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PROVO — BYU got back to winning last week on the basketball court, and it preempted a couple of recruiting wins for the Cougars' football program.
The BYU men's basketball team strung together consecutive wins for the first time in Big 12 play, first thumping Colorado for the Cougars' first true road victory before canning 15 3-pointers in a win over Cincinnati that preempted two new commitments for the BYU football team.
BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill and cornerbacks coach Jernaro Gilford added a pair of defensive backs to the Class of 2025 in Lone Peak's Landan Goff and Jordyn Criss out of Arlington, Texas.
Landan Goff, S, Lone Peak (American Fork, Utah)
- 247Sports: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (82)
- Committed: Jan. 26, 2025
- Official visit: Jan. 24, 2025
- Offers: BYU, Idaho State, Navy, Utah Tech
Jordyn Criss, CB, Seguin (Arlington, Texas)
- 247Sports: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (85)
- Committed: Jan. 26, 2025
- Official visit: N/A
- Offers: BYU, Bowling Green, East Texas A&M, Lamar, Southern Utah, Texas State
The two new commitments give BYU four additions to the 18-player class signed in December — including four-star linebacker McKay Madsen, the Navy All-American out of Clovis, California.
More breakdown of the two new commitments is available on today's episode of the Rocking Royal podcast, as well as an exclusive interview with BYU women's basketball coach Amber Whiting as the Cougars try to halt a four-game losing skid Wednesday against Colorado (7 p.m. MST, ESPN+).
The podcast is available below, or on your podcast app of choice at Apple, Spotify, YouTube and anywhere else you get podcasts.
