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Analysis: Wild and crazy ending aside, No. 2 BYU was outplayed by middling UCF in loss

By Deseret News · October 24, 2026 · 1 min read
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ORLANDO, Florida — It wasn’t the hangover from the big win over Notre Dame, or the fact that the UCF Knights were more rested and ready after a bye last week. The reason why the No. 2 BYU Cougars saw their undefeated season ruined in front of 45,112 fans at the Bounce House on Saturday afternoon was that they were simply outplayed when it really mattered.

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