
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Cougars head coach Mike Rose, shouts instructions to his players in basketball action between Brigham Young Cougars and Weber State Wildcats, at the Dee Event Center in Ogden, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.
After graduating from the University of Utah, Jay joined The Tribune in 1989 as a newsroom assistant. He joined the sports department in 1990 and has worked there ever since, spearheading the newspaper's high school sports coverage for 13 years before moving into management. In 2005, Drew went back to writing and has covered BYU sports since 2008.