Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Cougars’ controversial 22-21 win over the Utes and discuss Utah AD Mark Harlan’s comments that the game was stolen from them. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on , , or
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Byu talk about a wagon.
It just keeps going.
I mean they are beat in the holy War.
This thing was, was an incredible football game.
First off the uniforms, bright blue, bright red.
Let’s go.
The intertwining is so great.
Like Kyle Winningham played at BYU.
I remember when he made the big decision and then he got offered both the BYU job and the Utah job and he took the Utah job.
They had something where a Whittingham family member has been involved in like 60 years of this rivalry between his dads, his uncles him.
This thing was physical, it was intense.
Uh Rice echoes was electric and Utah has got this game one and BYU set for their first loss and they have this incredible drive at the end to kick a field goal.
Very controversial holding call, defensive uh secondary holding against Utah when Utah got a sack that would have ended the game set the Utes off their athletic director who he said, I don’t want, I’m not proud to be in the big 12.
The game was stolen from them.
We were, they were stolen.
It was disgusting.
I’m not happy to be in the big 12, but not tonight.
I OK. Fair enough.
I it was a, uh it’s, it was a tough call at that spot.
It was a tough call.
I’m not gonna lie.
But by you still had to roll down the field to get the field goal ridge and there was a phantom face mask.
There’s a million calls in a game, Mark Harlan.
I, I’ve never heard an ad come out and just burn a, a officiating crew like that publicly.
I didn’t like the call.
You can throw the flag.
But in that situation, I didn’t like it.
But as you said, Utah then had several plays in which they could have stopped BYU and they didn’t and BYU goes down scores and that’s now two games that in the last 10 seconds, 15 seconds, they’ve pulled out Oklahoma State.
They were beat through a touchdown pass with, I think 10 or 15 seconds left and then kick a field goal here, three seconds left.
So there’s a little team of destiny about BYU, but all credit to them.
I mean, they have become must watch and you want to tell me, I mean, how many people will watch a, would watch a BYU Colorado championship game if it comes to that, please.
