Salt Lake City, UT — The Utes and Cougars are set for their 98th meeting Saturday night, but earlier this week, a new tradition began between Utes and Cougars – the Rivalry Championship – pitting former athletes on the golf course for bragging rights. Former Ute specialists and hosts of the Special Forces Gang Podcast […]
Thanks to a big night by Sedrick Barefield, the Utah Utes recovered from a loss to Hawaii the night before and defeated Grand Canyon 75-66 in the consolation round of the Wooden Legacy Tournament.
Kyle Whittingham held up 7 fingers when he exited the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium in September of 2017. Why? Because the rivalry game vs. BYU clearly means something more. In fact, it means a LOT to Whittingham. It’s not, “just another game.”
The University of Utah basketball team could not get a rhythm going on offense as they were defeated by the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 90-79 in the quarterfinals of the Wooden Legacy.
From the 2011 season on, it’s been an interesting chapter for the BYU-Utah rivalry. While the teams are no longer conference foes, it’s still been competitive with bragging rights on the line.
The University of Utah won every game against BYU since 2010 but there have been some outstanding games and performances when Utah and BYU have battled on the football field.
Though this year’s edition of the Utah-BYU game will have little bearing on how either team’s season will be remembered in the big picture, they have met before with a lot on the line.
Rivalries are made by the tightly contested games played that has a winner celebrating a big play with the loser feeling heartache and disappointment. In the Holy War with Utah and BYU, there is plenty of competitive games.
Not only were the games between Utah and BYU competitive in the 1990s, but they included some amazing individual performances. KSL Sports looked at the top performers from both sides in every game since during the 1990s.
The matchup between BYU and Utah has provided plenty of thrilling games with unbelievable conclusions, especially as of late. Both teams have been on the winning and losing side of games that are considered all-timers in the series.
When the Cougars and Utes meet in football in the Holy War, usually the games are competitive, fun and thrilling. As in every rivalry, there are some games that are just hard to watch.
In the long and storied history of the BYU-Utah football game there have been many amazing individual performances. KSL Sports looked at the top performers from both sides in every game since during the 1980s.
The rivalry between the University of Utah and Brigham Young University runs deep not only on the football field, but in families. Currently over 13 players and coaches have ties between with both schools as the 2018 Holy War rivalry will be renewed.
One ticket has been punched to the Pac-12 Championship Game. For the first time since joining the conference in 2011, the Utah Utes are headed to play for the conference title.
After a week that included wins in the state of Colorado for both teams, the Utah Utes and Utah State Aggies remained ranked in both the AP and Coaches Poll.
The Utes have had to weather several storms this season to keep their Pac-12 title hopes alive so It’s fitting that the Utes had to weather a literal storm in Boulder Saturday.
