to play as part of their schedules to help limit the spread and protect the kids.
BYU is one of the closest FBS schools to Utah, Utah State, and Boise State, and a lot closer to Colorado, CSU, Wyoming, Air Force, UNLV, and New Mexico than many other schools in their own conferences.
We will have to fight with our own public messaging and perception building to get the decision-makers' attention. If the message is to protect student-athletes & staff and to limit CoVID spread, let's get the government fear-mongering to work in your favor!
Start with Utah and Utah State. Why should Utah or Utah State travel to and play multiple teams from California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and New Mexico when satisfactory in-state replacement schools, only a bus ride away are ready and available?
Then, why should Colorado, Colorado State, Air Force and Wyoming travel to and play multiple teams from California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona, when ample replacement schools are readily available only a bus-ride away in adjacent states?