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Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake applauds action agaistn Kansas State Wildcats in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
The BYU Cougars, undefeated and ranked No. 9 in both major college football polls and awaiting Tuesday’s first unveiling of the College Football Playoff rankings of 2024, know exactly who their starting quarterback will be Saturday when they take on struggling Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
That would be Jake Retzlaff, the junior college transfer from Southern California who has taken every meaningful snap for BYU (8-0, 5-0) this season.
On Monday, shortly after Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said he is keeping his starting QB a secret in the rivalry game — Isaac Wilson or Brandon Rose — BYU coach Kalani Sitake said that’s what he expected his good friend and mentor to do all along.
Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. in Salt Lake City and the first game between the rivals as Big 12 members will be televised by ESPN.
“We gotta prepare for anything they can throw at us. They have had an extra week, so there are a lot of different things that we have to probably overprepare for, but that’s OK,” Sitake said “… We have to take a look at all the quarterback on their roster and be ready for them. I think Jay (Hill) has a good start on that. I don’t think you can give Utah (coaches) a hard time about it. We have been there before, trying to figure out who will be the best guy to earn the spot. We have to prepare for all those guys.”
Sitake said that BYU has also had an extra week to prepare for Utah, and what he has seen on film hasn’t surprised him. Of course, Wilson is the younger brother of former BYU star Zach Wilson, now the third-string QB with the Denver Broncos.
“They are both really capable players and they have a lot of talent on their team,”…
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Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2024-11-05 00:08:34
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