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BYU AD talks Francis Bernard, conference affiliation and Notre Dame at Education Week

Kristin Murphy,

FILE: BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe talks about working with LaVell Edwards during BYU Football Media Day at BYU Broadcasting in Provo on Friday, June 23, 2017.

PROVO — Just days before college football’s opening kickoff, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe spent Wednesday talking Cougar sports with fans participating in the school’s annual education week.

Holmoe fielded an array of queries, ranging from the school’s long-term conference membership goals to the immediate future of linebacker Francis Bernard. Here are a few of the highlights:

Potential future conference affiliations?

It’s no secret, he said, that BYU wants in on the financial and competitive opportunities afforded Power 5 conference schools.