BYU Will Have New Royal CougarTail For Utah Game
Mar 5, 2025, 4:08 PM
There will be a new CougarTail at the BYU basketball game against Utah on March 8. (Ben B. Braun, Deseret News)
(Ben B. Braun, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball is rolling right now. The Cougars are on a seven-game win streak after taking down No. 10 Iowa State in double-overtime on Tuesday night in Ames.
BYU is considered one of the hottest teams in college basketball right now. They currently have a 22-8 record and are guaranteed to finish in the top four of the Big 12 Conference standings for the 2024-25 season.
BYU vs. Utah on Saturday at the Marriott Center is being called a “Royal Game.”
🔵 Fans are asked to wear royal
🔵 BYU is wearing royal blue uniforms
🔵 Royal CougarTails pic.twitter.com/hTVkpZIjpf— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) March 5, 2025
Royal blueberry CougarTail
If that wasn’t enough to get folks excited about Saturday’s rivalry game against Utah, here comes a new CougarTail.
That’s right. BYU Dining Services is rolling out a new CougarTail as part of Saturday’s game, which is being called a “Royal Game.”
BYU’s new CougarTail will be a “Royal Blueberry” flavor. Fans can purchase the Royal Blueberry treat at the Marriott Center on Saturday, March 8.
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It’s the first time BYU Dining Services has rolled out a blueberry-flavored option for their specialty item at sporting events.
History of special CougarTails
The last time BYU had a specialty CougarTail at a men’s basketball game was two years ago against San Francisco in 2023. For that game, the specialty treat was chocolate.
During the 2024 football season, BYU had a vanilla-flavored CougarTail for the Kansas State game.
In 2023, BYU Dining Services offered a chocolate option for the Iowa State football game and a maple bacon-flavored option for homecoming against Texas Tech.
The 2024-25 season is the 21st year that the CougarTail has been offered at BYU sporting events.
No. 23 BYU vs. Utah
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. (MST)
TV: ESPNU
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM)
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
