Utah Football: 5 reasons Utes will beat BYU in 2019 edition of The Holy War
By Dante Pryor
1. Utah will be too much in the trenches
Utah is big, strong, athletic and nasty along both their offensive and defensive lines. The Utes sent six players to the NFL scouting combine this past draft cycle. Two defensive linemen Leki Fotu and Bradlee Anae decided to come back to school for another year to anchor a defense that finished No. 1 in the PAC-12 against the run and second in the country in the same category.
BYU and offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes want to be balanced on offense, but that’s going to be difficult playing Utah’s defensive line. Grimes and the Cougar offense will find it difficult to stay on schedule.
The Cougars will find themselves where they don’t want to be, facing 2nd-and-8 and 3rd-and-9 against one of the best run defenses in the country, and the pass game doesn’t have anyone that can come up with enough third-and-long catches to keep them in the game for four quarters.
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Their offensive line is big, beefy, and experienced. They are led by Darrin Paulo’s 26 career starts. They went and found more size in transfers Washington State’s Noah Osur-Myers (6-4, 310 pounds) and Marshall’s Alex Locklear (6-5, 330). This line means big holes for Moss, and time for Huntley to push the ball down the field.