Utah Football: 5 reasons Utes will beat BYU in 2019 edition of The Holy War
By Dante Pryor
3. Utah will absorb the Cougars’ best shot
It would be no surprise if BYU head coach Kalai Sitake throws the kitchen sink at Utah in this game. You will see misdirection and some trick plays early in this game.
Sitake will have the Cougars ready to play.
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They are over-matched at times, but they don’t beat themselves with mental mistakes like bad snaps or penalties. It will be no different here against their rivals to the north. The Cougars will throw some things the Utes haven’t seen in the game.
This is a road game for the Utes as well, so LaVell Edwards stadium will be filled with a sea of blue and white. Emotions will be high, and the Cougars will play the underdog role.
Once the game gets settled and the Utes take everything Provo, Utah, is going to throw at them, you’ll see the advantages the Utes have begun to take the game over. You’ll begin to see Utah’s offensive line slowly wear down BYU’s front seven as they pound Zack Moss, TJ Green and even Tyler Huntley.
If the Utes can take that early emotional hit they’ll get from playing their hated rivals, they should eventually take the game over.