Portland State (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky) at BYU (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)

Kickoff: Saturday, 6 p.m. MDT

Venue: LaVell Edwards Stadium (capacity: 62,073)

TV: ESPN+

Livestream : ESPN.com/watch

Radio: KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM/BYU Radio Sirius XM 143.

Series: BYU leads, 1-0

The trends

For BYU: The Cougars are looking to follow up last year’s surprising and magical 11-2 campaign, in which they finished tied for first place in the Big 12 and earned a compelling win over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl.

BYU is 19-0 lifetime against FCS foes, having defeated Southern Illinois 41-13 in the 2024 opener.

Under Kalani Sitake — who is entering Year 10 at the helm of the program with a 72-43 lifetime record — the Cougars have won their FCS matchups by an average score of 43-14.

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