BYU’s Richie Saunders, great-grandson of Ore-Ida founder, inks March Madness tater tots deal
Saunders’ great-grandfather, F. Nephi Grigg, founded Ore-Ida along with his brother Golden T. Grigg in 1952. The brothers ...
Jump on the tot train! BYU's Richie Saunders becomes tater tot king on way to Sweet 16
Some players thrive in a pressure cooker. BYU’s Richie Saunders prefers the deep fryer. The hard-nosed forward who fueled BYU ...
Ore-Ida heir Richie Saunders scores BYU a March Madness win and fans free Tater Tots
Prior to Thursday’s first-round win, Ore-Ida announced it signed Richie Saunders to an NIL deal and that, for 30 minutes ...
BYU's Saunders, Great-Grandson of Tater Tots Inventor, Reacts to JJ Watt Boycott
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Gosh! 'Napoleon Dynamite' star Jon Heder dishes out tater tots ahead of BYU's Sweet 16 game
Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind ...
Meet BYU's Richie Saunders, the Tater Tot heir with an Ore-Ida NIL deal
Junior guard Richie Saunders is related to someone famous: his great-grandfather, F. "Nephi" Griggs is credited with ...
A BYU basketball player became the face of Tater Tots in March Madness. Here’s why.
How BYU's Richie Saunders became the face of the Tater Tot in the NCAA Tournament and why even the Tater Tot family didn't ...
BYU Star Whose Great-Grandfather Invented Tater Tots Lands Perfect NIL Deal
BYU star Richie Saunders has turned plenty of heads with his accomplishments on the court, but he's also garnered a ton of ...
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Why is JJ Watt boycotting Tater Tots after Wisconsin basketball's loss to BYU in March Madness second round? We explain.
JJ Watt and all of Wisconsin basketball fans might be taking a little break from Tater Tots. The Wisconsin alum and NFL ...
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‘Tater Tot Heir’ leads BYU men’s basketball into NCAA Tournament
Only in America, and only during the NCAA Tournament, can you find this kind of a story. A few weeks ago it was discovered ...
Forget the tater tots — the BYU Cougars are moving on to something Sweeter
Head coach Kevin Young is going to the Sweet 16 in his first season, bringing BYU back to the second weekend for the first ...
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Jump on the tot train! BYU's Richie Saunders becomes tater tot king on way to Sweet 16
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 endorsement deal that stuck him in advertisements and ...