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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

How is Richie Saunders related to F. Nephi Grigg, the inventor of the tater tot? Saunders's grandmother, Delma Grigg Saunders, was the eldest of F. Nephi Grigg's eight children. That makes ...