Wilson Throws Pick-Six Against Utah In Consecutive Years
Aug 29, 2019, 9:41 PM
Quarterback Zach Wilson #11 of the Brigham Young Cougars looks to pass the ball against the Utah Utes in a game at Rice-Eccles Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
(Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah – BYU quarterback Zach Wilson threw an interception for a touchdown against the Utes for the second year in a row during Thursday night’s rivalry game.
With just over 10 minutes left in the second quarter the Cougars gunslinger threw a pick-six to Francis Bernard. Bernard returned the INT 58 yards for six points.
The pick-six was the second play of the BYU drive after an 8-yard reception by BYU WR Gunner Romney.
The Utes defense with a HUGE Pick 6 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LXTWHRQs9K
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) August 30, 2019
In the 2018 match-up, Wilson threw a pick-six to Utah’s Julian Blackmon.
The Utah linebacker is a transfer from Brigham Young University. Bernard had a one-handed interception as a member of the BYU football team during the rivalry game against the Utes in 2016.
The 58-yard INT return for a TD by LB Francis Bernard was the first pick-six of his career. It was his second interception at Utah and fifth career (counting his time at BYU).
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) August 30, 2019
