BYU 17, Utah 10

What an incredible game!! November 24th, 2007... the rivalry continues!

This year they began the Deseret First Duel. BYU or Utah is awarded points if they win a game, in multiple sports. The football game is worth 10 points, so it's a big deal. There are 64 points between all of the events.

Brian came to the game with me and we enjoyed every bit of it. At least this time I invited Brian, it didn't rain. The curse was broken. The weather was great for a November game!

The game was too close the entire time. BYU was up a majority of the game. With just over a minute left, Utah jumped up 10-9. Yeah, sound familiar? BYU got the ball and Max Hall was sacked. There were also two incompletions. This set BYU up at a 4th and 18 play. BYU fans were feeling helpless at this point and it was hard not to lose faith. On the 4th down play, Max Hall felt a rush. He ducked his head to miss a player that was trying to sack him. At this point, nobody could really see Max because he was crouched behind a bunch of players. The Utah defensive back, Bryce McCain, thought that Max was sacked and sort of gave up on the play. This left Austin Collie wide open down the field. Max came out of the group of players and the crowd got excited. He took a few steps and lobbed it down to Austin Collie. The pass was a little short, but that just gave Austin an opportunity to turn around and pull in the pass. The crowd erupted as Cougar fans were given a new hope. The plays after that were all great. There were a few penalties called on the Utah defense that gave BYU a lot of yardage. All of the penalties were correct and very fair. Harvey Unga was able to run the last play in for a Touchdown and we were back on top. At this point, I ran down toward the field because I was so excited! The next play was a pass to Austin Collie, right down the middle for the two point conversion. This put BYU up 17-10. Utah got the ball with a little time on the clock. They weren't able to do anything with the ball and that was the game. I ran out onto the field and celebrated with the team. What a game!!