Taysom Hill, Blake Freeland In Attendance At BYU-Utah Basketball Game
Mar 8, 2025, 10:10 PM
(Photo courtesy of Mitch Harper, KSL Sports)
(Photo courtesy of Mitch Harper, KSL Sports)
PROVO, Utah – Two former BYU Football stars, QB Taysom Hill and OL Blake Freeland, pulled up to the Marriott Center to cheer on their alma mater against rival Utah.
BYU basketball hosted the Utah Utes to close out the Big 12 regular season on Saturday, March 8.
Former BYU stars Blake Freeland and Taysom Hill are in the building. pic.twitter.com/9Hup8twyFM
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) March 9, 2025
Taysom Hill, Blake Freeland Make Appearance For BYU Basketball
Hill played in four seasons for the Cougars from 2012 to 2016.
During his college career, Hill threw for 6,929 yards, 43 touchdowns, and 31 interceptions. He ran for 2,815 yards and 32 touchdowns.
After going undrafted, Hill signed a free-agent deal with the Green Bay Packers. Before the regular season, Hill was waived by the Packers and picked up by the Saints. Since then, Hill has become a key piece of New Orleans’ offense.
Make it two for Taysom!! ✌️#LocalsInTheNFL #Saints #BYUFootball #NFL @kslsports
— Chandler Holt (@CHoltSports) November 17, 2024
Freeland joined the BYU football program in 2019. He was a four-year starter for the Cougars from 2019-22. Freeland played in 44 games at BYU, including 41 starts.
As a junior in 2022, Freeland was honored as a third-team AP All-American. Freeland helped the Cougars to a 36-15 record during his time in Provo.
The Indianapolis Colts selected Freeland with the No. 106 overall pick during the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
#BYU offensive tackle Blake Freeland earns AP Third-Team All-American honor.#BYUFootball @kslsports https://t.co/ReW4IwiN49 pic.twitter.com/JoDbhq0YhE
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 12, 2022
Cougars Close Out Season With Rivalry Home Game Against Utah
To close out the Big 12 basketball regular season, longtime rivals BYU and Utah will face off for the second time this year.
The Cougars have won seven in a row and hold the fourth spot in the conference. The Utes have one win in their last four games and are down at 11th.
BYU’s season has been more or less consistent while Utah has been on a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Ironically, the Utes’ peak was back in mid-January when they snuck out a one-point overtime win over BYU at home.
Since that game, Utah has gone 5-8 and slowly fell down the Big 12 standings. Meanwhile, BYU has gone 11-2 in that same period and looks stronger with every game that passes. If the Utes want to pull off another rivalry upset, it will be much tougher the second time around.
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