BYU Cougars · Since 2024 ·
Every game ends. The story doesn’t.
Former BYU fullback Mike Lacey sits down with Cougar athletes, coaches and broadcasters — football, basketball, baseball, soccer, even bobsled — and asks what came after the final whistle.
Independent and unofficial. Not a BYU Athletics production — just a former player with a microphone and a long list of teammates.
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Lee Cummard on His “Ironman” BYU Playing Days, WBIT Championship Run, and Modern NIL RecruitingBYU · No. 45
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Full episodes, newest first. The short clips live on the channel — this shelf only carries the sit-downs.
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He blocked for them. Now he interviews them.
Mike Lacey played fullback at BYU from 1978 to 1981, behind quarterbacks Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon and Steve Young, with teammates like Andy Reid and Kyle Whittingham. Beyond the Game is where those stories get told — and the ones from every Cougar generation since.
The comebacks, the injuries, the second careers. Always meant to apply to Monday morning, not just Saturday.
Steve Young
BYU legend, 2x NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback on leading with love and abundance.
Andy Reid
From BYU lineman to three-time Super Bowl–winning sideline commander.
Jim McMahon
Headbutts and heroics — the quarterback who revolutionized college football.
Marc Wilson
Pioneering excellence at BYU, and a Super Bowl ring with the Raiders.
Ty Detmer
The Heisman, the pros, and the power of resilience.
Brian Billick
The architect of Ravens glory — from BYU tight end to Super Bowl champion head coach.
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Beyond the Game with Mike Lacey — long-form conversations on Art19, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Host · BYU fullback, 1978–81
Mike Lacey
Wore No. 45 in the backfield behind Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon and Steve Young while BYU rose to national prominence. Teammates included Andy Reid and Kyle Whittingham.
Hosting Beyond the Game since March 2024 — the teammates, the Cougars who came after, and a few voices from outside Provo.
Clips, guests and the stories in between.