When that fails, the team looks at a list of “evergreen topics” - subjects that can be talked about anytime if needed - that they have gradually curated. When nothing turns up on slow days, the BYUSN team will look to national sports trends and tailor them to BYU. “We want to make sure the fans don’t have to do that themselves. “The first thing we do in the morning is we throw up everything that’s going on with BYU - and we dig hard,” Jordan said. According to co-host Jarom Jordan, the process is fairly substantial. Most importantly, the BYUSN team decides what topics it will discuss on air. Conversations include who the guest on the broadcast is that day, what crew assignments will be and any special needs for the day. the crew comes together to discuss the upcoming show. The day begins with a meeting at 7:30 a.m. The Daily Universe recently gained backstage access to a live broadcast of the show and saw just how much effort it takes to get the 60-minute program on the air. Sometimes it takes a small army to get a live TV show on air - certainly the case for BYU Sports Nation (BYUSN). This is the third and final piece of a multi-part series detailing BYU Sports Nation, a daily sports show on BYUtv and BYU Radio. BYU SportsNation co-hosts Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan go over pre-production notes.

Sportnation crew