The Cougars, led by a freshman quarterback, rose to the occasion time and time again in the fourth quarter, while the Utes shrank in third straight rivalry loss.

At the new conference after his team’s 24-21 loss to BYU on Saturday, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham was quick to point out the statistical edge the Utes had in many categories. In fact, Utah had more than 100 total yards of offense than BYU (470 to 368),

The No. 23 Utah Utes, led by quarterback Devon Dampier, face the No. 15 BYU Cougars, led by quarterback Bear Bachmeier, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.

The Bear is now a legend, and he doesn’t even know it. He may not fully understand the deed for a few weeks or months, perhaps after folks come up and tell him over and over again. Bear Bachmeier led No.

Nobody plays more man defense than the University of Utah, across college football: 59% of the time, the Utes are in those looks. Jonathan Hall and Lander Barton have been terrific against the run, with 30 tackles for loss between them. It makes sense for the Utes to stack the box as much as possible.

On Saturday, the BYU football team returns home to take on archrival Utah. The Cougars are undefeated and looking to create some separation in the conference title race, while the Utes are looking to avenge last season's loss to BYU and get back into the ...

BYU football coach Kalani Sitake urges fans on both sides of the BYU-Utah rivalry to treat transferring players with respect and kindness

Bear Bachmeier has gotten off to quite the impressive start to his collegiate career as a true freshman quarterback.