After BYU played cleaner football than Utah and got better decisions from its coaching staff in Saturday night’s 24-21 victory over the mistake-prone Utes in the rivalry game, none of the Cougars had to be reminded what happened last year after they defeated Utah 22-21 in a just-as-emotional contest in Salt Lake City.

“We beat Utah and then lost the next two, right,” said receiver Chase Roberts. “I think we learned from last year. So this year, I think that’s not going to happen. We have the mindset now, like, ‘OK, we’ve learned from last year. Let’s not do the same thing. Let’s learn from our mistakes and move forward and keep winning games.’”

The Cougars outlasted the Utes on Nov. 9, 2024, to improve to 9-0, but quarterback Jake Retzlaff was dinged up after directing the game-winn

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