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Analysis: BYU’s offensive struggles become Bear’s burden in sloppy win over longtime nemesis TCU

By Deseret News · October 4, 2026 · 1 min read
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FORT WORTH, Texas — BYU could have defeated TCU by a single point in triple overtime and it wouldn’t have mattered to the thousands of Cougar fans who descended on soggy and foggy Amon G. Carter Stadium Saturday evening.

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