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BYU running back LJ Martin, left, is tackled by Central Florida defense during a game, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. | Kevin Kolczynski
ORLANDO, Florida — Head coach Kalani Sitake and his undefeated BYU football team have made celebrating victories a priority this season, always reminding themselves that wins are hard to come by in college football, especially now that they are in a Power Four conference.
So after the now-No. 9 Cougars waxed UCF 37-24 at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Sitake and his players mostly brushed aside questions about the rivalry game with slumping Utah in a couple of weeks and said the focus this week will be on enjoying all eight of their wins to date and improving their level of play.
“We haven’t been a part of this rivalry yet, and we are excited for the next chapter,” quarterback Jake Retzlaff said after completing 16 of 24 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns against the Knights. “So it is going to be a fun game. But that is looking pretty far forward right now. … So yeah, we are going to approach that game like any other game, and we know emotions might be high that week.”
Added running back LJ Martin, who rushed for more than 100 yards for the second-straight game, picking up 101 on 15 carries: “I have never been part of a rivalry, so it is new to me. For me, it is just another game. Just go out there, try to win, and just give it our best. That’s what we try to do every game, so this game shouldn’t be any different. We will go out there and try to give our best effort and the outcome is going to be the outcome.”
The kickoff time and television broadcast plans for the BYU vs. Utah game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Nov. 9 are expected to be announced Monday, but Matt Sarzyniak of the popular Matt’s College Sports Media Blog wrote Sunday that…
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Publish date : 2024-10-27 22:51:07
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