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Brigham Young Cougars defensive end Tyler Batty (92) douses BYU head coach Kalani Sitake during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. BYU won 36-14. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The attention on BYU’s football program, in terms of eyeballs and national recognition, had never been bigger than it was Saturday night in the Alamo Bowl against Colorado and its array of superstars and one of the most well-known coaches in the country, the media darling known as Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders.
The country was watching, and, let’s be real, the majority was hoping for another Colorado coronation.
Then the Cougars did all the shining when everything was set up to throw the spotlight on the Buffaloes and their superstars, dominating the so-called “America’s Team” with an impressive display of suffocating defense, playmaking offense and out-of-this-world special teams effort to win 36-14 and make a case that maybe, just maybe, they should have been given more consideration when the College Football Playoff berths were handed out a month ago.
In what was supposed to be the best, most competitive postseason game not in the CFP, No. 17 BYU (11-2) turned it into a laugher, pulverizing the No. 23 Buffaloes in every way imaginable.
“I think a lot of things just worked out in our favor in all three phases,” said BYU coach Kalani Sitake. “We didn’t play error-free, but I liked the way our guys played. I liked the aggressiveness, the physical part of the game.”
Brigham Young Cougars defensive end Tyler Batty (92) douses BYU head coach Kalani Sitake during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. BYU won 36-14. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
The Brigham Young Cougars celebrate their win over the Colorado Buffaloes during the Valero Alamo Bowl…
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Publish date : 2024-12-29 06:49:00
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