Austin Collie to Enter 2009 NFL Draft

In a press conference yesterday, Austin Collie declared that he would forgo his senior season with the Cougars and enter the 2009 NFL Draft. For complete details, click here.

BYU 2009 Schedule

BYU has finalized their non-conference schedule for 2009. There are some revisions to the original opponents, but if you're a BYU fan, you can't complain about who the cougars will play. 2009 already looks to be a good year posting the best home schedule BYU has played in years. Home opponents will include, Florida State, Utah State, Air Force, Colorado State, TCU, and Utah.

In addition to an excellent home schedule, BYU will also face Oklahoma in what proves to be a quality season opening game. The game will be played on September 5, 2009 at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas. The BYU-Oklahoma match-up will be the first game played in the new stadium which will be the new home of the Cotton Bowl. The Labor Day weekend contest will kick off in primetime and be televised on ABC or ESPN as part of the second annual ESPN Kickoff Week presented by Gillette.

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The rest of the non-conference schedule is as follows.

September 5 - Oklahoma - Arlington, TX
September 12 - Tulane - New Orleans, LA
September 19 - Florida State - Provo, UT
October 2 - Utah State - Provo, UT

Future Opponents

BYU will have good chance to make a run at the BCS again next year, especially since Coach Bronco Mendenhall has said that he won't schedule any more FCS opponents. The 2009 schedule boasts non-conference powerhouses from the PAC-10 and the ACC. Below I have listed the non-conference schedules for 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

2009 BYU Schedule
@ Arizona State
Florida State
Utah State
Nevada

2010 BYU Schedule
Washington
@Florida State
@Utah State

2011 BYU Schedule
@ Washington
Arizona State
Utah State

2012 BYU Schedule
Washington
Utah State
Boise State