Throughout BYU’s time as an independent, they piled up a truckload of opponents in an assortment of locales. This has led to some prime time matchups with big-name schools and a long list of teams slated to play BYU in the coming years.
As the Cougars near their entrance into the Big 12 following next football season, they will need to reschedule or cancel most of their games to arrange for their Big 12 conference slate. In their first three years of Big 12 conference play, they still have games scheduled against the likes of Tennessee, Arkansas, USC, Utah, NC State, Stanford and Minnesota among others.