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Provo • No BYU signing day recruit made a longer trek to Provo than Terence Fall.

Fall, 6-foot-2, 185-pound wide receiver, may be coming to Provo from San Bernadino, Calif., but his journey to become a Cougar was much longer than a two-state road trip.

The three-star prospect was actually born and raised in France, but moved to the United States a few years ago to give himself the best opportunity to play at the next level.

Fall will bring some added diversity to BYU. Not only is he an international product; he is also a Muslim. But when he made his official visit, joined by his father and sister, he fell in love with the campus and the environment the family wanted for Terence.

BYU’s 2020 recruiting class was ranked the No. 71 recruiting class in the nation, according to 247Sports, but Cougar coach Kalani Sitake says he is excited about the class. It feels some real needs, and boosts the programs athleticism.

Let’s see how the next few seasons shape up.

More BYU football coverage

Jared Kapisi, the lone athlete on the Cougars’ roster to be born and raised in Hawaii, will make his homecoming when BYU plays in the Hawaii Bowl.

The Cougars will face stiff competition against the Rainbow Warriors’ top passing offense come Christmas Eve at the Hawaii Bowl.

Fourth-string quarterback Joe Critchlow enters the transfer portal, will look to play elsewhere as a grad transfer with two years of eligibility left.

BYU gathered in a mix of high school prospects and returned missionaries on the first day of the early signing period for college football, and announce mid-year additions.

On the hardwood

Mark Pope’s men’s basketball team put a dent in Utah State’s hot start this season by beating the Aggies 68-64 in the nightcap of the Beehive Classic last weekend.

The Saturday doubleheader, which pitted Utah against Weber state in the afternoon, also marked the end of the Beehive Classic after a three-year run. Our Josh Newman dug in to find out why what seemed to be an attractive showcase for in-state college basketball turned into such a flop.

Other voices

Brandon Gurney of The Deseret News spoke to Austin Lee about preparing for his final game after a succesfull collegiate career at BYU.

Former women’s basketball assistant coach Dan Nielson left BYU to head UVU’s program, but fell to the Cougars in the first meeting against his former team, Jared Lloyd of the Daily Herald wrote.

Sean Walker of KSL Sports wrote about why ending the Beehive Classic will hurt the in-state basketball programs.

Around campus

• BYU baseball’s 2019 recruiting class was named the 16th-best in the nation by D1Baseball.com on Tuesday. The ranking is the second for the Cougars’ recruiting class after also being ranked 25th by Baseball America.

Nathan Rode, of D1Baseball.com, believes this is the best class in program history and could help the Cougars return to an NCAA regional for the first time since 2017, especially considering its strength in pitching.

• Women’s volleyball had two athletes earn AVCA All-America recognition. Seniors Mary Lake and McKenna Miller were both named All-America honorable mention. The honors mark the sixth year in a row multiple Cougars have been named All-Americans. Lake was previously second-team All-American in 2018 and honorable mention in 2017. Miller made the third-team in 2016 and honorable mention the last two years — making her the second Cougar to earn All-American recognition all four years of her career.

• Women’s basketball kicked off their Maui Jim Classic experience Wednesday night with a 75-56 win over San Jose State. Three Cougars scored in double figures to lead the charge. Paisley Johnson led with a team-high 20 points, Brenna Chase Drollinger followed with 14 points and Shalae Salmon with 10. The Cougars also shot 51.9% from the field while holding the Spartans to 38.2% shooting.