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Analysis: No. 8 BYU doesn’t look the part of a nationally ranked team in 27-20 win over mediocre Arizona State

By Deseret News · October 31, 2026 · 1 min read
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Whether or not No. 8 BYU is still an elite football team, or just a great one, was debated over the airways in Utah throughout the week after the Cougars suffered a devastating road loss at unranked UCF last week. The answer came Saturday in a slugfest against 17-point underdog Arizona State in front of 63,332 fans at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.

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