Coach Chris McGown will no longer be on the BYU sidelines after leading the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three years.
McGown announced Tuesday that has resigned as the BYU head coach to spend more time with his family and to seek other business opportunities. (more…)
Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with coach Chris McGown after No. 6 BYU defeated No. 13 CSUN on Friday to clinch a berth to the MPSF Tournament. (more…)
Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with coach Chris McGown following No. 7 BYU’s loss to No. 2 USC in five games on Thursday. (more…)
Life without graduated four-time All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander will be an adjustment for BYU coach Chris McGown, but it’s a challenge he is embracing.
McGown said in a recent interview with Off the Block that despite not having a returning All-American player, BYU has now more overall depth on its roster than it had in previous seasons.
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Check out the complete postmatch interview for BYU following its five-game loss to Stanford in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday. (more…)
BYU All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander isn’t concerned about his legacy this weekend.
Sander said during the BYU’s news conference on Wednesday that despite any talk of whether he’s the best player in college men’s volleyball history, his primary focus is beating Stanford in the upcoming NCAA Tournament semifinals.
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More than 40 seasons of college men’s volleyball has resulted in numerous memorable and interesting moments.
Off the Block on the final Thursday of each month during the college men’s volleyball season in an effort to help preserve the sport’s history will showcase several match highlights and stories from the past.
For the first time this season, a player besides All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander led BYU in kills but the Cougars were still able to get a critical road conference victory.
Outside attacker Josue Rivera had a season-high 15 kills as No. 3 BYU rallied from a one-game deficit to defeat No. 6 USC 16-25, 25-22, 15-125, 25-20, 15-10 on Saturday in Los Angeles.
BYU coach Chris McGown is keeping his team from panicking about its 0-2 start to the season
Instead, McGown said in an interview with Off the Block on Wednesday that he has worked to keep those two non-conference losses in perspective as the Cougars prepare to open the MPSF season this weekend.
The two teams that opened the season No. 1 and No. 2 in the national rankings will end the season playing in the NCAA championship match.
BYU and UC Irvine both swept its NCAA Tournament semifinal matches to advance to the title match on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Players and coaches on both teams Friday address the media in a prematch news conference. Check out what each team had to say about the upcoming title match.
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