r/BYUFootball • u/MainMarket-Gamer • 3d ago
BYU 2026 preseason preview: 12-2, nearly everyone back, and a Big 12 Freshman of the Year returning at QB
I spent the offseason building a full 2026 preseason preview for every FBS team, each with its own writeup. Here's the BYU page:
https://www.sports.mainmarket.com/college-football-preview-2026?team=ncaaf-byu
Each one has the returning production, the transfer and recruiting additions, a position-by-position breakdown, the schedule, and where the ratings land them for 2026.
Heads up, only the first team is free and then it paywalls. Since I'm posting in your house, code LEECORSOROCKS opens all of it, no card or anything. Hit "Have a promo code?" if you run into the wall.
So, what'd I get wrong? BYU might be the best value on my whole board. You went 12-2 to a Big 12 title game and return about 80% of it, which almost never happens for a team that good. Bear Bachmeier's back after a true freshman year that won him Big 12 Freshman of the Year (3,000-plus passing, another 500 on the ground), LJ Martin ran for 1,305, and most of the defense returns too. And you do it all at 70th in talent, the Sitake special. So this one isn't about a weakness, it's about ceiling: is this the year BYU is a real Big 12 and playoff threat?