BYU ends the regular season with a convincing win.

The Cougars overcame a slow start once again to punish UCF by a 41-21 margin on Saturday, moving to 11-1 on the year and heading to the Big 12 championship game a week from now.

3 takeaways

The Cougars clawed out of an early hole. The 11 a.m. local kickoff time had BYU sleepwalking early, as UCF’s final fight for bowl eligibility resulted in touchdowns on the Knights’ first two drives of the game.

But once the Cougars woke up, they were nearly impossible to stop — the only drives they didn’t score on outside of an initial three and out and late garbage time were due to a pair of missed field goals.

BYU responded to the early 14-0 deficit with 31 unanswered points. After allowing a third UCF touchdown in the third quarter, the Cougars

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