BYU won the final three quarters of Saturday’s Las Vegas Bowl. But the quick succession of turnovers – Utah scored its first four touchdowns in a span of 3:30 – threatened to turn the game into a rout before BYU settled down. All of Utah’s scoring drives were shorter than 40 yards thanks to its defense providing favorable field position.
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After the game, BYU announced that former Cougars running back Kalani Sitake will be its next coach.
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Capping bowl games can be hard because bettors don’t always know which teams will be motivated to actually win, and which programs will just be going through the motions. Williams then opened up the offensive game running and finding gaps in the BYU defense.
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As a player, Sitake played fullback at BYU, totaling 373 rushing yards on 86 career carries from 1994 to 2000. ABOUT BYU (9-3, 5-7 ATS, 6-6 O/U): The Cougars, in their fifth straight season as an independent, are one of 11 FBS teams to be making at least their 11th consecutive bowl appearance, and it’ll be the program’s sixth Las Vegas Bowl and first since going 3-2 in the game from 2005-09.
Mangum found Nick Kurtz for a five-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal with 10:33 left in the fourth quarter, then pulled his Cougars to within 35-28 on a four-yard run with 3:23 left. Tanner Magum has been a solid passer with Hill out with over 3,000 yards and 21 touchdowns with seven picks on 62% with Mitch Matthews the top receiver with 52 receptions for 729 yards and eleven touchdowns. Mangum will have to be careful against a Utes pass defense that was the third most-efficient unit in the Pac-12 and lead the conference with 19 total interceptions.
Utah didn’t make many more plays for the rest of the day after all of its points and turnovers came in the opening 11 minutes. The game would be head coach Bronco Mendenhall’s last as BYU head coach before he left to take over at Virginia.
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For coach Rich Rodriguez’s Wildcats, the New Mexico Bowl win came just a year after Arizona made it to the Pac-12 championship game and eyed a playoff spot.
Fans without a stake in this game will find nearly impossible to root against a coach who, for once, did the right thing after getting a new job. In all three situations, the team gained 80 yards, but the outcome of each of those drives affects a team’s final scoring margin differently.
Trying to escape pressure, Mangum fumbled at the 25-yard line on BYU’s first possession. His 21 touchdown passes were a freshman record for the Cougars this year.
The Las Vegas Bowl has plenty of juice with its matchup of rivals BYU and Utah.
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“I think the game was a little big for him at the beginning, but man he turned around and played a great game”, said end Bronson Kaufusi, who played his last game.
Keep your eye on Utah QB Travis Wilson, as he will be the x-factor for the offense since Devontae Booker is sidelined with a torn meniscus.
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