Thousands of fans bowed their heads and closed their eyes to pray.

Meanwhile, Utah kicker Dillon Curtis continued his warmup on the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium, just minutes before the start of the BYU-Utah rivalry game. In a video that was later shared on social media, the freshman could be seen working on his kickoff technique, booting the ball into the Provo sky as fans prayed.

The video prompted backlash when it was posted in the wake of Utah’s loss to BYU last Saturday. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee drew attention to the Ute freshman on X, reposting the video and asking, “Would you say it’s poor form to do this during the pre-game opening prayer at a religious university?”

Replying to a comment, Lee went further: “I didn’t take the video,” he wrote. “But honestly, at least whoever did t

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