Dave Portnoy Showed His Support For BYU At Cincy’s Big Noon Kickoff
Nov 22, 2025, 9:27 AM
CINCINNATI – Big Noon Kickoff’s Dave Portnoy is truly “Provo Dave” these days.
When Portnoy paid a visit to Provo last month for the BYU/Utah game, it clearly left an impression.
Dave Portnoy wore a Bear Bachmeier BYU Football jersey in Cincinnati
Fast forward to Saturday at Big Noon Kickoff from Bearcat Commons in Cincinnati, Portnoy rolled in to the morning pregame show rocking a Cincinnati Bearcats hoodie.
Dave Portnoy revealed a BYU Bear Bachmeier jersey under his Cincy hoodie. @stoolpresidente @kslsports pic.twitter.com/sMMQYAA5mu
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 22, 2025
But then, when he got on the set and had fans around him, he pulled up his Cincinnati hoodie, and underneath was an authentic BYU football Bear Bachmeier jersey.
The Cincinnati fans immediately began to boo the man who is now being referred to as a “Provo Dave.”
Part of the reason for Portnoy to lean in to BYU is that anything in the state of Ohio is not the favorite of Portnoy, who is a diehard Michigan fan.
Still, BYU football has Portnoy’s support.
“Provo Dave”
Earlier this week on “Wake Up Barstool” on FS1, Portnoy was going to bat for BYU to be ranked higher in the College Football Playoff rankings.
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When Portnoy revealed his BYU football jersey on Saturday morning, BYU cheer coach Jocelyn Allan gave the “El Presidente” of Barstool Sports a “Super Y” hand sign in show of support for his Cougar gear.
No. 11 BYU football takes on Cincinnati tonight at historic Nippert Stadium at 6 p.m. (MST). Extended radio pregame coverage from Cincinnati begins on KSL NewsRadio at Noon.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.
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