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A lot of numbers were thrown around before No. 9 BYU traveled to No. 3 Utah in the most significant football rivalry game in the long, heated and often tumultuous series between the Beehive State foes. When it was over in front of 52,901 at Rice-Eccles Stadium, only one digit really stood out.
As usual, the expected happened Saturday morning and early afternoon at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. That is, if the expected was to expect the unexpected. After Utah jumped out to a 14-0 start with a couple explosive plays, BYU responded by racking up a 20-point run of its own, but it was not enough as Utah retook the lead and held on for a 28-20 victory.
No. 3 Utah and No. 7 BYU will meet Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in a high-stakes Big 12 matchup that could determine the conference championship participant and influence College Football Playoff positioning. The rivalry, known as the Holy War, returns to a shared conference setting for the first time in years, pitting two unbeaten or one-loss teams against each other in a game with significant postseason implications.
Football 3A Semifinals @ Zions Bank Stadium HERRIMAN, Utah-Owen Gilson completed 17 of 25 passes for 200 yards and three scores and the No. 1 Morgan Trojans routed No. 5 Richfield 37-9 in the 3A state semifinals at Zions Bank Stadium. Ngalu Taufatofua ran for a score in the loss for the Wildcats.
Wilkes Weston threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more as Rich beat Water Canyon 45–12 in Saturday’s 8-player football semifinals at Zions Bank Stadium. The Rebels will play for their fourth straight state championship next week at Southern Utah University against the winner of the Milford–Monticello semifinal.
Sticking to tradition, the BYU-Utah rivalry game ended in dramatic fashion as No. 9 BYU fell to No. 3 Utah 28-20. This iteration of the rivalry game was a game of momentum from start to finish. The Utes jumped ahead 14-0 in the first quarter as BYU suffered a slow start.
No. 3 Utah defeated No. 9 BYU 28-20 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The victory marks a 9-0 start for the Utes and their 15th consecutive win overall.