Overview

• Retzlaff anticipates a seven-game suspension after acknowledging consensual premarital sex in his legal response to a rape lawsuit.
• He denies the sexual assault allegations filed in May, characterizing the encounter as consensual in court documents.
• Retzlaff is preparing to enter the NCAA transfer portal as he braces for limited availability during most of the 2025 season.
• The civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a woman at his Provo apartment in November 2023 remains active and no criminal charges have been filed.
• BYU coaches have started intensifying work with backups McCae Hillstead, Treyson Bourguet and Bear Bachmeier ahead of fall practice.