BYU is both winning and carb-loading thanks to Cougars star Richie Saunders and his family connection to a potato empire.

Saunders’ great-grandfather, F. Nephi Grigg, founded Ore-Ida along with his brother Golden T. Grigg in 1952. The brothers ...

After BYU's first-round victory over VCU in the NCAA Tournament earlier in March, Cougars players in the postgame locker room started up a tater tots chant, whi ...

Prior to Thursday’s first-round win, Ore-Ida announced it signed Richie Saunders to an NIL deal and that, for 30 minutes ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Some players thrive in a pressure cooker. BYU’s Richie Saunders prefers the deep fryer. The hard-nosed forward who fueled BYU’s run to the Sweet 16 is a descendant of the ...

BYU’s Richie Saunders prefers the deep fryer. The hard-nosed forward who fueled BYU’s run to the Sweet 16 is a descendant of the man who invented tater tots. Saunders has cashed in with an ...

Junior guard Richie Saunders is related to someone famous: his great-grandfather, F. "Nephi" Griggs is credited with ...

How is Richie Saunders related to F ... That makes Saunders the great-grandson of the tater tot inventor. On March 20, just hours before BYU's victory over VCU, Ore-Ida announced a partnership ...