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

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 see it coming.

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 ...

In the 1950s, Saunders' great-grandfather Francis Nephi Grigg (as well as his brother) co-founded frozen foods company ...

To celebrate BYU's Richie Saunders' amazing performance in the NCAA Tournament thus far, Ore-Ida is giving away free tots ...

Richie Saunders and tater tots? Here's how the BYU Cougars star is connected to the popular side dish invented by the company Ore-Ida.

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BYU’s Richie Saunders on how the viral NIL deal came together. The post How a Viral Tater Tots NIL Deal Took Over BYU Men’s ...

Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind ...

Jon Heder, best known for playing Napoleon Dynamite, returned to his roots Thursday night, sitting courtside at BYU’s Sweet ...

The college basketball 'Tot King' had a legendary tater tot connoisseur in attendance for a massive Sweet 16 matchup.

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 ...