BYU Football: Ranking 2022 opponents by toughness
Provo, Utah. East Carolina Pirates. player. Scouting Report. Oct. 28. 10. 932. Pick Analysis
Holton Ahlers is back at quarterback for the Pirates after leading them to the No. 4 passing offense in the AAC last year and he’s going to be one of the league’s top passers. This may pose somewhat of a threat to the Cougars but the Pirates are a fringe bowl team and this game will be played in Provo.
I don’t see East Carolina marching in here in late October to steal a win from the Cougars, especially with BYU being so battle-tested heading into the game.
Wyoming should probably make a bowl game after going 5-7 and missing one a year ago, but the Cowboys lost the school’s No. 2 all-time rusher in Xazavian Valladay who transferred to Arizona State in the offseason. That alone will be a huge blow to this offense which is also starting a new quarterback in the form of Andrew Peasley who transferred in from Utah State.
The Cowboys have plenty of question marks but Craig Bohl will probably lead them to a 6-6 or 7-5 season despite losing some important production. This team might surprise some people but it’s not going to do anything special.