PROVO (KSL.com) — Perhaps the best summation of No. 12 BYU’s first loss of the season came from one of the offensive players whose offense was downright offensive in a 29-7 loss at No. 8 Texas Tech on the weekend.

Asked how he felt about the defeat, tight end Carsen Ryan didn’t hold back.

Sometimes the truth can hurt. This time, it was just brazen honesty.

“I’m pissed off,” Ryan said. “I hate losing. We had an opportunity to do something special this year and go 12-0, and we lost that chance. … Our destiny’s still in our hands; we’ve just got to go out and perform, and bounce back as an offense, especially.”

The formerly seventh-ranked Cougars (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) were outclassed in nearly every way in the west Texas desert town of Lubbock, where Texas Tech (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) proved itself

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