BYU Football Announces Captains For Annual Alumni Game
Mar 7, 2025, 2:23 PM | Updated: Mar 10, 2025, 12:01 pm
Former BYU football wide receiver Austin Collie will be a captain of the annual Alumni Game. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
(Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah — BYU football will hold an alumni game at the end of spring ball for the fourth consecutive year.
The annual tradition that began in 2022 is returning to LaVell Edwards Stadium after one year away due to a field replacement. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. (MST) on Friday, March 28, and is free admission to fans.
On Friday, three weeks before kickoff, BYU football announced the captains for the annual event.
THREE WEEKS AWAY 🤙@RenoMahe vs @AKCollie_17 pic.twitter.com/clki8nJUaf
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) March 7, 2025
Austin Collie and Reno Mahe were named captains for the BYU Alumni Game
Former BYU wide receivers Austin Collie (2004, 2007-2008) and Reno Mahe (1998, 2001-2002) will be the captains of the 2025 Alumni Game.
It’s the first year that BYU turned to non-quarterbacks as the captains of the Alumni Game. Some of the past captains have included former Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer, Max Hall, John Beck, and Kevin Feterik.
Collie and Mahe are two of the best receivers in BYU football history.
Austin Collie holds the program record for most receiving yards in a single season, with 1,538 in 2008. Reno Mahe’s 1,211 receiving yards in 2001 are fourth in program history.
Collie is second all-time in receiving yards at BYU with 3,255 yards. Mahe is 13th at 2,163 career receiving yards.
Both went on to have NFL careers.
Mahe thrived as a return specialist for the Philadelphia Eagles when Andy Reid was the head coach. Collie caught passes from some of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history in, Peyton Manning (2009-2012, Indianapolis Colts) and Tom Brady (2013, New England Patriots).
History of BYU Football Alumni Games
The first three years of Alumni Games have produced down-to-the-wire finishes.
In the first edition of the annual event, Max Hall completed a hail-mary touchdown pass to his former teammate Bryan Kehl as time expired to give Team Navy a last-second 31-27 victory over Team Royal.
MAX HALL TO BRYAN KEHL FOR THE GAME WINNING TD ON THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME! pic.twitter.com/sIOzEG3sPp
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) April 1, 2022
The following year, Spencer White intercepted a tipped pass intended for K.O. Kealaluhi to give Team Navy a 26-20 win.
Last year, NFL Hall of Fame QB Steve Young made an unexpected appearance, throwing the first two passes of the game for Team Royal. Team Navy had a chance to claim a three-peat, but they were stopped at Team Royal’s three-yard line late in the fourth quarter to give Royal the 18-13 victory.
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