SALT LAKE CITY — BYU finds itself in a top 25 preseason list this summer.
This one gives the Cougars credit for a difficult schedule. Athlon Sports ranked the top 25 toughest schedules of 2019, and BYU's comes in at No. 23.
"Credit BYU athletic brass, the department did not take the easy route of piling up wins upon going independent. The Cougars play a demanding schedule in 2019," Athlon Sports' Kyle Kensing wrote.
The most difficult part of that schedule is the start, as the Cougars open the season with four straight Power 5 opponents.