KANSAS CITY — Five months ago, some bombshell news absolutely rocked what BYU fans like to refer to as Cougar Nation.

Star quarterback Jake Retzlaff , who had boldly stated in early April that one of his goals for the 2025 football season was to be invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City in December, was the focus of a civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault on May 21 that has since been dismissed at the request of both parties.

The news, which would ultimately result in Retzlaff withdrawing from BYU in the face of a seven-game suspension and landing at Tulane, reverberated through the halls and offices of the entire school, but especially on the third floor of the Student Athlete Building, where new athletic director Brian Santiago had been on the job for a week.

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