Story byBYU defensive coordinator Kelly Poppinga speaks with the media after a spring practice on Monday, March 2, 2026. | Aaron Cornia/BYU PhotoJackson PayneTue, March 3, 2026 at 2:49 AM UTC·6 min readIt will be a crucial spring for Aaron Roderick and Kelly Poppinga. As BYU holds its spring practices over the coming weeks, offensive coordinator Roderick will look to build off quarterback Bear Bachmeier’s success as a freshman while breaking in a new-look pass-catching unit. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPoppinga will attempt to lay the foundation for his tenure as the Cougars’ defensive coordinator while getting new assistant coaches onboarded and perfecting the scheme that’s made BYU so effective in the past two years. Here’s what the pair of coordinators had to say Monday following practice. Aaron RoderickOn the state of the wide receiver room without Parker Kingston“We’ve only practiced twice, but there’s a lot of good players in that room and those guys will step up. I’m very confident about that.