PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Holy War rivalry features a lot of overlap for coaches on both sidelines.

When No. 23 Utah (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) heads south to play No. 15 BYU (6-0, 3-0) on Saturday, many coaches on both sides will be facing the teams where they once played or coached.

“This is a fun game,” said BYU coach Kalani Sitake, who spent 10 years on Utah coach Kyle Whittingham's staff. “The fact there’s connections and we’re familiar with them and they’re familiar with us, it just makes it even more fun.”

Whittingham has five assistants who played for the Cougars: offensive coordinator Jason Beck, running backs coach Mark Atuaia, wide receivers coach Micah Simon, tight ends coach Freddie Whittingham, and quarterbacks coach Koy Detmer Jr. Beck and Atuaia also coached at BYU under Bronco Mend

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