PROVO, Utah — Some fans started showing up at the LaVell Edwards Stadium around 2 pm Friday and told FOX 13 they’d be out there all night until game day.
The Nielsen family has been participating for as long as they can remember.
“I came out of the womb, shouted go cougars, I had a birthday party BYU themed, four years old, Cosmo came,” said BYU student Clark Nielsen.
They said camping out is a tradition they never want to miss.
“My grandpa was a BYU fan of the month,” Nielsen said, "it's kind of awesome to be able to continue on the legacy. My family is in town, and we're going to have a good time this weekend.”
However, camping out comes with a lot of waiting.
“Going to BYU games, that's the best thing in the world. So, if you get to camp out then you get to have fun all day, it's