The BYU Cougar defense had pitched a shutout in the second half of its rivalry game last Saturday, but with 1:56 remaining and the team trailing by two at 21-19, all the group could really do was watch to see if the offense could go from its own 9-yard line and at least get in field goal range.

After underachieving in its rivalry game before squeaking out a victory, BYU (9-0) sits firmly atop the Big 12 and is believing.

The BYU football team was able to keep their perfect season alive on Saturday as they went on the road and took down rival Utah. It was not an easy win as the Cougars had to erase a big deficit in the second half,

After the Utes scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, BYU held them scoreless in the second half while forcing them into five punts. For Utah (4-5, 1-5 Big 12), this ended up being its highest-scoring game during its five-game losing streak — and it just wasn’t enough.

The biggest question facing the BYU football team as it trudged to the visiting locker room at Rice-Eccles Stadium at halftime of the rivalry game against Utah on Saturday night was what was going on with the Cougar defense?

Hopefully you stocked up on vitamin pills because that was nuts. #9 BYU’s thrilling victory over Utah will surely not be talked about for decades to come (heavy