Provo • At the beginning of the week, standing among a group of reporters on Utah’s practice field, Kyle Whittingham explained how he and his program were preparing for their rivalry week matchup. “You treat it like every other week,

The No. 15 Cougars (6-0) face the No. 23 Utes (5-1) on Saturday night, following BYU's narrow 22-21 victory in their 2024 matchup. Find out how to watch for free.

That ended up being the game-clincher, as the No. 15 Cougars topped the No. 23 Utes in only the fourth matchup in the rivalry That came after Utah briefly took the lead in the first minute of the fourth quarter on a 49-yard Daniel Bray touchdown run to go up 14-10.

Lyons and the Bulldogs trailed 9-7 at the break in a matchup of the top two teams in the CIF San-Joaquin Section after Oak Ridge controlled the tempo. The five-star rated talent, though, helped lead Folsom to a 28-9 victory as the Bulldogs took over in the second half and got things rolling.