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The BYU Cougars added to their offensive line unit with the addition of former Colorado Buffaloes offensive tackle Isaiah Jatta Monday as he opted to play for Kalani Sitake and the BYU football program over the USC Trojans and Texas State Bobcats, among other interested programs and Jake Hatch believes he has the potential to boost BYU's Big 12 prospects this fall.

Jake then talked with one of Jatta's new teammates and recent NCAA Transfer Portal addition in his own right in Austin Leausa as the Leausa explained his journey from being an undersized lineman in high school, playing for the Southern Utah Thunderbirds and finally getting a chance to suit up for his dream school at Brigham Young University (BYU).

Finally, the show wrapped up with some thoughts on the nee Big 12 basketball scheduling format next season that will see Kevin Young and the BYU men's basketball program playing 20 Big 12 games over 10 weeks with no byes in the run and Jake believes it will ensure BYU basketball and every other program in the conference will be tested at whole new level in 2024-25.

The BYU Cougars are hunting high and low as Kevin Young and his staff go about filling out their roster and Jake Hatch kicked off the show talking about what the ideal scenario for the BYU men's basketball program would entail with a number of high-level prospects having visited Brigham Young University (BYU) and each would have a role to play for BYU basketball.

Tualatin, Oregon prospect Nolan Keeney recieved a scholarship offer from Aaron Roderick, Kalani Sitake and the rest of the BYU football program over the weekend and Jake believes that Keeney could be the best option for BYU in the 2025 recruiting cycle as he appears to have all the tools that the BYU Cougars covet in their quarterbacks but alos has elite size as well.

Finally, the show wrapped up with notes on 2025 tight end prospect Jayden Savoury setting an official visit to BYU for June with his size, athleticism and background being tantalizing along with some thoughts on the end of a tough debut in the Big 12 Conference for the BYU baseball program as Trent Prett and company will look ofr answers as to what went wrong.

The BYU Cougars are hosting a pair of high-profile offensive linemen in Aaron Dunn and Isaiah Jatta on official visits to Brigham Young University (BYU) this week and they are the type(s) of linemen that Kalani Sitake and the BYU football program need both now and into the future as they seek to avoid the fate that befell them last fall in their Big 12 Conference debut.

Jake Hatch then took some time to talk about BYU basketball star Jaxson Robinson's showing at the NBA Combine and examine what the reigning Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year will do, whether that is to remain in the NBA Draft, transfer to play for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats or return to BYu and suit for Kevin Young and rejoin his teammates in the Marriott Center in Provo.

Finally, the show wrapped up with a look at what the listeners wanted to talk about as Jake broached topics about Kevin Young's assistant coaches, what the BYU men's basketball roster still needs on it, what the difference between BYU football and BYU hoops is perception-wise and finishing the week with a nice compliment for the show.

The BYU Cougars are on the hunt to fill the remaining five roster spots on the BYU men's basketball roster and Kevin Young may have had a golden option emerge when Stanford Cardinal guard Elijah Crawford formally was released from his NLI and announced he was exploring his options and BYU basketball assistant Brandon Dunson has a close relationship that could help.

Jake Hatch then talked about the impact that name, image and likeness is having on college athletics and the impact it is having on fans at-large, particularly those who root for Brigham Young University (BYU) and what the possible answer(s) may be as all parties navigate some uncharted waters when it comes to the current reality in college football and college basketball etc.

Finally, the show wrapped up with a question and and answer segment as Jake addressed questions about Kalani Sitake and the BYU football program's strengths and weaknesses in the Big 12 Conference, breaking down the QB derby between Jake Retzlaff, Gerry Bohanon and McCae Hillstead and issuing a well-deserved shoutout to BYU's sports information team.

The BYU Cougars are taking the mandate of Brigham Young University's (BYU) statement that "The World Is Our Campus" literally as Kalani Sitake and the BYU football program spread their proverbial wings by expanding the BYU recruiting footprint across the entirety of the Big 12 Conference footprint as they seek to make inroads into new talent-rich areas to bolster the program.

Jake Hatch then caught up with 2025 BYU commit Tyler Payne as the two talked about the legacy he carries on following in his dad, Matt Payne's, and uncle, Mitch Payne's, footsteps in being a BYU Cougar and he explained what excites him about playing for Justin Ena and Jay Hill along with his role in helping to recruit top-tier Big 12-caliber athletes to join him in Provo.

Finally, the show wrapped up with a Locked On Cougars insider group question an and answer session with Jake talking about the cohesion on the BYU basketball roster currently, the impact of being on the same page for BYU football, what he expects from the Big 12 season to come and his interests away from the microphone and BYU Athletics.

The BYU Cougars are working in a college athletics universe that is so out-of-whack that there seems to be no good answers for what the right course of action is, particularly when it comes to NIL and Jake Hatch believes that the best action to settle things down may have to come from within as compared to having at outside entity step in and regulate matters.

The BYU football program got some good news Monday night when 2025 defensive line prospect Kelepi Vete announced his commitment to play for Sione Po'uha, Jay Hill, Kalani Sitake and the rest of the Brigham Young University (BYU) football program and Jake's fervent hope is that Kelepi's pledge will induce his brother, Siosiua Vete, to join him in Provo.

Finally, the show wrapped up with some thoughts on Noah Waterman and the BYU basketball program after he formally put his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal as Jake attempted to add some context to his comments about Waterman's role with Kevin Young and BYU juxtaposed against what he could get on the open market in NIL and the transfer portal.