With a third win over Utah, BYU has taken control of the rivalry for now. Here’s why the Cougars think it’s "the start of an even longer streak."

BYU rules the rivalry. The Cougars extended its winning streak over arch-rival Utah to three straight games with a 24-21 victory over the Utes Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No.

Despite racking up nearly 500 yards of total offense, a couple of empty trips to the red zone and a pair of turnovers wound up costing Utah in its 24-21 loss to

No. 23 Utah is 5-1. The Cougars have won the last two times these teams have faced off, including a controversial 22-21 victory last season at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Now the game heads south to LaVell Edwards Stadium for the first time since 2021.

After BYU defeated Utah Saturday night in Provo, Kalani Sitake could have opened his postgame press conference any way he wanted to. But after a quick opening statement, he chose to take some time to praise Kyle Whittingham.

Utah Utes Devon Dampier found Ryan Davis for an 11-yard TD to tie the game vs. the BYU Cougars.