No. 3 Utah forces 3 second-half turnovers, beats No. 9 BYU to stay unbeaten — SkimNews
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- Utah defeated No. 9 BYU 28-20, moving to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in Big 12 play while snapping a three-game losing streak in the Holy War rivalry.
- Devon Dampier finished with 264 yards of offense, throwing two touchdown passes to Braden Pegan and rushing for two scores to account for all four Utah touchdowns.
- BYU erased a 14-0 deficit before halftime by recovering two fumbles and forcing four punts over six second-quarter drives; Legend Glasker's 75-yard touchdown catch and LJ Martin's 4-yard touchdown run after returning from injury put the Cougars ahead 20-14.
- Utah seized the lead in the third quarter when Braden Pegan caught a 14-yard touchdown; its defense held BYU to 39 yards and intercepted Bear Bachmeier during that quarter before Dampier's 5-yard run made it 28-20 with 12:03 left.
- Bear Bachmeier threw for 272 yards and a touchdown and ran for 59 yards, but Utah intercepted him four times, twice in fourth-quarter end-zone interceptions; he had thrown four interceptions in his first eight games.
- Trey Reynolds intercepted Bachmeier at the Utah 2 with 4:39 remaining, and Nate Ritchie picked off another pass in the end zone in the final seconds after BYU reached the Utah 41.
Why it matters: Utah moved to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12 while snapping a three-game Holy War losing streak; BYU dropped to 7-2 and 4-2 after losing two of three games. The result keeps Utah's College Football Playoff hopes alive and further dampens BYU's College Football Playoff chances.
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