Riley Nelson steps down from the Broadcasting Booth after 4 years

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics
By Tyla-Ann Wright | Last updated 1/27/23

Riley Nelson announced today that he is stepping down from working in the broadcasting booth with Greg Wrubell. After four years of working for the Cougars and replacing Marc Lyons in 2018, he will not be part of the team next season. BYU has not announced his replacement at this time.

All good things must come to end… for me, that’s the side gig of all side gigs. We all face increased demands on time as life rolls along and sometimes something has to give, that ‘something’ is being with the Cougs every Saturday in the booth with @gregwrubell
— Riley Nelson (@RileyNelson_) January 27, 2023

Riley Nelson played quarterback for BYU from 2009-2012. He started for 3 years for the Cougars and played in 32 games winning 13 games in his time and accounting for 41 touchdowns between pashing and rushing. Nelson finished his time as a Cougar with 4032 yards on 324 completions and 35 touchdowns. He also rushed for 858 yards and six touchdowns.

Nelson then joined Greg Wrubell in the booth in 2019 where he has called the games from the booth in Lavell Edwards Stadium. Greg Wrubell then took to social media today after Nelson announced his stepping down and thanked Nelson for his time spent working along side him for the past four seasons.

After four outstanding seasons as my @BYUfootball broadcast partner, @rileynelson_ is leaving the radio booth.

I speak for Cougar Nation when I say how much we will miss Riley’s expert commentary; he was as great on the headset as he was on the field. All the best, my friend! https://t.co/FP4GoJ1nHK
— Greg Wrubell (@gregwrubell) January 27, 2023