Overtime Thriller

BYU 26 – Utah 23 (OT)

Hip Hip – Jorge! The senior tight end Andrew George took a thread-the-needle-bullet pass from Max Hall and went straight to the end zone untouched to end an afternoon of frustration that saw Utah come back from 14 down to send it to overtime. Right as he broke free, the crowd erupted with cheers and released the anxiety that had beleaguered the onlookers throughout the bout. George and other seniors were hoisted by the fans who rushed the field to celebrate the victory over hated and then not so hated rival Utah. (Courtesy Max Hall)

The defense was definitely the key to BYU’s victory even though they gave up 14 points to allow Utah to tie the game. They were running on fumes after the offense kept going 3 and out in the fourth quarter. But, when the game mattered most, as they normally do, the defense made the stops to put the offense in position to win.

A word must be said about O’Neill Chambers, too. I think he made up his mind before the game that he wouldn’t fair catch a single punt. He had a huge day in the return game and baited the opposition into several penalties for fair catch interference and gave the Cougars good field position on numerous drives.

Also, Dennis Pitta broke the record for most receptions in a career during the game. Remember, he was a walk-on and didn’t really get a chance until his sophomore year. Harvey Unga surpassed 1,000 yards rushing while only really playing in 10 games if you don’t count his 3 carry debut against Tulane.

Oh yeah, penalties, penalties, and more penalties! This week included a call on Utah for intimidating the snap count or something like that. Where do they come up with this stuff?

Another thing, how about those cool throwback uniforms? Good stuff all around!