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PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jaren Corridor threw three landing passes and totaled 241 yards of offense, serving to BYU topple No. 21 Utah 23-17 on Saturday evening.
Tyler Allgeier added 97 yards on 27 carries because the Cougars snapped a nine-game shedding streak towards the Utes. It was BYU’s first victory over their rivals since 2009.
BYU ran for 219 yards, turning into the primary staff to realize not less than 200 dashing yards towards Utah since Texas additionally rushed for 231 yards within the 2019 Alamo Bowl.
Micah Bernard ran for 146 yards and a landing on 12 carries to steer Utah. Charlie Brewer threw for 147 yards and a landing for the Utes, who trailed the whole sport.
BYU pressured a pair of Utah turnovers early within the first quarter. Charlie Brewer threw an interception that Chaz Ah You returned to the Utah 30 on the Utes’ first drive. Tavion Thomas fumbled the ball on Utah’s second drive, and it bounced to Isaiah Herron on the Utah 42.
The Cougars didn’t do a lot with both takeaway, getting solely a 37-yard area purpose from Jake Oldroyd out of two drives beginning in Utah territory.
BYU stayed on the bottom to lastly attain the top zone within the second quarter. The Cougars prolonged their result in 10-0 on a 4-yard toss from Corridor to Neil Pau’u. They ran 12 occasions on the 14-play drive, highlighted by an 18-yard scramble down the sideline by Corridor on 4th-and-11 state of affairs from the Utah 36.
Utah minimize the result in 10-7 on a 20-yard go from Brewer to a wide-open Brant Kuithe. BYU stopped the Utes on 4th down on the Cougar 8 to maintain them from taking their first lead. The Cougars then marched 93 yards in 11 performs, culminating in a 2-yard TD catch by Samson Nacua, extending the result in 16-7 simply earlier than halftime. Corridor danced out of stress and tossed a 33-yard dart to Keanu Hill a play earlier to arrange Nacua’s rating.
Corridor made a pair of huge runs late within the third quarter to arrange a 4-yard go to Gunner Romney that prolonged BYU’s result in 23-7 with 38 seconds remaining within the interval.
THE TAKEAWAY
Utah: The Utes began with a thud on offense after committing two fast turnovers. Utah by no means discovered a rhythm by 4 quarters and couldn’t maintain drives, going 2 of 9 on third down and 0 of two on fourth down.
BYU: Corridor used his elusiveness and pace to create massive performs that stored a number of drives alive. It complemented a dominating efficiency within the trenches for the Cougars. BYU outgained Utah in each dashing yards and passing yards.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Utah will doubtless fall out of the AP High 25 after shedding to BYU.
UP NEXT
Utah: At San Diego State on Saturday
BYU: Hosts no. 23 Arizona State on Saturday.
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