The Big 12 did the Cougars zero favors with the back end of the schedule and, in particular, with this week’s assignment: They hit the road to face one of the best teams in the conference, Iowa State, which is coming off a bye.

Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No. 15 BYU to a 24-21 victory over No. 23 Utah on Saturday night.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars defensive back Evan Johnson (0) celebrates a turnover as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Provo • The BYU Cougars beat the Utah Utes, 24-21, on Saturday night. It was the Cougars’ third straight rivalry game win.

The Utes went 5 of 12 on third down, and more concerningly, finished with 12 penalties for 77 yards. Utah had six penalties for 29 yards in the first half, while BYU didn’t have any penalties in the first 30 minutes. The Cougars ended with five penalties for 42 yards.

Daily Herald sports reporters Darnell Dickson and Brandon C. Gurney use their sports expertise to riff on the hot BYU sports topics of the moment. 1. BYU football is one of only six undefeated teams left in the country after last weekend’s win over Utah and is now ranked No.

Utah kicker Dillon Curtis issued an apology Wednesday for continuing to warm up during a pregame prayer at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday.

We set the stage last week, and BYU delivered. BYU beat a top 15 power rated team in Utah. Yet you may have been surprised to learn that BYU still found itself

Ellie Walbruch scored her sixth goal in the last four matches for BYU, who dropped to 8-5-3 and 3-4-2 in Big 12 play with the loss to the Jayhawks.

Most people have heard that Crumbl Cookies stepped in to pay BYU’s field rush fine after the Cougars’ Holy War win over Utah Saturday night.

On Saturday night, BYU beat rival Utah 24-21 in a game where the Cougars only trailed for three minutes. The Cougars took advantage of scoring opportunities whi