The Holy War has become one of the wildest college football rivalries in existence over its long history. As a result, the most recent installment of the rivalry, which resulted in a massive win for the BYU Cougars,

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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.

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Say what you will about Ohio State and Michigan, USC and UCLA, or Alabama and Auburn, but there is no rivalry in college football more intense than the

Alabama replaces Miami as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and BYU are on the mock bracket for the first time. Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama would be the top four seeds as the Nos. 1-4 teams in the AP poll.

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."