The bite in the chilly November air clamped down differently for LaVell Edwards and Ron McBride following BYU’s 34-27 victory over Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Nov. 24, 2000. For Edwards, the wild finish brought an end to his storied career. For McBride, the way the Cougars had just beat him ticked him off.

As the two head coaches met at midfield, surrounded by media and with the BYU band playing “Rise and Shout” off in the distance, they embraced three times in 20 emotion-packed seconds.

Edwards initiated the first hug, but McBride was still smoldering over what had just happened.

Not only had the Cougars managed to convert a fourth-and-13 from their own 17-yard line with back-to-back bombs from quarterback Brandon Doman to Jonathan Pittman — all leading to Doman’s game-winning tou

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