PROVO, UT – On Friday, BYU football wrapped up the fifth practice of 2025 Spring Camp. The Cougars got some live work in on Friday, even the first team. Here is a recap of everything that happened during the media portion of Friday’s practice. Practice clips will be added to this article later tonight.

Big Plays Win the Day

Typically, we pick one or two of the best plays from the day to highlight to start our recap articles. On Friday, there were too many to pick just one. The offense was able to create chunk plays whether it was the first-team offense or the third-team offense. It’s also important to note that multiple starters on defense were held out for the contact portion of practice.

The first big play of the day was a long touchdown run from McCae Hillstead. Hillstead called his own number on a read option and beat the defense to the sideline. Most impressively, Hillstead beat safety Faletau Satuala to the sideline for the long touchdown run. Hillstead flashed the track speed that he possessed in high school. It’s still very early, but Hillstead is in a good position to win the backup quarterback job. More on that in a moment.

The second big play of the day was a long touchdown from Jake Retzlaff to Keelan Marion. Marion came across the middle where Retzlaff found him about 10-15 yards downfield. Marion did the rest, making multiple defenders miss for the 45+ yard score.